Installers, contractors and solar service companies whose service area covers Wisconsin.
Wisconsin's solar growth is real, recent, and mostly big: about 3.2 gigawatts installed statewide — 18th in the nation — with the surge coming since 2020 from utility-scale solar farms like Two Creeks, the state's first, and the 200-megawatt Paris Solar project in Kenosha County. Fewer than 1% of Wisconsin homes have panels so far, which means the rooftop market is just getting started — in a state where electricity averages about 17.6 cents per kilowatt-hour, high for the Midwest.
Homeowners stack three things. First, Focus on Energy's Solar for Homes rebate pays $600 per kilowatt, up to $2,400, for systems installed in 2026 in participating utilities' territories — reserve it before you install. Second, the value your system adds to your home is fully exempt from property taxes under the state's solar energy equipment exemption — just file the claim with your local assessor. Third, net metering: Wisconsin has required it since 1982 for systems up to 20 kW at investor-owned and municipal utilities, and excess power is generally credited at the retail rate and carried to your next bill — but each utility's tariff differs (Xcel rolls credits monthly at retail and settles the year at avoided cost, while We Energies pays a monthly buy-back rate of about 4.6 cents), so your utility's tariff sheet is required reading before you size a system.
One more Wisconsin quirk: third-party leases and PPAs sit in legal limbo here, so most home systems are homeowner-owned — another reason the Focus rebate and the tax exemption matter. Compare the installers below from Milwaukee and Madison to Green Bay, Eau Claire, and the Fox Cities, and browse our solar energy resources for guides to snow-country design, ground mounts for farm properties, and battery backup.
