Electric Rates & Providers in Polk County, WI

Polk County, Wisconsin Electricity Rates & Statistics

Electricity Rates, Plans & Statistics

  • The average electricity bill in Polk County, WI is $117.05
  • The average electricity rate in Polk County, WI is 15.60¢

Electric Bills and Electric Rates in Polk County, WI

The average residential electric bill in Polk County, WI is $117.05 per month. Polk County, WI is the 25th most expensive county in Wisconsin for electricity.

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Polk County, Wisconsin Electricity Overview

Polk County is ranked 1361st out of 3221 for highest polluting county in the country when considering emissions per capita.

Polk County has had a 11.95% decline during the course of the last year in the usage of renewable fuels for electricity production.

The largest provider in Polk County by customer count is Northern States Power Company.

Polk County's ability to provide 83,139 megawatts of electricity from the use of hydroelectric power sources, has given rise to its ranking of 283rd highest hydroelectric energy generating county in the nation out of 3221 counties.

Polk County ranks 33rd out of 72 counties in the state for total consumption, with its citizens using 527,958.06 megawatt hours.

Polk County is 24th in the state rankings for total megawatt hours generated from sustainable energy, with 90,808 megawatt hours generated from renewable sources.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

  • Total Consumption

    527,958 MWh

  • Consumption per Capita

    11.78 MWh

ENERGY PRODUCTION

  • Total Production

    90,808 MWh

  • Production from Renewable Energy

    90,808 MWh

  • Production per Capita

    2.03 MWh

EMISSIONS

  • CO2 Emissions

    220,272,003 kg

  • CO2 Emissions per Capita

    4,916.13 kg

Recent Electricity Rates and Production Changes in Amery

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Amery Electricity Pricing Data

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Rate for November, 2024

15.3¢ per kWh

  • 1.52% lower than last month
  • 1.02% lower than November last year
  • 9.46% lower than the Wisconsin average
  • 10.17% lower than the US average
  • 173rd in the state out of 804 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 3 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 9 since November last year
  • 14,090th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 577 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 3,266 since November last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Rate

15.85¢ per kWh

  • 0.08% lower than last month
  • 1.69% higher than November last year
  • 7.8% lower than the Wisconsin average
  • 3.89% lower than the US average
  • 180th in the state out of 804 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 2 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 47 since November last year
  • 17,421st in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 138 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 238 since November last year

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Bill for November, 2024

$103.12 per month

  • 6.26% higher than last month
  • 6.19% lower than November last year
  • 5.93% higher than the Wisconsin average
  • 12.78% lower than the US average
  • 621st in the state out of 804 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 10 since November last year
  • 9,708th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 1,662 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 4,399 since November last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Bill

$116.99 per month

  • 0.48% lower than last month
  • 2.32% lower than November last year
  • 5.73% higher than the Wisconsin average
  • 17.75% lower than the US average
  • 465th in the state out of 804 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 1 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 171 since November last year
  • 6,964th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 127 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 3,692 since November last year

Amery, WI Electricity Overview

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On average, Amery's residents spend 15.85 cents per kilowatt hour for their residential electricity, which ranks the city 180th out of 810 cities in the state. Northern States Power Company sells an estimated 3,692.73 megawatt hours in the city a year, which is more than all other electricity providers. The electricity grid in the city experiences an average of 0.85 outages per consumer each year, with outages lasting about 80.82 minutes per outage. The countrywide averages for outages and outage time frames are 1.44 outages each year and 123.49 minutes each outage.

