We Energies and solar
We Energies is an investor-owned utility serving about 1,056,086 homes in Wisconsin. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 21.3¢14% above Wisconsin average
- Typical bill
- $136640 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- 4¢Avoided-cost export credit
- Typical payback
- 11.6 yrs4.6 kW, cash
Export rules for We Energies customers
Avoided-cost export credit — about 4¢ per exported kWh, monthly netting.
Systems <=300 kW; monthly excess credited at avoided cost.
Solar for a typical We Energies home
| System | 4.6 kW (80% of 640 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $17,300, $14,900 after incentives |
| First-year savings | $1,262 |
| Payback | 11.6 years |
| 25-year net | $22,184 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 6,994
- Share of customers
- 0.7%
- Residential solar capacity
- 46 MW
- Residential customers
- 1,056,086
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about We Energies and solar
Does We Energies have net metering?
Systems <=300 kW; monthly excess credited at avoided cost. Exported power is credited at about 4¢ per kWh.
How much does electricity cost with We Energies?
Residential customers paid an average of 20.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 21.3¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 640 kWh a month, a bill of about $136.
Is solar worth it with We Energies?
For a typical customer, solar is worth it: a 4.6 kW system costing about $14,900 pays back in about 11.6 years, with $22,184 net over 25 years.
How many We Energies customers have solar?
About 6,994 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.7% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Wisconsin Electric Power Co (EIA ID 20847). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.