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Rusk County, Wisconsin Electricity Rates & Statistics

Electricity Rates, Plans & Statistics

  • The average electricity bill in Rusk County, WI is $122.60
  • The average electricity rate in Rusk County, WI is 17.02¢

Electric Bills and Electric Rates in Rusk County, WI

The average residential electric bill in Rusk County, WI is $122.60 per month. Rusk County, WI is the 50th most expensive county in Wisconsin for electricity.

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Rusk County, Wisconsin Electricity Overview

Rusk County has emissions of 2,269.87 kilograms per capita of CO2 equivalent gases, compared to the state average of 5,846.58.

Over 100.00% of Rusk County's electricity generation comes from renewable fuels, putting Rusk County at 19th in the state for total renewable electricity production.

When calculating by customer count, Northern States Power Company is the largest electricity company in Rusk County.

Rusk County has seen a 13.72% increase in hydroelectric power generation within the last 12 months.

Rusk County's average residential electricity rate is 17.02 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 2.39% above the national average of 16.62 cents per kilowatt hour.

With a population of 14,182 residents, Rusk County is the 65th largest county in the state and the 2218th largest in the US.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

  • Total Consumption

    167,109 MWh

  • Consumption per Capita

    11.78 MWh

ENERGY PRODUCTION

  • Total Production

    124,919 MWh

  • Production from Renewable Energy

    124,919 MWh

  • Production per Capita

    8.81 MWh

EMISSIONS

  • CO2 Emissions

    32,191,306 kg

  • CO2 Emissions per Capita

    2,269.87 kg

Recent Electricity Rates and Production Changes in Ladysmith

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Ladysmith Electricity Pricing Data

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Rate for November, 2024

15.57¢ per kWh

  • 0.41% lower than last month
  • 3.7% lower than November last year
  • 7.88% lower than the Wisconsin average
  • 8.6% lower than the US average
  • 219th in the state out of 804 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 26 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 97 since November last year
  • 14,869th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 83 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 4,004 since November last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Rate

16.52¢ per kWh

  • 0.3% lower than last month
  • 1.14% higher than November last year
  • 3.93% lower than the Wisconsin average
  • 0.15% higher than the US average
  • 402nd in the state out of 804 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 3 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 70 since November last year
  • 19,435th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 98 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 2,029 since November last year

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Bill for November, 2024

$99.16 per month

  • 6.46% higher than last month
  • 9.38% lower than November last year
  • 1.87% higher than the Wisconsin average
  • 16.13% lower than the US average
  • 424th in the state out of 804 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 10 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 203 since November last year
  • 8,323rd in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 2,013 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 5,638 since November last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Bill

$114.43 per month

  • 0.74% lower than last month
  • 3.75% lower than November last year
  • 3.41% higher than the Wisconsin average
  • 19.56% lower than the US average
  • 446th in the state out of 804 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 3 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 179 since November last year
  • 6,093rd in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 487 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 4,219 since November last year

Ladysmith, WI Electricity Overview

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Ladysmith has an average residential electricity rate of 16.52 cents per kilowatt hour, which is, fortunately for their residents, 0.65% below the average national electricity price of 16.62 cents. The city produces roughly 3.23 megawatt hours per resident each year from electrical generating plants in its borders, which makes it the 40th highest generator in the state out of 810 cities. The power grid in the city has an average of 0.95 outages per customer per year, with outages lasting around 100.99 minutes. The countrywide averages of these two data points are 1.44 outages a year and 123.49 minutes each outage.

Ladysmith residents average 4,278.09 kilograms of CO2 emissions per citizen due to electricity use, which ranks them 783rd highest in the state out of 810 in this category. With total emissions of 13,664,208.04 kilograms, the city ranks 246th worst in the state for total emissions from electricity consumption. The city is home to one power producing plant. Ladysmith's top fuel type utilized for electricity production is Conventional Hydroelectric. The city produces 10,306 megawatt hours from this fuel source.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Ladysmith

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

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.178/kWh$0.132/kWh$144.05/mo.$82.73/mo.
402nd16.52¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Ladysmith
446th$114.43Average residential monthly electricity bill for Ladysmith Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Ladysmith, Wisconsin

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Jump River ElectricBUNDLED18.42132.3282,087.9115,120,777.37
Northern States Power CompanyBUNDLED15.72110.3310,3061,860,808.61292,547,628

Bruce, WI Electricity Overview

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Bruce has an average residential electricity rate of 16.05 cents per kilowatt hour, which is, fortunately for their residents, 3.43% below the average national electricity price of 16.62 cents. With a population of 798 residents, the city is the 438th most populous city in Wisconsin. Selling an estimated 2,274.48 megawatt hours per year, Northern States Power Company is the largest electricity supplier in the city.

