Residential Electric Rates
MGE is serious about our responsibility to provide safe, reliable energy at competitive prices. We work hard to control our costs. In 2018, MGE worked with intervening parties to file a rate settlement agreement to resolve all issues in MGE’s rate case. The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSCW) reviewed and approved the settlement agreement, setting our electric and gas rates.
Effective Jan. 1, 2019, residential electric rates decreased about 2.24%. No change to electric rates was proposed for 2020.
The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSCW) approved a $9.5 million credit to MGE electric customers. Actual fuel costs used for electric generation in 2018 were lower than MGE originally forecasted. This credit is part of a standard review the PSCW performs.
Due to MGE's varying billing cycles, the one-time credit of 3.8 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) will be applied to October 2019 usage and appear on October and/or November bills.
This credit applies to all rate classes except for Green Power Tomorrow (GPT) and Shared Solar. If customers purchase 100% of their energy through GPT, for example, they do not receive the credit because those customers did not pay for the fuel for which we are providing the credit.
For customers who purchase less than 100% of their electricity through GPT and/or Shared Solar, they receive the credit on only that electricity not covered by GPT and/or Shared Solar. For example, if a customer purchases 60% green energy, then they will receive the credit on 40% of their kilowatt-hours.
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
Current Residential Service (Rg-1)
Most residential customers are served on this rate.
Seasonal Rates
| |
Summer |
Winter |
|
Grid Connection and customer service charge
|
$0.62466 |
$0.62466 |
|
Distribution service
: All kWh, per kWh |
$0.03378 |
$0.03378 |
|
Electricity service
: All kWh, per kWh |
$0.10472 |
$0.09355 |
Typical Price (combining the above rates with other standard charges)
| |
Per-kWh Charges |
Total Per-kWh Charges |
| |
Summer |
Winter |
Summer |
Winter |
| Distribution services |
$0.03378 |
$0.03378 |
$0.13850 |
$0.12733 |
| Electricity services |
$0.10472 |
$0.09355 |
|
|
*Or 3% of your electric service charges per month, whichever is smaller.
Time-of-Use (Rg-2)
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 |
| Grid connection and customer service charge per day |
$0.62466 |
$0.62466 |
| Distribution service: All kWh, per kWh |
$0.03378 |
$0.03378 |
| Electricity service: |
| On-peak period 1 energy adder, per kWh |
$0.18522 |
$0.14546 |
| On-peak period 2 energy adder, per kWh |
$0.22088 |
$0.13800 |
| On-peak period 3 energy adder, per kWh |
$0.18320 |
$0.17167 |
| Base energy all kWh, per kWh |
$0.04122 |
$0.04122 |
Controlled Water Heating (Rw-1)
An optional service for residential customers with electric water heaters; not available for heating water for space heating.
| |
Summer |
Winter |
| Grid connection and customer service charge per day |
$0.28000 |
$0.28000 |
| Distribution service: All kWh, per kWh |
$0.02985 |
$0.02985 |
| Electricity service: All kWh, per kWh |
$0.03654 |
$0.03033 |
Renewable Energy Program (RWE-1)
MGE offers customers the option to purchase clean wind and solar power.
For more information