Wisconsin State Profile
Last Updated: 9/15/26 — Updated Monthly
STATE OF PLAY
As of July 2026, Wisconsin ranked 28th in the nation for clean energy deployment, with nearly 6 GW of operating clean energy capacity and 3.4 GW of additional capacity planned. Wisconsin’s clean energy industry employs over 75,000 workers, an increase of over 8% since 2020. Wisconsin is also home to 67 planned or operating data centers, with just two planned data centers in Ozaukee and Racine counties projected to consume enough energy to power 4.3 million homes, nearly double the 2.8 million housing units in the entire state. Despite Wisconsin’s strong clean energy economy, Trump and Republicans have threatened the loss of 17 GW of new energy generation needed to meet rising demand, and their policies have led to increased energy costs of 13%.
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ENERGY BREAKDOWN
- 12% of Wisconsin’s total electricity net generation came from clean energy in 2024, with solar power accounting for 4%. Wisconsin’s solar resources accounted for around 41% of the state’s clean energy generation, and wind power accounted for 24%.
- As of July 2026, Wisconsin was home to 5.8 GW of operating clean energy capacity, ranking 28th in the country for clean energy deployment.
- As of July 2026, an additional 3.4 GW was planned, enough clean energy to power more than 526,000 homes.
- As of June 2026, Wisconsin’s average residential electricity price was 19.56 cents/kWh, up 6% from the year prior.
- Since Trump took office, Wisconsinites’ household electricity costs have increased by 13%.
- Since 2025, at least six Wisconsin utilities have enacted or proposed rate hikes totaling more than $3.7 billion, affecting more than 2.5 million electricity customers and 1.8 million gas customers.
- From August 2025 to August 2026, average Wisconsin utility bills were up by 3.7%.
- As of August 2026, Wisconsin was home to 67 planned or operating data centers. Just two planned data centers in Ozaukee and Racine counties were projected to consume enough energy to power 4.3 million homes, nearly double the 2.8 million housing units in the entire state.
- The OBBBA was projected to increase household energy costs in Wisconsin by $95 by 2030 and $300 by 2035.
- Trump’s OBBBA was projected to reduce Wisconsin’s generation capacity by 17 GW, including an 11 GW loss of solar and a 7.1 GW loss of wind, threatening grid reliability and higher costs as energy demand rises.
CLEAN ENERGY PROJECTS & JOBS
- 13 new clean energy projects have been announced since the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, and private companies have announced plans to create 6,632 new clean energy jobs in the state.
- In 2024, Wisconsin’s clean energy industry employed 75,034 people, an 8.6% increase from 2020.
- The Trump administration has put at least one clean energy project in Wisconsin on the chopping block, jeopardizing over $30 million in investment.
| Clean Energy Projects Announced Since IRA Passage | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project | Summary | Projected Jobs | Investment | Project Status |
| ABB Wisconsin Drives And Services Facility | In April 2023, ABB announced plans to invest $100 million to build a new Drives and Services facility manufacturing industrial electric drives in New Berlin. An ABB press release said the IRA influenced the company’s decision to invest in the U.S. | 100 | $100 million | Operational |
| Alliant Energy Solar & Battery Storage Systems | In September 2022, Alliant Energy shared plans to add utility-scale battery storage systems to its solar energy farms in Wood and Grant Counties. The company said it accelerated plans for battery storage following the passage of the IRA. | 700 | $345 million | Operational |
| American Pharaoh BESS | In September 2023, Milwaukee’s City Plan Commission approved the American Pharaoh BESS facility. Black Mountain Energy Storage, the project developer, will invest $450 million in the facility. | – | $450 million | Passed Regulatory Hurdle |
| Beaver Dam Solar Project | In November 2022, Alliant Energy started construction on the Beaver Dam Solar Project in Beaver Dam. | 120 | – | Operational |
| CREST Wind (Crowley/ESVAGT) Offshore Wind Vessel Manufacturing Facility | In January 2023, Crowley and Esvagt announced they would partner to build an offshore wind service operations vehicle in Sturgeon Bay. | – | – | Under Construction |
