Who are these rates for?
Our electric rates for small commercial and industrial service are designed
to serve your business if you use less than 100 kilowatts or 25,000 kilowatt-hours
per month.
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How reliable is the service these rates provide?
Small Commercial and Industrial electric service provide a steady supply of
electricity to your business. Electricity is available continuously,
whenever it's needed. The only exception — as with any electric service
— is when unexpected events occur (such as a severe storm or a vehicle
hitting a power pole) that make it impossible to deliver power to you. When
WPS learns of an outage,
we immediately work to restore power.
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What charges are involved?
Each month, your bill for Small Commercial and Industrial electric service
includes the following charges:
- Energy Charge - The cost for the actual amount of electricity you use.
Electricity is measured in kilowatt-hours (kWh). One kWh will light a 100-watt bulb for 10 hours.
- Customer Charge - A charge that does not change with the amount of electricity you use.
The Customer Charge is a daily charge that covers the fixed costs of providing safe, reliable electric service.
Specifically, it covers the cost of WPS owning, maintaining and operating
equipment that generates and delivers electricity to your business, as well as the cost of providing customer service.
- Wisconsin Low-Income Assistance Fee - A fee collected to support
low-income energy assistance programs. The State of Wisconsin requires electric
utilities to collect these fees and then transfer the funds to the Wisconsin
Department of Administration to assist low-income customers.
Find more information here.
Several factors can influence your monthly electricity use.
Major factors
measured by WPS are summarized on the right side of your monthly bill.
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How are my charges calculated?
Your business is most likely billed based on energy consumption only. Customers
of WPS are billed based on energy only if for three
consecutive months and at least one month in each succeeding 12-month period:
- total electric demand is 100 kilowatts or less, or
- total electricity used is 25,000 kilowatt-hours or less
If you are billed based on energy only, the meter at your facility measures
the kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity you use each month. The table below
shows the Customer Charge and Energy Charge you see on your bill.
If your business does not meet the criteria above for energy-only billing,
more information about your rate can be found in our rate book, which explains
all of the rates offered by WPS. If you have questions about your
rate, please contact us
for more information.
| Less than 12,500 kWh used per month |
Type of customer |
Customer Charge (daily) |
Energy Charge (per kWh) |
| Single-phase service |
Year-round
(12-month) |
$0.9084 |
$0.11945 |
Seasonal*
(6-month) |
$1.8168 |
$0.11945 |
| Three-phase service (more likely to be used by manufacturing and industry) |
Year-round
(12-month) |
$1.4535 |
$0.11945 |
Seasonal*
(6-month) |
$2.9070 |
$0.11945 |
| More than 12,500 kWh used per month |
Type of customer |
Customer Charge (daily) |
Energy Charge (per kWh) |
| Single-phase service |
Year-round
(12-month) |
$2.0712 |
$0.11225 |
Seasonal*
(6-month) |
$4.1425 |
$0.11225 |
| Three-phase service (more likely to be used by manufacturing and industry) |
Year-round
(12-month) |
$3.3140 |
$0.11225 |
Seasonal*
(6-month) |
$6.6279 |
$0.11225 |
* If your seasonal facility is used during the summer
months, you'll be billed for electric service May through Oct. If your
seasonal facility is used during the winter months, you'll be billed for electric
service Nov. through Apr. Your electric service may remain connected all year.
Any incidental electric use during the "off-season" will be included on your first
bill of the following season. If your electric use is more than 500 kilowatt-hours
during the off-season, WPS will send you a
bill during the off-season.
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