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Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 111 - Requirements For Strategic Energy Assessments, Certificates Of Public Convenience And Necessity, And Fixed Financial Parameters For Certain Rate Base Electric Generating Facilities › Subchapter VI - CPCN Applications › Section PSC 111.55 - CPCN applications for high-voltage transmission lines

Current through June 24, 2024
A CPCN application for a high-voltage transmission line is
				  not complete until the applicant has filed all of the following information
				  with the commission:
(1) NEED. The
				need for the proposed project, including all planning criteria, assumptions,
				historical outage data, stability, and power-flow studies that address
				need.
(2) DESIGN. The physical
				design characteristics, including structure type, design span length, conductor
				size and type, foundation type, operating voltage, and feasibility of future
				increases in operating voltage.
(3)
				BASIS FOR DESIGN SELECTION. The basis for selection of physical design
				characteristics.
(4) EMF LEVELS.
				The estimated magnetic field levels.
(5) SUBSTATION DESIGN. The substation design
				or modifications to existing substations.
(6) OWNERS AND INVESTORS. The names and
				addresses of owners and investors, and percent of ownership.
(7) CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE AND APPROVALS. The
				construction schedule and required regulatory approvals.
(8) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. Any additional
				information the commission may request, including information necessary for it
				to make the determinations listed in s.
				196.491(3)
				(d), Stats., or to prepare an environmental
				assessment or environmental impact statement under s.
				1.11,
				Stats.
(9) TARIFF FILINGS. Whether
				an open-access tariff has been filed with the FERC.
(10) PROPOSED ROUTES. Except as otherwise
				submitted under this section, proposed routes and the pertinent factors
				considered in choosing them, including engineering, economic, safety,
				reliability and environmental considerations. All of the following information
				shall be filed for each of the proposed routes:
(a) Estimated construction cost and
				assumptions.
(b) Geology.
(c) Topography.
(d) General soil associations.
(e) Water resources, including wetlands,
				lakes, rivers, and streams.
(f)
				Vegetative cover, including wildlife habitat.
(g) Endangered, threatened, and special
				concern species and communities.
(h) Existing and proposed land uses along the
				routes.
(i) Land in public
				ownership.
(j) Areas of residential
				concentration.
(k) Active mines and
				quarries.
(L) Communication towers,
				VHF omnidirectional range plus tactical air navigation (VORTAC) stations, and
				airports.
(m) Wild rivers, scenic
				rivers, and scenic roads.
(n)
				Historical and archeological sites.
(o) Designated natural areas.
(p) Opportunities for corridor
				sharing.
(q) Information
				demonstrating how the transmission line siting priorities in s.
				1.12(6),
				Stats., were considered.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 111 - Requirements For Strategic Energy Assessments, Certificates Of Public Convenience And Necessity, And Fixed Financial Parameters For Certain Rate Base Electric Generating Facilities › Subchapter VI - CPCN Applications › Section PSC 111.56 - Expedited review

Current through June 24, 2024
An applicant requesting expedited review of a high voltage
				  transmission line application under s.
				  196.491(3b),
				  Stats., shall include all of the following in its application:
(1) All the information required under s.
				PSC
				111.55, except that the detailed information required
				under s.
				PSC
				111.55(10) is required only for the
				route the applicant proposes to construct.
(2) Information and documentation describing
				in detail why the application should receive expedited review.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 111 - Requirements For Strategic Energy Assessments, Certificates Of Public Convenience And Necessity, And Fixed Financial Parameters For Certain Rate Base Electric Generating Facilities › Subchapter VII - Fixed Financial Parameter Applications › Section PSC 111.61 - Purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
The purpose of this subchapter is to implement s.
				  196.371,
				  Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 111 - Requirements For Strategic Energy Assessments, Certificates Of Public Convenience And Necessity, And Fixed Financial Parameters For Certain Rate Base Electric Generating Facilities › Subchapter VII - Fixed Financial Parameter Applications › Section PSC 111.62 - Applicability