| Eaton Transformers Manufacturing Expansion | In April 2024, Eaton announced it received $1.3 million in tax credits from the DOE’s Qualifying Advanced Energy Project program, funded by the IRA. The company used the tax credits to expand its Waukesha electrical transformer manufacturing facility to support the integration of renewable energy and EV chargers. | 150 | $20.7 million | Announced |
| Excellerate Manufacturing Facility | In November 2022, Excellerate announced it would build a new electrical component manufacturing facility in Little Chute. The company said the federal government’s focus on renewable energy helped steer its decision to invest in the Little Chute facility. | 200 | – | Operational |
| Foxconn Gigafactory Wisconsin | In March 2023, Foxconn announced it would build batteries for energy storage systems at its Mount Pleasant facility. The company’s chairman said the IRA will help Foxconn meet its EV production goals. | – | – | Announced |
| Ingeteam Milwaukee EV Charger Manufacturing | In May 2023, Ingeteam announced it would expand its direct current fast and ultra-fast charging manufacturing facility in Milwaukee. Ingeteam will manufacture chargers for projects funded by the National EV Initiative and the Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Discretionary Grant Program. In October 2022, Ingeteam stated that it was evaluating how to expand its Milwaukee operations with IRA funding. | 100 | – | Announced |
| Janesville Solar Garden | In April 2023, Alliant Energy announced it would construct a solar farm in Janesville. The farm would provide power to a community solar program. | – | – | Operational |
| Modine EV Thermal Management System Manufacturing Facility | In January 2025, Modine Manufacturing announced plans to open a production facility in Franklin. The facility was expected to manufacture thermal management systems for specialty and commercial EVs. | 200 | – | Announced |
| Siemens PV String Inverter Manufacturing Facility | In August 2023, Siemens announced a new facility to manufacture solar components in Kenosha. Siemens’ VP of Electrification and Automation Business noted that IRA tax credits will increase the demand for solar. | 12 | – | Announced |
| Vista Sands Solar Project | In December 2024, the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin approved the Vista Sands Solar project in Portage County. The Vista Sands Solar Project was projected to generate nearly 1.3 gigawatts of clean energy, enough to power over 200,000 Wisconsin homes. The project was expected to offset more than 1.6 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions in its first year of operations. The Vista Sands Solar Project was projected to generate a total of $6.5 million per year in tax revenue to Portage County and the towns of Grant and Plover. | 550 | $2 billion | Passed Regulatory Hurdle |
| Wisconsin Battery Company Manufacturing Plant | In December 2023, the Wisconsin Battery Company (WinBat) received approval from the Portage City Council to purchase land for the company’s first hemp battery manufacturing plant. WinBat said the facility would focus on creating industrial solar and wind power batteries. | 600 | $25 million | Announced |
| Alliant Energy CO2 Storage | In July 2025, Alliant Energy announced that it had been approved to build a carbon dioxide battery in Pardeeville, Wisconsin. The project would use stored carbon dioxide from an adjacent coal facility in a utility-scale battery. Alliant Energy received a $30.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to support the project in September 2023, which was expected to create up to 500 permanent manufacturing jobs and support up to 4,000 temporary construction jobs. | 4,500 | – | Announced |
Additional projects threatened or canceled in the state due to threats to clean energy:
| Additional Threatened Or Canceled Clean Energy Projects | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project | Summary | Projected Jobs | Investment | Project Status |
| Wisconsin Power And Light Company’s Federal Grant For CO2 Storage Was Canceled | In October 2025, Wisconsin Power and Light Company’s federal grant to demonstrate a grid-tied 18MW compressed CO2 energy storage system at the site of a retiring coal-fired power station was canceled by the Trump administration. Wisconsin Power and Light was awarded $30.7 million for the project, which was expected to be completed in Pardeeville. | – | $30.7 million | Grant Cancellation |
