Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 134 - Standards For Gas Service › Section PSC 134.04 - Schedules to be filed with commission

Current through June 24, 2024
The schedules of rates and rules shall be filed with the
				commission by the utility and shall be classified, designated, arranged, and
				submitted so as to conform to the requirements of current tariff or rate
				schedule circulars and special instructions which have been and may from time
				to time be issued by the commission. Provisions of the schedules shall be
				definite and so stated as to minimize ambiguity or the possibility of
				misinterpretation, and shall include, together with such other information as
				may be deemed pertinent, the following:
(1) All rates for service with indication for
			 each rate of the type of gas and the class of customers to which each rate
			 applies. There shall also be shown any limitations on loads and type of
			 equipment which may be connected, the prices per unit of service, and the
			 number of units per billing period to which the prices apply, the period of
			 billing, the minimum bill, method of measuring demands and consumptions,
			 including method of calculating or estimating loads or minimums, and any
			 special terms and conditions applicable. The discount for prompt payment or
			 penalty for late payment, if any, and the period during which the net amount
			 may be paid shall be specified.
(2)
			 By municipalities, but without reference required to any particular part
			 thereof, the type of gas supplied and the type of service (firm and/or
			 interruptible).
(3) Forms of
			 standard contracts required of customers for the various types of service
			 available.
(4) If service to other
			 utilities or municipalities for resale is furnished at a standard filed rate,
			 either a copy of each contract or the standard contract form together with a
			 summary of the provisions of each signed contract. The summary shall show the
			 principal provisions of the contract and shall include the name and address of
			 the customer, the points where gas is delivered, rate, term, minimums, load
			 conditions, heating value of gas, pressures, and any special provisions such as
			 rentals.
(5) Copies of special
			 contracts for the purchase, sale, or interchange of gas.
(6) List of villages, cities, and
			 unincorporated communities where urban rates are applicable, and towns in which
			 service is furnished.
(7)
			 Definitions of classes of customers.
(8) Extension rules for extending service to
			 new customers indicating what portion of the extension or cost thereof will be
			 furnished by the utility; and if the rule is based on cost, the items of cost
			 included.
(9) Type of construction
			 required of the customer if different from requirements in ch. PSC
			 135.
(10) Designation of such
			 portion of the service facilities as the utility furnishes, owns, and
			 maintains.
(11) Rules with which
			 prospective customers must comply as a condition of receiving service, and the
			 terms of contracts required.
(12)
			 Rules governing the establishment of credit by customers for payment of service
			 bills.
(13) Rules governing
			 disconnecting and reconnecting service.
(14) Notice required from customer for having
			 service discontinued.
(15) Rules
			 covering temporary, emergency, auxiliary, and standby service.
(16) Rules covering the type of equipment
			 which may or may not be connected.
(17) The list of service areas and the rates
			 shall be filed in such form as to facilitate ready determination of the rates
			 available in each municipality and in such unincorporated communities as have
			 service at urban rates. If the utility has various rural rates, the areas where
			 the same are available shall be indicated.