UTILITY · WE ENERGIES
Wisconsin Electric Power Company (We Energies)
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