Residential Electric Rates
Current Residential Service (Rg-1)
Most residential customers are served on this rate.
| Grid connection and customer service charge per day | $0.49315 |
| Distribution service: All kWh, per kWh | $0.05750 |
| Electricity service: All kWh, per kWh | $0.11497 |
Grid connection and customer service: Covers the cost of basic customer care services, such as billing, record keeping and information services along with a portion of the costs being connected to the local electricity grid.
Distribution service: Costs to support, operate and maintain the local network of wires and equipment carrying electricity from the transmission system to the customer's premises.
Electricity service: The network of generating plants, wires and equipment needed to produce or purchase electricity (generation) and to deliver it to the local distribution system (transmission).
Typical Price
(combining the above rates with other standard charges)
| Per-Day Charges | Total Per-Day Charges | |
|---|---|---|
| Grid connection and customer service charge per day | $0.49315 | $0.59671 |
| State low-income assistance fee per day* | $0.10356 | |
| Per-kWh Charges | Total Per-kWh Charges | |
|---|---|---|
| Distribution Services | $0.05750 | $0.17247 |
| Electricity Services | $0.11497 | |
* Or 3% of your electric service charges per month, whichever is smaller.
Time-of-Use (Rg-2A)
If you shift significant electricity use from times of high electric demand to when demand is low, you could save money with this rate option. This rate is optional to all residential customers.
Peak periods
On-peak 1 = 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday
On-peak 2 = 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday
On-peak 3 = 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday
Off-peak = 9 p.m. to 10 a.m. Monday through Friday, weekends and holidays
| Per-Day Charge | |
|---|---|
| Grid connection and customer service charge | $0.49315 |
| Per-kWh Charge | |
|---|---|
| Distribution service: All kWh | $0.05750 |
| Electricity Service (Rg-2A) | Summer Per-kWh Charge | Winter Per-kWh Charge |
|---|---|---|
| Off-peak | $0.07350 | $0.07350 |
| On-peak Period 1 | $0.16648 | $0.16625 |
| On-peak Period 2 | $0.17593 | $0.16345 |
| On-peak Period 3 | $0.17067 | $0.16768 |
Learn more about Time-of-Use (TOU) rates.
Controlled Water Heating (Rw-1 - Closed)
An optional service for residential customers with electric water heaters; not available for heating water for space heating.
| Grid connection and customer service charge per day | $0.28000 |
| Distribution service: All kWh, per kWh | $0.05750 |
| Electricity service: All kWh, per kWh | $0.02975 |
Renewable Energy Program (RWE-1)
MGE offers customers the option to purchase clean wind and solar power.
Renewable Flat Bill Pilot
MGE now offers qualified customers the opportunity to support renewable energy while fixing their monthly costs with our Renewable Flat Bill pilot rate. This pilot is open to MGE electric customers who meet certain eligibility requirements. The pilot is currently limited to 200 customers.
