Residential Electric Rates

MGE works hard to provide reliable electric service at competitive prices. The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin authorized the following MGE rates in Docket 3270-UR-118 effective Jan. 1, 2013.

For more rate information, email mge@mge.com or call us between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., Monday through Friday, at (608) 252-7222; long distance, toll free 1-866-252-7080; TDD (608) 252-4777.

Residential Service (Rg-1 [15 kB PDF])

Most residential customers are served on this rate.

	Seasonal Rates
	Summer	Winter
Customer Charge, per day	$0.34308	$0.34308
Distribution Service - All kWh, per kWh	3.000¢	3.000¢
Electricity Service - All kWh, per kWh	12.222¢	10.992¢

Typical Monthly Price (combining the above rates with other standard charges)

	Per-Day Charges		Total Per-Day Charges
Customer charge	$0.34308		$0.44636
State Low Income Assistance Fee	$0.10328
	Per-kWh Charges		Total Per-kWh Charges
Distribution Services	$0.0300		Summer	Winter
	Summer	Winter	$0.15222	$0.13992
Electricity Services	$0.12222	$0.10992
*Or 3% of your electric service charges per month, whichever is smaller.

Time-of-Use (Rg-2 [19 kB PDF])

If you can use more than 60% of your electricity off-peak—from 9 p.m. to 10 a.m.—this time-of-use rate may save you money. Mandatory for some customers with average daily uses of 130 kWh or higher during the summer billing season, this rate is optional to all other residential customers.

Peak periods
On-peak 1 = 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Monday through Friday
On-peak 2 = 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday
On-peak 3 = 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Friday
Off-peak = 9 p.m. to 10 a.m., Monday through Friday, weekends and holidays

	Summer	Winter
Customer charge, per day	$0.34308	$0.34308
Distribution service - All kWh, per kWh	3.000¢	3.000¢
Electricity service:
- On-peak period 2 energy adder, per kWh	21.812¢	16.650¢
- On-peak periods 1 and 3 energy adder, per kWh	19.500¢	16.650¢
- Base energy all kWh, per kWh	4.289¢	4.289¢

Lifeline (Rg-3 [19 kB PDF])

This rate is not available to additional customers.

	Summer	Winter
Customer charge, per day	$0.25051	$0.25051
Distribution service - All kWh, per kWh	3.000¢	3.000¢
Electricity service:
- First 300 kWh per billing period, per kWh	8.054¢	7.164¢
- Over 300 kWh per billing period, per kWh	4.168¢	3.828¢

Controlled Water Heating (Rw-1 [15 kB PDF])

An optional service for residential customers with electric water heaters; not available for heating water for space heating.

	Summer	Winter
Customer charge, per day	$0.13428	$0.13428
Distribution service - All kWh, per kWh	3.000¢	3.000¢
Electricity service - All kWh, per kWh	6.401¢	5.608¢

Renewable Energy Program (RWE-1 [13 kB PDF])

MGE offers customers the option to purchase clean wind and solar power.

For more information

Clean Power Partners
Customer-Owned Generation
Electric Glossary
MGE Electric Rates and Rules [701 kB PDF]
MGE Natural Gas Rates and Rules [1.0 MB PDF]
Outdoor Security Lighting (Rate Schedule OL-1) [17 kB PDF]
Renewable Energy Rates
Time-of-Use Rate [276 kB PDF]
Time-of-Use Rate Frequently Asked Questions [272 kB PDF]