U.S. Energy Information Administration logo
Skip to sub-navigation
‹ U.S. States

Wisconsin   Wisconsin Profile

State Profile and Energy Estimates

Changes to the State Energy Data System (SEDS) Notice: In October 2023, we updated the way we calculate primary energy consumption of electricity generation from noncombustible renewable energy sources (solar, wind, hydroelectric, and geothermal). Visit our Changes to 1960—2022 conversion factor for renewable energy page to learn more.

Profile Overview

Quick Facts

  • Wisconsin's industrial sector, including agriculture and the energy-intensive manufacture of food and beverages, is the state's largest energy-consuming end-use sector. In 2021, industry accounted for 31% of the state's total energy consumption.
  • In 2022, natural gas-fired generation surpassed coal for the first time, when it fueled 37% of Wisconsin's total net generation. Coal contributed 36% of the state’s total net generation in 2022, down from more than half as recently as 2018.
  • In 2021, Wisconsin ranked ninth in the nation in fuel ethanol production, and the state has the nation's ninth-largest ethanol production capacity. Wisconsin’s 9 ethanol plants can produce almost 600 million gallons of fuel ethanol per year, more than twice the amount consumed in the state.
  • In 2022, Wisconsin's one nuclear power plant supplied about 16% of Wisconsin's total in-state electricity generation, down from about 22% in 2012 when the state had two operating nuclear power plants.
  • Wisconsin consumes almost six times as much energy as the state produces.

Last Updated: August 17, 2023

More Data & Analysis in Wisconsin