Rice Lake Utilities

10/09/2026

What a great Public Power Week! Thank you to everyone who joined us in celebrating this week. We want to wish a big congratulations to our $50 Chamber Bucks winners!

Janet Busick
Caroline Rabehl
Sheila Lindloff
Jeanne Seftar
Sandra Steiner
Pedro Luis Rodriguez

(all winners have been notified)

10/09/2026

What are the perks of community-owned ? Collectively, public power customers save $4,329,087,944 each year! 2,000 utilities with one purpose: building strong communities. Lower bills, fewer outages, and quality service from a dedicated team — a lot to celebrate this

10/08/2026

Rice Lake Utilities cares about keeping the lights on in our community, as well as helping our customers save energy and money. So when you see utility workers around town, be sure to thank them for keeping you powered!

10/07/2026

Lunch tickets will be provided in the office after 10am. Please bring in a copy of your bill to confirm your account. Be sure to sign up for our raffle also. We will be giving away six $50 Chamber Bucks certificates.

10/07/2026

means less disruption and more reliability. Customers of public power utilities like Rice Lake Utilities have more time with the lights on, with the average customer experiencing 72 more minutes each year not worrying about outages. That translates to 25.6 million hours with power that would have been lost if served by a different utility type. That’s $112.5 million that public power residential customers didn’t lose to outages. Happy

10/06/2026

Did you know utilities provide excellent community support? In fact, they contribute 9% more to their communities compared to for-profit utilities! Join us from October 5–11 to celebrate Public Power Week and learn more about how

10/05/2026

Today kicks off ! It’s a celebration of what matters most to us: YOU, our customers. That’s because here in Rice Lake, we are a community! Our friends and neighbors at Rice Lake Utilities serve us the electricity we rely upon. Rice Lake Utilities is one of 2,000 public power utilities across the nation, all serving one purpose: building strong communities. Watch this short video to learn more: https://youtu.be/MzU4tiohHrA?feature=shared

This short, engaging animated presentation colorfully describes how...

10/04/2026

It’s ! Oct. 4–10, we’re celebrating the dedicated people who make public power possible.

is local. It’s reliable. It’s focused on community. We salute the municipal employees at Wisconsin’s 81 community-owned utilities who work every day to serve their neighbors.

10/02/2026

10/9/2026 UPDATE: Karcz will be finishing their inspections today.

**Heads Up Rice Lake Residents**

Beginning Monday, October 5th, our Electric Department has contracted with Karcz Utility Services to conduct pole inspections throughout our service territory.

During this time, Karcz Utility Services employees may be working in residential yards and other areas throughout our service territory. Please be aware that inspections may also take place outside of our normal business hours.

We appreciate your understanding and cooperation as this important work is completed.

10/01/2026