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A public utility may apply for an order
				fixing financial parameters under s.
				196.371,
				Stats.
(2) An electric generating
				facility proposed to be constructed by a public utility cannot qualify for
				fixed financial parameters unless the public utility submits an application for
				fixed financial parameters before or simultaneously with the application for a
				certificate, as defined in s.
				196.371(1),
				Stats.
(3) An electric generating
				facility proposed to be purchased by a public utility cannot qualify for fixed
				financial parameters unless the public utility submits an application for fixed
				financial parameters before or simultaneously with the application for
				authority to purchase the electric generating facility.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 111 - Requirements For Strategic Energy Assessments, Certificates Of Public Convenience And Necessity, And Fixed Financial Parameters For Certain Rate Base Electric Generating Facilities › Subchapter VII - Fixed Financial Parameter Applications › Section PSC 111.63 - Information required

Current through June 24, 2024
A public utility desiring fixed financial parameters shall
				  provide all of the following information in its application:
(1) The economic useful life of the facility,
				including technology type and commercial operation date.
(2) The proposed return on equity and rate of
				return for the facility, including supporting materials such as relevant
				studies or testimony.
(3) The
				proposed capital structure and financing mechanism for the facility.
(4) The capital cost of the facility. For a
				purchased facility, the capital costs shall include the purchase price and the
				cost of any modifications or improvements to the facility that are necessary at
				time of the purchase.
(5) The
				proposed method for determining the costs that may be recovered in
				rates.
(6) Any other proposals or
				information regarding the recovery of the costs that the public utility
				determines are necessary for providing certainty to the public utility,
				investors and ratepayers in future rate-making proceedings.
(7) The cost of debt plus issuance costs, and
				related credit ratings for any short-term or long-term project financing which
				may already have occurred.
(8) Any
				other information that may be required by the commission.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 111 - Requirements For Strategic Energy Assessments, Certificates Of Public Convenience And Necessity, And Fixed Financial Parameters For Certain Rate Base Electric Generating Facilities › Subchapter VII - Fixed Financial Parameter Applications › Section PSC 111.64 - Procedure

Current through June 24, 2024
The hearing on an application for fixed financial parameters
				  shall be held in conjunction with the review of the application for a
				  certificate, as defined in s.
				  196.371(1),
				  Stats., and, if applicable, in conjunction with any affiliated interest
				  approval.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 111 - Requirements For Strategic Energy Assessments, Certificates Of Public Convenience And Necessity, And Fixed Financial Parameters For Certain Rate Base Electric Generating Facilities › Subchapter VII - Fixed Financial Parameter Applications › Section PSC 111.65 - Order

Current through June 24, 2024
The commission may issue an order authorizing fixed financial
				  parameters if the commission determines that the order will provide a
				  sufficient degree of certainty to the public utility, investors, and ratepayers
				  with respect to future recovery of the facility's capital costs and that the
				  order is otherwise in the public interest. In making the determination, the
				  commission shall consider the return on equity, rate of return and capital
				  structure appropriate to maintain the financial integrity of the public utility
				  and shall consider the total cost of the proposed financing mechanism, compared
				  to alternative financing options.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 111 - Requirements For Strategic Energy Assessments, Certificates Of Public Convenience And Necessity, And Fixed Financial Parameters For Certain Rate Base Electric Generating Facilities › Subchapter VIII - Pre-Construction Notices › Section PSC 111.71 - Notification of additional work areas

Current through June 24, 2024
After the commission has issued a CPCN under s.
				  196.491,
				  Stats., the applicant shall, before establishing any lay down area, staging
				  area or access route that was not identified and described in the project
				  application, notify the commission of the location of the lay down area,
				  staging area or access route, and demonstrate that the use of the lay down
				  area, staging area or access route will not affect any threatened or endangered
				  species, historic resources, wetlands, waterways or other sensitive
				  resources.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 112 - Construction By Electric Public Utilities And Extensions Of Electric Service › Section PSC 112.01 - Application of rules

