UTILITY · WE ENERGIES

Wisconsin Electric Power Company (We Energies)

Wisconsin Southeastern Wisconsin, Milwaukee metro and the I-94 corridor through Waukesha, Ozaukee, Washington, Racine, and Kenosha counties Customer-Owned Generation Buy-Back Rate (residential, systems under 300 kW) Verified

We Energies credits on-site solar consumption at the retail rate during the monthly billing cycle, but compensates net exported energy at an avoided-cost buy-back rate of 4.2 cents per kWh as of the 2026 customer generation rates filing. This is materially below the all-in residential delivered rate near 19 cents per kWh, which means Wisconsin solar economics depend heavily on self-consumption and battery pairing rather than grid export. The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin opened a value-of-solar literature review in September 2024 and has not revised the buyback methodology pending Berkeley Lab study results. Current rates and tariff terms should be verified directly against the PSC filing before quoting.

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WE ENERGIES CITIES

Cities on We Energies with published research

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Brookfield

Waukesha County

7 kW typical · 10-13 yr cash payback

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New Berlin

Waukesha County

7 kW typical · 10-13 yr cash payback

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Waukesha

Waukesha County

7 kW typical · 10-13 yr cash payback

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Menomonee Falls

Waukesha County

7 kW typical · 11-14 yr cash payback

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Muskego

Waukesha County

7 kW typical · 10-13 yr cash payback

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Oconomowoc

Waukesha County

7 kW typical · 10-13 yr cash payback

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Pewaukee

Waukesha County

7 kW typical · 10-13 yr cash payback

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Sussex

Waukesha County

7 kW typical · 10-13 yr cash payback

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Hartland

Waukesha County

7 kW typical · 10-13 yr cash payback

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Mequon

Ozaukee County

7 kW typical · 9-12 yr cash payback

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Cedarburg

Ozaukee County

7 kW typical · 10-13 yr cash payback

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Grafton

Ozaukee County

7 kW typical · 10-13 yr cash payback

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Port Washington

Ozaukee County

7 kW typical · 11-14 yr cash payback

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West Bend

Washington County

7 kW typical · 11-14 yr cash payback

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Germantown

Washington County

7 kW typical · 10-13 yr cash payback

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Hartford

Washington County

7 kW typical · 11-14 yr cash payback

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Jackson

Washington County

7 kW typical · 11-14 yr cash payback

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Franklin

Milwaukee County

7 kW typical · 10-13 yr cash payback

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Oak Creek

Milwaukee County

7 kW typical · 10-13 yr cash payback

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Greenfield

Milwaukee County

7 kW typical · 12-15 yr cash payback

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Wauwatosa

Milwaukee County

7 kW typical · 12-15 yr cash payback

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Mount Pleasant

Racine County

7 kW typical · 11-14 yr cash payback

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Caledonia

Racine County

7 kW typical · 11-14 yr cash payback

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Pleasant Prairie

Kenosha County

7 kW typical · 10-13 yr cash payback