The average monthly solar radiation level in Wisconsin's capital city, Madison, of 4.55 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 22% greater than the average level of 3.73 kWh/m2/day in an area with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 31% less than the average level of 6.6 kWh/m2/day in an area with historically high levels (NV). [1]
→ Values listed as 0 (zero) are not available (N/A).
→ Wisconsin values listed here are based on the capital, Madison.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Wisconsin solar radiation levels compare to average levels in an area with historcially high levels (NV) and one with historically low levels (WA). [1]
→ k/m/d = kWh/m2/day = kilowatt hours per square meter per day.
→ Values listed as 0 (zero) are not available (N/A).
→ Wisconsin values listed here are based on the capital, Madison.
A look at solar installs in Wisconsin. The chart below visualizes install totals for the top five counties in WI vs. the cumulative install total of rest of WI counties combined.
There are currently at least 3,321 solar panel installations throughout the state of Wisconsin right now. [1]
Note: Install totals presented here are those voluntarily contributed from a variety of sources including solar incentive programs, utilities, installers, and the general public. [1] Data for some states is thinner than others.
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Residential electricity prices in Wisconsin averaged 14.00 cents per kilowatthour (¢/kWh) in January 2019, which was approximately 12% more than the overall U.S. average residential electricity rate of 12.47¢/kWh in January. [2]
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Residential natural gas prices in Wisconsin averaged $7.23 per thousand cubic feet (Mcf) in January 2019, which was about 23% less than the overall U.S. average residential natural gas rate of $9.43 per Mcf in January. [3]
Wisconsin ranks 19th among all states in the U.S. with a population of approximately 5,686,986. [4]
To learn more about solar energy and solar power in Wisconsin, or for additional solar-related resources in WI, visit the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
It takes light about 8 minutes, 19 seconds to travel the 93,000,000 miles from the sun's surface to us on Earth.
