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

State Electricity Profiles

Data for: 2021 Release Date: November 10, 2022 Next Release Date: December 2023
Archived State Electricity Profiles

Wisconsin Electricity Profile 2021

Table 1. 2021 Summary statistics (Wisconsin)
Item Value Rank
Primary Energy Source   Coal
Net summer capacity (megawatts) 16,428 28
Electric utilities 14,059 19
IPP & CHP 2,369 37
Net generation (megawatthours) 64,276,480 25
Electric utilities 50,625,364 20
IPP & CHP 13,651,116 30
Emissions
Sulfur Dioxide (short tons) 14,910 26
Nitrogen Oxide (short tons) 24,030 23
Carbon Dioxide (thousand metric tons) 36,408 17
Sulfur Dioxide (lbs/MWh) 0.5 26
Nitrogen Oxide (lbs/MWh) 0.7 23
Carbon Dioxide (lbs/MWh) 1,246 10
Total retail sales (megawatthours) 69,426,615 22
Full service provider sales 69,426,615 18
Energy-only provider sales 0 0
Direct use (megawatthours) 1,639,908 19
Average retail price (cents/kWh) 11.01 16
Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860, Annual Electric Generator Report, U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861, Annual Electric Power Industry Report, U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-923, Power Plant Operations Report and predecessor forms.

Full data tables 1–17