Wisconsin
Power factor correction in Wausau, WI
How power factor is billed in Wausau, when correcting it is worth doing, and how to get your own bill reviewed.
Which utility serves Wausau?
The research identifies Wisconsin Public Service (WPS) as the delivery utility serving Wausau. Confirm your facility's utility from its bill or service address; postal addresses and service boundaries can differ.
Territory source: Wisconsin Public Service (WPS) territory listing.
The power-factor rule
Wisconsin Public Service (WPS) Power-factor rule confirmed
Customers over 1,000 kW on schedule Cp pay a reactive demand adjustment below an 80% average power factor; whether a general-service clause exists was not established.
Cp Large Commercial & Industrial (rules in Schedule CpX). Applies to: Customers whose demand has exceeded 1,000 kW for three consecutive months. For three-phase service, a reactive demand adjustment is added, based on the average monthly power factor calculated from kWh and lagging kVARh. Adjustment = customer demand × (1/PF − 1/0.80) × reactive demand charge ($0.40 per kW at up to 6,000 V; $0.25 per kW above 6,000 V).
Not established Cg general-service schedules (rules in CgX). Applies to: General-service commercial customers. Not established. The CgX rules refer to a 'Power Factor Clause' that we could not find in the documents we reviewed, so we can't say whether one applies.
- Customer demand here is the maximum demand in the current or preceding 11 months.
- The tariff does not say whether a power factor above 80% (where the formula turns negative) earns a credit, so we don't claim either way.
As checked 2026-10-03. Wisconsin Public Service (WPS)'s full rules, tariff quotes and sources →
Is correction worth it in Wausau?
Correction may reduce the applicable adjustment. The result depends on the schedule's measurement basis, minimums, ratchets and credit provisions; check the bill before assigning a benefit.
Working with us in Wausau
Wausau is about 150 miles from our Brookfield office, measured straight-line. Send your bills and available measurement data to discuss the appropriate next step and whether site work can be arranged.
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