Amery emits 5,891.36 kilograms of CO2 pollution per resident in the city due to electricity use, which makes it the 418th highest polluting city out of 810 cities in the state based on emissions per capita. This adds up to total emissions of 17,079,045.44 kilograms of CO2 emissions, making the city 215th highest for total pollution in the state. The city has zero power plants currently operating in the city.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Amery

Amery residential electric rates are highest in June and the highest average bill is in January.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.172/kWh$0.131/kWh$148.81/mo.$86.40/mo.
180th15.85¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Amery
465th$116.99Average residential monthly electricity bill for Amery Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Amery, Wisconsin

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Northern States Power CompanyBUNDLED15.72110.331,860,808.61292,547,628
Polk-Burnett Electric CooperativeBUNDLED15.98128.65199,061.0831,800,171.07

Osceola, WI Electricity Overview

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On average, Osceola's residents spend 15.84 cents per kilowatt hour for their residential electricity, which ranks the city 177th out of 810 cities in the state. Northern States Power Company sells an estimated 4,028.11 megawatt hours in the city a year, which is more than all other electricity providers. The electricity grid in the city experiences an average of 0.85 outages per consumer each year, with outages lasting about 80.82 minutes per outage. The countrywide averages for outages and outage time frames are 1.44 outages each year and 123.49 minutes each outage.

Osceola emits 5,891.36 kilograms of CO2 pollution per resident in the city due to electricity use, which makes it the 39th highest polluting city out of 810 cities in the state based on emissions per capita. This adds up to total emissions of 16,118,754.16 kilograms of CO2 emissions, making the city 222nd highest for total pollution in the state. The city has zero power plants currently operating in the city.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Osceola

Osceola residential electric rates are highest in June and the highest average bill is in January.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.173/kWh$0.131/kWh$150.66/mo.$87.27/mo.
177th15.84¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Osceola
474th$118.07Average residential monthly electricity bill for Osceola Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Osceola, Wisconsin

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Northern States Power CompanyBUNDLED15.72110.331,860,808.61292,547,628
Polk-Burnett Electric CooperativeBUNDLED15.98128.65199,061.0831,800,171.07

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St. Croix Falls, WI Electricity Overview

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On average, St. Croix Falls' residents spend 15.72 cents per kilowatt hour for their residential electricity, which ranks the city 160th out of 810 cities in the state. The city produces 83,139 megawatt hours, which is 100.00% of their total number of megawatt hours produced, from renewable fuels Electricity generation in St. Croix Falls outpaces usage by approximately 279.54%.

St. Croix Falls emits 0 kilograms of CO2 pollution per resident in the city due to electricity use, which makes it the 792nd highest polluting city out of 810 cities in the state based on emissions per capita. This adds up to total emissions of 0 kilograms of CO2 emissions, making the city 792nd highest for total pollution in the state. Conventional Hydroelectric makes up 100.00% of the fuel sources used for electricity production in St. Croix Falls. St. Croix Falls has one electricity producing plant in the city.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in St. Croix Falls

St. Croix Falls residential electric rates are highest in June and the highest average bill is in January.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.171/kWh$0.132/kWh$151.39/mo.$88.59/mo.
160th15.72¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of St. Croix Falls
471st$117.63Average residential monthly electricity bill for St. Croix Falls Residents

Electric Companies With Service in St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Northern States Power CompanyBUNDLED15.72110.3383,1391,860,808.61292,547,628
Northwestern Wisconsin ElectricBUNDLED14.0078.2887,049.3512,185,175
Polk-Burnett Electric CooperativeBUNDLED15.98128.65199,061.0831,800,171.07

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Polk County, Wisconsin Production, Consumption, and Emissions by Fuel Types

Power Plants in Polk County, Wisconsin

PlantCity/CountyStatePrimary Fuel TypeProduction (MWh)Production State RankEmission (kg)Emission State RankEmissions per MWhEmissions per MWh State RankToxic Chemical ReleaseClosing Date
St. Croix Falls WI Conventional Hydroelectric 83,13961112/2027
Viresco Turtle LakeViresco Turtle Lake (100.00%)
Turtle Lake WI Other Biomass Gas 5,26121,705,969.412324.272
Sand Lake DPC SolarSoCore 2016 ProjectCo-W1 LLC (100.00%)
Centuria WI Solar 2,3954922
Balsam Lake WI Solar 136522

