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MGE Energy (MGEE): executive pay, fiscal 2025

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CEO total pay$3,613,508CEO Jeffrey Keebler · source
Say-on-pay support94.52%Latest vote · source
CEO vs. named peers18th pct.Of 11 peer CEOs
CEO pay ratio25.5:1To the median employee · source

CEO pay, last three years

  • $2,566,797FY2023
  • $2,126,131FY2024
  • $3,613,508FY2025

CEO total pay was $3,613,508 in fiscal 2025, up from $2,126,131 in fiscal 2024.

FY2025: salary $795,833 · bonus $0 · stock awards $1,402,881 · option awards $0

Executives and directors

Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest-paid executive at MGE Energy Inc in fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Jeffrey Keebler (Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer) was the highest-paid executive at MGE Energy Inc in fiscal 2025, with total compensation of $3,613,508.
How does MGE Energy Inc's chief executive pay compare to its disclosed peer group?
As disclosed, Jeffrey Keebler's total compensation ranked at the 18th percentile of MGE Energy Inc's disclosed peer group.
What is MGE Energy Inc's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio?
As disclosed, MGE Energy Inc's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio was 25.5:1.
How did shareholders vote on MGE Energy Inc's executive compensation?
As disclosed, 94.52% of shareholders supported MGE Energy Inc's executive compensation in the latest say-on-pay vote.
How much does MGE Energy Inc spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, MGE Energy Inc reported total board compensation of $1,580,000 for fiscal 2025.

Answers are drawn only from the figures disclosed in this brief and cited to their location in the source filing. Where a figure required for an answer is not disclosed, that is stated rather than estimated.

Full detail

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Summary compensation table
Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
Jeffrey Keebler$795,833$0$1,402,881$0$865,920$531,180$17,694$3,613,508
Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer
Jared Bushek420,8680582,3160345,0443,222113,4341,464,884
Vice President – Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Cari Anne Renlund413,1800273,1830270,6070102,9531,059,923
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
James Lorenz328,6310219,1560195,382185,18858,846987,203
Vice President – Energy Operations
Lynn Hobbie389,0120214,4850220,58828,37658,427910,888
Former Executive Vice President

A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed in the filing, without adjustment.

Three-year trend — total compensation per named executive

Named executive officerFY2025 totalFY2024 totalFY2023 totalΔ FY2024→2025
Jeffrey Keebler$3,613,508$2,126,131$2,566,797↑ +1,487,377
Jared Bushek1,464,8841,015,661820,879↑ +449,223
Cari Anne Renlund1,059,923913,444832,719↑ +146,479
James Lorenz987,203713,592—↑ +273,611
Lynn Hobbie910,888781,2361,006,937↑ +129,652

Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.

Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis

Our executive compensation program is designed to compensate our NEOs fairly based upon an assessment of compensation available in the marketplace where we compete for executive talent and our desire to achieve a balance of short-term and long-term incentives for maintaining and improving Company performance and shareholder value.

CEO STI target (% of salary)80%
CEO LTI target (% of salary)—
Independent consultantFW Cook
Clawback policyTrue
Anti-hedgingTrue
Anti-pledgingTrue
Equity grants and outstanding awards

Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2025

ExecutiveAwardGrant dateThresholdTargetGrantedMaximumGrant-date fair value
Jared BushekPSU2025-03-031,4342,867—5,734$316,631
Cari Anne RenlundPSU2025-03-036731,345—2,690148,542
Lynn HobbiePSU2025-03-035281,056—2,112116,625
Lynn HobbieRSU2025-03-03——1,056—97,860
Jared BushekRSU2025-03-03——2,867—265,685
James LorenzPSU2025-03-035401,079—2,158119,165
James LorenzRSU2025-03-03——1,079—99,991
Jeffrey KeeblerRSU2025-03-03——6,907—640,072
Cari Anne RenlundRSU2025-03-03——1,345—124,641
Jeffrey KeeblerPSU2025-03-033,4546,907—13,814762,809

Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type

Named executive officerTime-vested (RSU)Performance-vested (PSU)Options / SARs% performance-vested
Jared Bushek$265,685$316,631$054.4%
Cari Anne Renlund124,641148,542054.4%
Lynn Hobbie97,860116,625054.4%
James Lorenz99,991119,165054.4%
Jeffrey Keebler640,072762,809054.4%

% performance-vested = PSU grant-date fair value ÷ (RSU + PSU + Options), a computed value with the derivation shown in the register.

Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2025

ExecutiveAwardShares unvestedExercise priceMarket value unvested
James LorenzPSU972—$76,224
Lynn HobbiePSU1,056—82,812
James LorenzPSU1,079—84,615
Cari Anne RenlundPSU1,345—105,475
Lynn HobbiePSU1,438—112,768
James LorenzPSU1,458—114,336
Cari Anne RenlundPSU1,516—118,885
Lynn HobbiePSU1,584—124,217
James LorenzPSU1,619—126,962
Jared BushekPSU1,854—145,391
Cari Anne RenlundPSU2,018—158,252
Lynn HobbiePSU2,157—169,152
Cari Anne RenlundPSU2,274—178,327
Jared BushekPSU2,781—218,086
Jared BushekPSU2,867—224,830
Jared BushekPSU4,301—337,284
Jeffrey KeeblerPSU5,162—404,804
Jeffrey KeeblerPSU6,907—541,647
Jeffrey KeeblerPSU7,743—607,206
Jeffrey KeeblerPSU10,361—812,510
Director compensation
DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
James L. PossinIndependent · Lead Independent Director · Audit · Corporate Governance (Chair)$109,655$85,000$0$0$0$194,655
Patricia K. AckermanIndependent · Audit (Chair)97,84585,000000182,845
Marcia M. AndersonIndependent · Human Resources and Compensation (Chair) · Corporate Governance97,50085,000000182,500
Daniel J. KellyIndependent · Audit · Human Resources and Compensation85,00085,000000170,000
Angela S. RiegerIndependent · Human Resources and Compensation · Corporate Governance85,00085,000000170,000
James G. BerbeeIndependent · Human Resources and Compensation · Corporate Governance85,00085,000000170,000
Londa J. DeweyIndependent · Human Resources and Compensation · Corporate Governance · Executive85,00085,000000170,000
Noble L. WrayIndependent · Audit85,00085,000000170,000
Gary J. WolterNot independent · Executive85,00085,000000170,000
James J. LorenzEmployee director—————0
Lynn K. HobbieEmployee director · Departed during FY—————0
Cari Anne RenlundEmployee director—————0
Jared J. BushekEmployee director—————0
Jeffrey M. KeeblerEmployee director · Board Chair000—00

Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$85,000
Annual equity retainer$85,000
Per board meeting fee—
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)15,000 / 12,500 / 10,000
Stock ownership guideline$255,000

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2025
Cash retainers and fees$815,000
Equity awards (grant-date value)$765,000
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$1,580,000

Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.

Peer group, and who names MGE Energy as a peer

Companies that benchmark against MGEE

12 companies name MGEE as a compensation peer

The list of companies that name MGEE as a peer is temporarily unavailable — recheck shortly.

Disclosed peer group — fiscal year 2025

The compensation peer group as the company disclosed it in its own proxy — the reference set behind the percentile above.

Peer reciprocity

The companies MGE Energy Inc names as compensation peers that name it back in their own disclosed peer groups.

Chief executive pay against the peer group

Most recent fiscal-year chief executive compensation at each disclosed peer, taken from that company’s own proxy statement.

RankCompanyFYChief executiveSalaryStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveTotal
1Idacorp, Inc.2025Lisa Grow$1,050,000$2,942,308$0$1,785,001$7,529,892
2Otter Tail Corporation2025Charles MacFarlane867,5783,149,27601,471,1946,792,688
3Sunnova Energy International, Inc.2023William Berger620,833489,6454,000,000734,4685,865,040
4NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc.2025Brian Bird921,2632,700,0220743,4005,016,745
5Avista Corporation2025Heather Rosentrater786,8452,653,7430897,7324,773,308
6Chesapeake Utilities Corporation2025Jeffry Householder872,3852,420,56601,097,8634,531,322
7Allete, Inc.2024Bethany Owen871,1751,378,13801,329,6923,720,063
8Northwest Natural Holding Company2025Justin Palfreyman812,5001,726,2080726,4063,695,467
9Ormat Technologies Inc.2025Doron Blachar641,0622,000,0000816,0003,618,005
10MGE Energy Inc2025Jeffrey Keebler795,8331,402,8810865,9203,613,508
11Unitil Corporation2025Thomas Meissner Jr.744,066751,8420662,5913,189,116
12Genie Energy Ltd.2025Michael Stein450,0000001,371,250

Each peer’s compensation is from its most recently filed proxy; fiscal years differ by company. Each peer’s figures come from its own filings; the subject company is highlighted. Peers whose chief executive compensation is outside our coverage universe are stated as such, never left blank.

