POWEREDBYWHO
· STATE FILE · WI
EIA RATE DATA AS OF 2026-02
FOLLOW THE MONEY IN
Wisconsin
17 data-center projects on file — 6.4 GW of nameplate capacity, $47.1B in announced investment. Federal data on what residents are paying for the grid to serve them, sourced from the EIA Electric Power Monthly.
Avg residential bill
$120
/ month
Per household · 2026-02
Sales to industrial
33.2%
of state kWh
Factories + data centers · 2026-02
Residential rate rank
#16
of 51
Mid-pack on residential price
10yr rate climb
+37%
#29 of 51
Tracking the national curve since 2016
Largest power plant
1.27 GW
· coal
Elm Road Generating Station · Milwaukee County
§ 01
What residents pay
EIA · Electric Power Monthly
Wisconsin · residential · latest
18.74¢/kWh
↑ +7.6% YoY
As of Single month · 2026-02
Wisconsin · residential · 2026 YTD avg
18.44¢/kWh
↑ +6.1% YoY
vs 2025 YTD
US national · residential · 2026 YTD avg
17.54¢/kWh
↑ +8.5% YoY
vs 2025 YTD
§ 02
How the grid runs
Net generation · 2026-02
Where Wisconsin's electricity actually comes from. Each fuel source as a share of total state generation in the most recent reported month.
WISCONSIN · GENERATION MIX · 2026-02
5.11 TWh net · all sectors
§ 03
Supply vs demand
EIA-860M generator inventory · projects pipeline
1.2 GW of new generation came online in Wisconsin over the last 18 months; another 3.4 GW is in the EIA-860M pipeline (under construction or filed); 616 MW is on the books to retire over the next 36. Meanwhile 2.1 GW of data-center load is in construction or permitted in the state. Largest plant in the supply pipeline: Vista Sands Solar (Portage County) — 1.2 GW of solar, first online 2028-12. On the way out: South Oak Creek — 616 MW of coal, retiring 2026-12.
Two bars, one scale. Demand is sorted by certainty — under construction first, then permitted, then proposed. The dashed rule marks where the supply pipeline runs out; everything to the right of it is demand on file with no supply filed against it.
§ 04
Data-center load
17 projects
Projects on file
17
published (excludes draft / archived)
Nameplate MW
6.44 GW
≈ 28 GWh/yr at 50% load
Announced investment
$47.1B
aggregate disclosed capex
§ 05
Local voices on data centers
3 statements
NEUTRAL · 2025-06
“I personally believe we need to make sure we're creating jobs for the future in Wisconsin. But we have to balance that with my belief that we have to keep climate change in check.”
— Gov. Tony Evers (D)SOURCE ↗
SUPPORT · 2025-10
“I personally believe that we need to make sure that we're creating jobs for the future in the state of Wisconsin.”
— Gov. Tony Evers (D)SOURCE ↗
CONCERN · 2025-11
“Although the decision to build a data center originates and proceeds at the local level of government, I believe the state also has a responsibility to regulate this emerging industry.”
— State Sen. Jodi Habush Sinykin (D)SOURCE ↗
§ 07
Follow the money in Wisconsin
Know when a new data center deal gets cut, who profits, and who signed off on it.
Follow the money in WI
Know when a new data center deal gets cut, who profits, and who signed off on it.