Polk County, Wisconsin Production Fuel Makeup

CONVENTIONAL HYDROELECTRIC
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
91.55%
OTHER BIOMASS GAS
Other Biomass Gas
5.79%
SOLAR
Solar
2.65%

Power Plant Fuel Types, Emissions & Pollution Factors

Releasing 220,272,003.4 kilograms of CO2 emissions, Polk County ranks 1114th highest in the nation for total pollution from electricity consumption. Additionally, the county ranks 1361st worst in the country for pollution per capita, which could be argued to be the more important statistic. They average 4,916.13 kilograms of emissions per capita. Conventional Hydroelectric is the fuel of choice in Polk County, with 91.55% of electricity production coming from the fuel source. Other Biomass Gas and Solar have the second and third highest total usage, respectively, for electricity generation. Other Biomass Gas makes up 5.79% of electricity generation and Solar accounts for 2.65% of total production in the county. There are 4 power producing plants in Polk County, which is the 576th highest number of plants in a county in the country.

Polk County, Wisconsin Net Metering

Polk County has 5 out of 5 providers reporting that they offer net metering to residents with personal solar panels. The state of Wisconsin has heavily restricted state level net metering legislation.

Energy Loss

Polk County has 3 companies who are reporting energy loss from their electricity grid. The average energy loss for these companies is 5.24%. The US average for energy loss is 2.43% and the Wisconsin average is 2.35%, resulting in a rank of 2255th best in the US and a state rank of 62nd best out of 3221 and 72 counties, respectively.

Providers In Each City in Polk County:

  • Amery, Wisconsin:
    • Northern States Power Company: 91.99%
    • Polk-Burnett Electric Cooperative: 8.01%
  • Balsam Lake, Wisconsin:
    • Polk-Burnett Electric Cooperative: 2.75%
    • Northwestern Wisconsin Electric: 97.25%
  • Centuria, Wisconsin:
    • Polk-Burnett Electric Cooperative: 5.46%
    • Northwestern Wisconsin Electric: 94.54%
  • Clayton, Wisconsin:
    • Northern States Power Company: 66.41%
    • Barron Electric Cooperative: 33.59%
  • Clear Lake, Wisconsin:
    • Northern States Power Company: 100.00%
  • Dresser, Wisconsin:
    • Polk-Burnett Electric Cooperative: 14.81%
    • Northern States Power Company: 85.19%
  • Frederic, Wisconsin:
    • Polk-Burnett Electric Cooperative: 18.99%
    • Northwestern Wisconsin Electric: 74.62%
    • Northern States Power Company: 6.39%
  • Luck, Wisconsin:
    • Northern States Power Company: 80.83%
    • Polk-Burnett Electric Cooperative: 19.17%
  • Milltown, Wisconsin:
    • Northwestern Wisconsin Electric: 100.00%
  • Osceola, Wisconsin:
    • Northern States Power Company: 89.67%
    • Polk-Burnett Electric Cooperative: 10.33%
  • St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin:
    • Northern States Power Company: 72.82%
    • Polk-Burnett Electric Cooperative: 17.14%
    • Northwestern Wisconsin Electric: 10.04%
  • Star Prairie, Wisconsin:
    • Northern States Power Company: 55.26%
    • St Croix Electric Cooperative: 44.74%

* City coverage generated based on government data. Always verify you can get service from the provider.

FAQ

What electricity company is the largest provider in Polk County, Wisconsin?

The largest electricity provider in Polk County, Wisconsin by megawatt hours sold is Northern States Power Company.

How many electric companies offer service in Polk County, Wisconsin?

There are 5 electricity companies serving customers in Polk County, Wisconsin.

How many power plants are located in Polk County, Wisconsin?

Polk County, Wisconsin is home to 4 active electricity plants generating electricity for the county and surrounding areas.

What electricity companies offer service in Polk County, Wisconsin?

Matt Hope
Last Reviewed By: Matt Hope
Published: 2025-06-04