Other projects in the state, started before the Inflation Reduction Act:
| Project or Company Name | Project Details | Project Status |
|---|---|---|
| 3M Hydrogen | 3M’s Menomonie manufacturing plant was founded in 1974. The facility has around 550 local employees. | Operating |
| Trane Commercial | Trane operates a commercial HVAC sales and service location in La Crosse. | Operating |
| Applegate Insulation | Applegate Insulation’s Bloomer facility manufactures cellulose insulation. | Operating |
| Modern Insulation | Modern Insulation’s Spencer facility manufactures cellulose insulation. | Operating |
| Greenheck Fan Corporation – Moisonee | Greenheck Fan Corporation’s Moisonee facility manufactures energy-efficient HVAC systems. | Operating |
| Greenheck Fan Corporation – Schofield | Greenheck Fan Corporation’s Schofield facility manufactures energy-efficient HVAC systems. | Operating |
| Midwest Perlite | Midwest Perlite’s headquarters are based in Grand Chute. The company manufactures perlite. | Operating |
| Oak Ridge Foam & Coating Systems, Inc. | Oak Ridge Foam & Coating Systems’ Green Lake facility manufactures spray foam insulation. | Operating |
| KEES Inc. | KEES’ Elkhart Lake facility manufactures energy-efficient ventilation products. | Operating |
| Plymouth Foam Inc. | Plymouth Foam’s Plymouth facility manufactures expanded polystyrene foam. | Operating |
| Champion Insulation | Champion Insulation’s Fond du Lac facility manufactures cellulose insulation. | Operating |
| Atlas Molded Products | Atlas Molded Products’ Fond du Lac facility manufactures expanded polystyrene insulation. | Operating |
| Broan-NuTone LLC | Broan-NuTone’s Hartford facility manufactures residential ventilation products. | Operating |
| Firestone Building Products Company | Firestone Building Products’ DeForest facility manufactures roofing products. | Operating |
| RenewAire LLC | RenewAire’s Waunakee facility manufactures energy recovery ventilators and energy-efficient air systems. | Operating |
| Carnes Company Inc. | Carnes Company’s Verona facility manufactures energy-efficient ventilation and air quality systems. | Operating |
| Gaco Western | Gaco Western Waukesha facility manufactures spray polyurethane foam products. | Operating |
| Versi-Foam Systems | Versi-Foam Systems’ New Berlin facility employs around 20 people and manufactures polyurethane spray foam products. | Operating |
| Blue Line Battery, Inc. | Blue Line Battery’s Beloit facility designs and manufactures custom lithium-ion battery solutions for automated guided vehicles and autonomous mobile robots. | Operating |
| Conovate Inc. | Conovate’s Wauwatosa facility plans to develop lithium-ion batteries made with graphene monoxide. The company has 11 employees and has received $3.5 million in grant funding and $1.7 million in investment funding. | Announced |
| Quanex | Quanex’s Luck facility manufactures components used for solar energy systems. | Operating |
| Hubbell | Hubbell’s Mayville facility manufactures components used for solar energy systems. | Operating |
| Epic Resins | Epic Resins’ Palmyra facility manufactures components used for solar energy and battery storage energy systems. | Operating |
| Yaskawa Solectria Solar | Yaskawa’s Solectria Solar facility in Franklin manufactures components used in solar energy systems. | Operating |
| Hometown Trolley | Hometown Trolley’s Crandon facility manufactures electric trolleys and buses. | Operating |
| Broadwind | Broadwind’s Manitowoc facility manufactures towers used for onshore wind turbines. | Operating |
| Magnetek | Magnetek’s Menomonee Falls facility manufactures components used for onshore wind and electric vehicles. | Operating |
| AMSC | AMSC’s Pewaukee facility manufactures components used for onshore wind. | Operating |
| ABB Group | ABB Group’s New Berlin facility is the company’s U.S. headquarters. The company manufactures energy-efficient components for solar and wind energy systems. | Operating |
| Gearbox Express | Gearbox Express’ Mukwonago facility manufactures gearboxes used for onshore wind. | Operating |
| Ingeteam Inc. | Ingeteam’s Milwaukee facility manufactures components used for wind, solar, and hydro energy, as well as EV chargers. | Operating |
RELEVANT STATE NEWS
- Wisconsin lawmakers highlight green energy in La Crosse press conference [WXOW, 9/10/26]