Incentive design against the same peers

CompanyAnnual incentive payoutLong-term vehicle mixPSU measures include TSRCompensation consultant
MGE Energy Inc135.3%PSU 50 · RSU 50Yes — Relative Total Shareholder Return (TSR)FW Cook
Allete, Inc.153.2%PSU 75 · RSU 25Yes — Relative TSRPearl Meyer
Avista Corporation114%not disclosedNoMeridian Compensation Partners
Chesapeake Utilities Corporationnot disclosedPSU 100not disclosedFW Cook
Genie Energy Ltd.not disclosedRestricted Stock 100not disclosednot disclosed
Idacorp, Inc.170%PSU 67 · RSU 33Yes — TSRPay Governance
Northwest Natural Holding Company138.8%PSA 65 · RSU 35NoPay Governance
NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc.80%PSU 70 · RSU 30Yes — TSR relative to peer groupWillis Towers Watson (WTW)
Ormat Technologies Inc.97%PSU 60 · RSU 40Yes — Relative TSRF.W. Cook & Co.
Otter Tail Corporationnot disclosednot disclosedYes — Three-Year TSR performance relative to peer groupWTW
Sunnova Energy International, Inc.126%Options 100not disclosedPearl Meyer
Unitil Corporation137%PSU 50 · RSU 50NoWillis Towers

Read from each company’s Compensation Discussion and Analysis: annual incentive payout as a percentage of target, the disclosed long-term vehicle mix, whether performance-share measures include a total shareholder return component, and the retained compensation consultant. “Not disclosed” appears only where the company’s filing does not state the item.

Say-on-pay history and pay ratio
Meeting yearMeeting dateForAgainstAbstainSupportOutcome
20262026-05-1920,105,0541,166,451499,85494.52%Passed
20252025-05-2023,492,2891,292,053519,22394.79%Passed
20242024-05-2123,069,6931,398,363553,85594.28%Passed
20232023-05-1621,875,0221,147,042493,48795.02%Passed
20222022-05-1722,545,3431,182,501591,15695.02%Passed
20212021-05-1822,317,5791,451,432487,03893.89%Passed

Rows are labeled by annual-meeting year, with the meeting date beside each; the vote held in a given year acts on the prior fiscal year’s compensation.

Say-on-pay — history, company’s computation

Meeting yearMeeting dateApproval — company’s computation
20262026-05-1994.52%a
20252025-05-2094.79%b
20242024-05-2194.28%c

a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect.”.

b. Voting standard not stated in the filing.

c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions and broker nonvotes will have no effect.”.

Approval percentages are the company’s own reported computations under its own stated standard, not recomputed by Velarion. Where a company does not state a standard, none is assumed.

CEO pay ratio

Ratio (CEO : median employee)25.5 : 1
CEO total compensation$3,613,508
Median employee compensation$141,512
Insider trades since the proxy

Every insider equity transaction reported on Form 4 after the 2025 proxy statement — acquisitions, dispositions, exercises, and withholdings — and therefore not reflected in any table in that document.

InsiderRoleTransaction dateCodeSharesPriceValueSecuritySource
Jared Joseph BushekVP Chief Fin. Off. & Treasurer2026-04-17A25,000$0$0CommonForm 4 ↗
James G. BerbeeDirector2026-08-19A261.368121,249CommonForm 4 ↗
James G. BerbeeDirector2026-09-09A274.747721,251CommonForm 4 ↗

Transaction codes per Form 4: A acquisition · S open-market sale · F tax withholding · M option exercise · G gift. Value = shares × price as reported. Dividend-equivalent and fractional-share accrual rows (derivative Class A, under $10,000 and under 2,000 shares) are aggregated per date; every row appears in full below.

Sources (57 citations)

Each figure is listed with the filing it comes from, where it appears in that filing, and the value as printed. Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.

