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Public power utilities in Wisconsin

81 public power utilities in Wisconsin, 7th among the states. Electric utilities owned by a city, public power district, state or federal agency, as reported to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Cooperatives and investor-owned utilities are not included.

Public power utilityRetail electric customers
Sun Prairie Utilities18,498
Manitowoc Public Utilities18,228
City of Kaukauna16,612
Wisconsin Rapids W W & L Comm14,568
City of Marshfield13,966
Oconomowoc Utilities11,376
City of Sturgeon Bay9,629
City of Menasha9,469
City of Stoughton9,443
City of Plymouth8,768
Hartford Electric7,971
Village of Waunakee7,536
City of River Falls7,504
Cedarburg Light & Water Comm7,012
Two Rivers Water & Light6,238
Shawano Municipal Utilities6,104
Rice Lake Utilities6,076
City of New Richmond5,705
Reedsburg Utility Comm5,564
City of Sheboygan Falls5,121
City of Elkhorn5,045
Lake Mills Light & Water4,580
Waupun Utilities4,543
City of Evansville4,467
Jefferson Utilities4,333
Village of Mt. Horeb4,286
New London Electric&Water Util4,142
City of Medford3,964
Slinger Utilities3,037
City of Richland Center2,939
City of Columbus2,906
City of Black River Falls2,886
City of Clintonville2,852
City of Kiel2,831
City of New Holstein2,716
Wisconsin Dells Electric Util2,327
Village of Prairie Du Sac2,227
Bloomer Electric & Water Co2,185
Algoma Utility Comm2,050
Village of Bangor1,998
Village of Sauk City1,955
Waterloo Light & Water Comm1,926
City of Spooner1,868
City of Barron1,860
Brodhead Water & Lighting Comm1,857
City of Lodi1,801
City of Boscobel1,782
City of Arcadia1,718
Oconto Falls Water & Light Comm1,674
Florence Utility Comm1,621
Hustisford Utilities1,597
City of Eagle River1,587
Village of Trempealeau1,483
City of Cumberland1,452
City of Fennimore1,424
Village of Pardeeville1,398
Village of Black Earth1,376
Village of New Glarus1,296
City of Westby1,275
Village of Gresham1,242
Juneau Utility Comm1,166
Village of Muscoda1,138
City of Cuba City1,132
City of New Lisbon1,079
Village of Mazomanie986
Whitehall Electric Utility963
Village of Stratford887
City of Cornell868
City of Princeton853
Village of Cadott842
City of Elroy829
City of Shullsburg762
Village of Cashton648
Village of Hazel Green644
Village of Belmont586
La Farge Municipal Electric Co526
City of Argyle515
Village of Viola468
Wonewoc Electric & Water Util466
Village of Benton463
Village of Merrillan417

Largest first by retail electric customers, as each employer reports it to its federal registry.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Annual Electric Power Industry Report (Form EIA-861), 2024 final data. Data captured October 2, 2026.

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