Wisconsin Public Service and solar
Wisconsin Public Service is an investor-owned utility serving about 415,643 homes in Wisconsin. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is a close call.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 17.8¢5% below Wisconsin average
- Typical bill
- $110616 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- RetailFull retail net metering
- Typical payback
- 13.6 yrs5.1 kW, cash
Export rules for Wisconsin Public Service customers
Full retail net metering, monthly netting.
PG-4 tariff <=20 kW; retail up to usage, surplus formula-based.
Solar for a typical Wisconsin Public Service home
| System | 5.1 kW (91% of 616 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $18,800, $16,400 after incentives |
| First-year savings | $1,196 |
| Payback | 13.6 years |
| 25-year net | $17,552 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 2,166
- Share of customers
- 0.5%
- Residential solar capacity
- 14 MW
- Residential customers
- 415,643
EIA-861, 2025.
Cities served
Questions about Wisconsin Public Service and solar
Does Wisconsin Public Service have net metering?
PG-4 tariff <=20 kW; retail up to usage, surplus formula-based.
How much does electricity cost with Wisconsin Public Service?
Residential customers paid an average of 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 17.8¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 616 kWh a month, a bill of about $110.
Is solar worth it with Wisconsin Public Service?
For a typical customer, solar is a close call: a 5.1 kW system costing about $16,400 pays back in about 13.6 years, with $17,552 net over 25 years.
How many Wisconsin Public Service customers have solar?
About 2,166 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.5% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Wisconsin Public Service Corp (EIA ID 20860). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.