Bruce residents average 5,891.36 kilograms of CO2 emissions per citizen due to electricity use, which ranks them 418th highest in the state out of 810 in this category. With total emissions of 4,701,303.3 kilograms, the city ranks 426th worst in the state for total emissions from electricity consumption. All of the 9,402.99 megawatt hours consumed in Bruce must be brought in from nearby areas as there are no electricity plants within the city limits.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Bruce

Bruce residential electric rates are highest in June and the highest average bill is in August.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.173/kWh$0.127/kWh$139.22/mo.$80.74/mo.
235th16.05¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Bruce
235th$110.45Average residential monthly electricity bill for Bruce Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Bruce, Wisconsin

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Jump River ElectricBUNDLED18.42132.3282,087.9115,120,777.37
Northern States Power CompanyBUNDLED15.72110.331,860,808.61292,547,628

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Hawkins, WI Electricity Overview

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Hawkins has an average residential electricity rate of 16.16 cents per kilowatt hour, which is, fortunately for their residents, 2.81% below the average national electricity price of 16.62 cents. With a population of 395 residents, the city is the 574th most populous city in Wisconsin. Selling an estimated 2,148.15 megawatt hours per year, Northern States Power Company is the largest electricity supplier in the city.

Hawkins residents average 5,891.36 kilograms of CO2 emissions per citizen due to electricity use, which ranks them 418th highest in the state out of 810 in this category. With total emissions of 2,327,086.22 kilograms, the city ranks 558th worst in the state for total emissions from electricity consumption. All of the 4,654.36 megawatt hours consumed in Hawkins must be brought in from nearby areas as there are no electricity plants within the city limits.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Hawkins

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

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.174/kWh$0.128/kWh$139.00/mo.$81.19/mo.
256th16.16¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Hawkins
251st$111.34Average residential monthly electricity bill for Hawkins Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Hawkins, Wisconsin

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Jump River ElectricBUNDLED18.42132.3282,087.9115,120,777.37
Northern States Power CompanyBUNDLED15.72110.331,860,808.61292,547,628

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

Power Plants in Rusk County, Wisconsin

PlantCity/CountyStatePrimary Fuel TypeProduction (MWh)Production State RankEmission (kg)Emission State RankEmissions per MWhEmissions per MWh State RankToxic Chemical ReleaseClosing Date
Flambeau Hydroelectric StationDairyland Power Cooperative (100.00%)
Rusk County WI Conventional Hydroelectric 61,3591011
Rusk County WI Conventional Hydroelectric 32,7532111
Timberline Trail Gas RecoveryWM Renewable Energy LLC (100.00%)
Rusk County WI Landfill Gas 16,935611,097,002.196655.274
Ladysmith WI Conventional Hydroelectric 10,3063711
Rusk County WI Conventional Hydroelectric 2,2156011
Conrath DPC SolarSoCore 2016 ProjectCo-W1 LLC (100.00%)
Rusk County WI Solar 1,3516022

Rusk 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
85.36%
LANDFILL GAS
Landfill Gas
Landfill Gas
13.56%
SOLAR
Solar
1.08%

Power Plant Fuel Types, Emissions & Pollution Factors

Rusk County emits 2,269.87 kilograms of CO2 emissions per capita from electricity use, which makes it the 2455th highest polluting county out of 3221 counties in the nation based on emissions per capita. This comes to a total pollution amount of 32,191,305.76 kilograms. The top fuel type utilized in Rusk County is Conventional Hydroelectric. The county produces 106,633 megawatt hours from this fuel source. When taken together with Landfill Gas (13.56%) and Solar (1.08%), the three fuel types account for 100.00% of the production in the county. Rusk County has 6 power generation plants, which is 489th highest in the United States.

Rusk County, Wisconsin Net Metering

Of the 5 electricity suppliers in Rusk County, 5 of them report that they offer net metering. At the state level, Wisconsin is known for heavily restricted net metering and feed in tariff regulations.

Energy Loss

Energy loss in Rusk County averages out to about 7.80% of all energy transmitted by the 2 companies that operate in the county and also report energy loss. The United States average for energy loss is 2.43% and the state average is 2.35%, resulting in a rank of 2799th best in the country and a state rank of 65th best out of 3221 and 72 counties, respectively.

Providers In Each City in Rusk County:

  • Bruce, Wisconsin:
    • Jump River Electric: 11.02%
    • Northern States Power Company: 88.98%
  • Conrath, Wisconsin:
    • Jump River Electric: 50.00%
    • Northern States Power Company: 50.00%
  • Glen Flora, Wisconsin:
    • Northern States Power Company: 50.00%
    • Jump River Electric: 50.00%
  • Hawkins, Wisconsin:
    • Jump River Electric: 22.19%
    • Northern States Power Company: 77.81%
  • Ingram, Wisconsin:
    • Jump River Electric: 50.00%
    • Northern States Power Company: 50.00%
  • Ladysmith, Wisconsin:
    • Jump River Electric: 50.00%
    • Northern States Power Company: 50.00%
  • Tony, Wisconsin:
    • Jump River Electric: 50.00%
    • Northern States Power Company: 50.00%
  • Weyerhaeuser, Wisconsin:
    • Northern States Power Company: 82.82%
    • Barron Electric Cooperative: 17.18%

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

FAQ

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

Rusk County, Wisconsin is home to 6 active power plants producing electricity for the county and other surrounding areas.

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

By total revenue, Northern States Power Company is the largest electricity provider in Rusk County, Wisconsin.

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

Rusk County, Wisconsin is home to 5 electricity suppliers operating in the area.

What electricity companies offer service in Rusk County, Wisconsin?

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Last Reviewed By: King Manalo
Published: 2025-06-04