- Hopes and tensions over renewable energy in rural Wisconsin [PBS Wisconsin, 9/4/26]
- Wisconsin residents sue Microsoft over noise caused by new data center [Independent, 7/6/26]
- Oracle sues Wisconsin regulators over data center finance requirements [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6/23/26]
- Wisconsin power plant could benefit from Trump’s $425 million coal push [Wisconsin Watch, 6/4/26]
- Wisconsin utility company executive says more data centers could be on the horizon [Wisconsin Public Radio, 5/7/26]
- Wisconsin groups among more than 80 calling for emergency action on nitrate pollution [Wisconsin Public Radio, 5/6/26]
- Republican bill could allow Wisconsin to skirt federal smog regulations [Wisconsin Public Radio, 5/1/26]
- Wisconsin will see warmer, wetter weather — and more extremes, report finds [Wisconsin Public Radio, 4/16/26]
- Wisconsin picks up the pace in clean energy production [Spectrum News, 4/12/26]
- Wisconsin data center boom will demand massive water, energy resources [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4/9/26]
- Wisconsin city passes nation’s first anti-data center referendum [Politico, 4/8/26]
- What to know about the huge electric power demands from Wisconsin data centers [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3/20/26]
- Democratic candidate Barnes would freeze utility rates as governor [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3/9/26]
- Wisconsin winters are getting wetter, shorter, warmer, report reaffirms [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2/26/26]
- Wisconsin energy bills up this winter, WPS cites cold weather and natural gas costs [WSAW, 2/24/26]
- Waukesha homeowners and people around SE Wisconsin receive shocking utility bills [TMJ 4, 2/13/26]
- Data centers could cost Wisconsin’s energy system billions, increase reliance on fossil fuels [Wisconsin Public Radio, 1/22/26]
- Disputes over clean energy may doom Wisconsin data center bills [Canary Media, 1/16/26]
- Electricity demand in Wisconsin was declining until data centers arrived [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1/7/26]
- As energy-hungry data centers loom, Wisconsin ratepayers owe $1B on shuttered power plants [Wisconsin Public Radio, 12/22/25]
- Utility leaders talk about the future of energy for Eau Claire, Wisconsin and beyond [Leader Telegram, 11/23/25]
- Wisconsin companies face $1.5B loss as DOE plans to terminate clean energy project funding [Milwaukee Business Journal, 10/16/25]
- State approves first large Wisconsin wind farm since 2011. Badger Hollow will power 30,000 homes [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9/30/25]
- Wisconsin utility regulators approve 2 new clean energy projects [Wisconsin Public Radio, 9/30/25]
STATE CLIMATE DISASTERS
- Between 2010 and 2024, Wisconsin saw 41 billion-dollar extreme disasters, totaling up to $20 billion in damages. From January through June 2025, Wisconsin has had three billion-dollar extreme weather disasters, totalling up to $2 billion in damages. In the past decade, Wisconsin has received $976,447,139 in FEMA disaster assistance funding.
- More than 130,000 Wisconsinites are especially vulnerable to extreme heat, and climate change is making heat streaks more common across the state.
- Milwaukee was ranked among the top 40 fastest-warming U.S. cities. 7,000 people in Milwaukee live in census tracts with an urban heat island index of nine degrees or hotter, and 50,549 K-12 public school students suffer from an extreme urban heat index of eight degrees Fahrenheit or more.
- As Wisconsin has seen an increase in extreme weather events, home insurance rates in the state increased by 39% between 2019 and 2024. In 2024 alone, home insurance rates increased by 16%, placing the state among the top 10 for rate increases. From 2020 to 2023, the nonrenewal rate for home insurance in Wisconsin increased by 75%, leaving homeowners without critical coverage.
- From 2021 to 2024, homeowner insurance premiums in Milwaukee increased by 20%, $296 annually.
- Wisconsin was projected to see insurance rate increases in 2025, with the average annual premium expected to increase by $158, or 8%.
- The Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts found that the state’s last two decades were the warmest on record, and the state has seen a 17% increase in annual precipitation.