  • Section 01, Jeffrey Keebler. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “2025 Summary Compensation Table” · page 40. As printed: 3,613,508. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Jared Bushek. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “2025 Summary Compensation Table” · page 40. As printed: 1,464,884. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Cari Anne Renlund. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “2025 Summary Compensation Table” · page 40. As printed: 1,059,923. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, James Lorenz. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “2025 Summary Compensation Table” · page 40. As printed: 987,203. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Lynn Hobbie. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “2025 Summary Compensation Table” · page 40. As printed: 910,888. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Jared Bushek PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Cari Anne Renlund PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Lynn Hobbie PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Lynn Hobbie RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Jared Bushek RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, James Lorenz PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, James Lorenz RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Jeffrey Keebler RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Cari Anne Renlund RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Jeffrey Keebler PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 07, pay ratio. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 25.5 : 1. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, James L. Possin. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 194,655. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Patricia K. Ackerman. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 182,845. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Marcia M. Anderson. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 182,500. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Daniel J. Kelly. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 170,000. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Angela S. Rieger. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 170,000. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, James G. Berbee. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 170,000. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Londa J. Dewey. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 170,000. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Noble L. Wray. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 170,000. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Gary J. Wolter. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 170,000. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, James J. Lorenz. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Lynn K. Hobbie. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Cari Anne Renlund. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Jared J. Bushek. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Jeffrey M. Keebler. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Jared Joseph Bushek 2026-04-17. Form 4, filed 2026-04-21. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, James G. Berbee 2026-08-19. Form 4, filed 2026-08-20. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, James G. Berbee 2026-09-09. Form 4, filed 2026-09-11. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2026 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2026-05-22. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 94.52% (votes for as printed: 20,105,054). View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2025 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2025-05-22. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 94.79% (votes for as printed: 23,492,289). View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2024 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2024-05-23. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 94.28% (votes for as printed: 23,069,693). View filing ↗
  • Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed). Computed. Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.
  • Section 03b vehicle mix (computed). Computed. RSU / PSU / Options grant-date fair values summed per officer from the grants table; % performance-vested = PSU ÷ (RSU+PSU+Options).
  • Section 09b board cost (computed). Computed. Cash 815,000 + equity 765,000 + all other 0 = 1,580,000, summed across the director compensation table rows.
  • Idacorp, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. CEO total compensation as printed in Idacorp, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 7,529,892. View filing ↗
  • Otter Tail Corporation, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-02. CEO total compensation as printed in Otter Tail Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 6,792,688. View filing ↗
  • Sunnova Energy International, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2024-04-04. CEO total compensation as printed in Sunnova Energy International, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 5,865,040. View filing ↗
  • NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-12. CEO total compensation as printed in NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 5,016,745. View filing ↗
  • Avista Corporation, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-01. CEO total compensation as printed in Avista Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 4,773,308. View filing ↗
  • Chesapeake Utilities Corporation, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-25. CEO total compensation as printed in Chesapeake Utilities Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 4,531,322. View filing ↗
  • Allete, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2025-03-31. CEO total compensation as printed in Allete, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 3,720,063. View filing ↗
  • Northwest Natural Holding Company, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-17. CEO total compensation as printed in Northwest Natural Holding Company's own proxy. As printed: 3,695,467. View filing ↗
  • Ormat Technologies Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. CEO total compensation as printed in Ormat Technologies Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 3,618,005. View filing ↗
  • MGE Energy Inc (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. CEO total compensation as printed in MGE Energy Inc's own proxy. As printed: 3,613,508. View filing ↗
  • Unitil Corporation, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. CEO total compensation as printed in Unitil Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 3,189,116. View filing ↗
  • Genie Energy Ltd., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-05-01. CEO total compensation as printed in Genie Energy Ltd.'s own proxy. As printed: 1,371,250. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Chesapeake Utilities Corporation reciprocity. DEF 14A. Chesapeake Utilities Corporation names MGE Energy Inc in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. names MGE Energy Inc in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Unitil Corporation reciprocity. DEF 14A. Unitil Corporation names MGE Energy Inc in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Northwest Natural Holding Company reciprocity. DEF 14A. Northwest Natural Holding Company names MGE Energy Inc in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Otter Tail Corporation reciprocity. DEF 14A. Otter Tail Corporation names MGE Energy Inc in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, ALLETE, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. ALLETE, Inc. names MGE Energy Inc in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
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