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) This chapter applies to proposed
			 construction by any electric public utility, as defined in s.
			 196.01, Stats.
Note: Additional requirements relating to certificates for
				proposed large or bulk electric generating facilities of 12,000 kW or more
				nominal capacity, or a high-voltage transmission line with associated
				facilities exceeding one mile in length designed for operation at 100 kV or
				more, are included in ss.
				PSC
				111.41 to
				111.43.
(2) Section
			 PSC
			 112.08 applies to electric public utilities as defined
			 in s.
			 196.01(5),
			 Stats., and to electric cooperative associations.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 112 - Construction By Electric Public Utilities And Extensions Of Electric Service › Section PSC 112.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In this chapter:
(1)
			 "Begin construction" means site clearing, excavation, placement of facilities,
			 or any other substantial action adversely affecting the natural environment of
			 the site or physical modification to equipment at the site which would not be
			 required if the proposed project was not approved, but does not include borings
			 necessary to determine foundation conditions or other preconstruction
			 monitoring or surveying to establish background information related to site or
			 environmental suitability.
(2)
			 "Commission" means the public service commission.
(3) "Distribution system" means electric
			 lines and associated facilities, designed and operated at less than 40 kV, that
			 deliver power to customers.
(4)
			 "Gross cost" means the total expenditures required to accomplish the purpose of
			 the project. "Gross cost" does not include any credit for the value of salvaged
			 facilities, but does include:
(a) The cost of
			 any removals or demolition of existing structures which may be
			 required.
(b) Peripheral
			 construction such as relaying or switching facilities made necessary at other
			 system substations or terminations remote from the project area
			 itself.
(c) Related operating and
			 maintenance charges for building remodeling projects and replacements and
			 modifications at generating plants.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 112 - Construction By Electric Public Utilities And Extensions Of Electric Service › Section PSC 112.03 - New service in a municipality

Current through June 24, 2024
No electric utility may begin construction, install or place in
				operation any physical facilities for furnishing retail electric service in a
				municipality in which the utility has not rendered retail electric service,
				without the commission's prior approval under s.
				PSC
				112.07.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 112 - Construction By Electric Public Utilities And Extensions Of Electric Service › Section PSC 112.04 - Interconnection projects

Current through June 24, 2024
No electric utility may begin construction, install or place in
				operation an initial interconnection with the transmission system of another
				electric utility, with which it has no existing transmission interconnections,
				without the commission's prior approval under s.
				PSC
				112.07. Any subsequent interconnection by mutual
				agreement with the same electric utility does not require commission approval
				except as provided in s.
				PSC
				112.05. The electric utility shall, however, report
				each subsequent interconnection to the commission at least 90 days before it
				begins construction. The report shall include a description of the project, its
				location, the estimated gross cost, and a discussion of the need. Electric
				utilities may, without commission authorization, establish temporary or
				emergency interconnections between their systems by mutual agreement, but shall
				promptly report such interconnections to the commission within 10 days of the
				date established and the date discontinued.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 112 - Construction By Electric Public Utilities And Extensions Of Electric Service › Section PSC 112.05 - Construction of electric utility facilities

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) No electric
			 utility may begin construction, install or place in operation any of the
			 following facilities whose estimated gross cost exceeds the applicable amount
			 specified in sub. (3), without prior commission approval under s.
			 PSC
			 112.07:
(a) A
			 generating plant or unit.
(b) A
			 replacement, modification or addition at a generating plant. This paragraph
			 applies to projects or combinations of projects where the same replacement,
			 modification or addition is known to be required at more than one unit at the
			 same plant over a reasonably short period of time and the total cost of the
			 combined work exceeds the applicable amount specified in sub. (3). This
			 paragraph also applies to the initial construction of major new waste disposal
			 facilities for the plant, even if not located at or adjacent to the existing
			 plant site. This paragraph does not apply to replacements, modifications or
			 repairs to a hydroelectric dam or related civil works to comply with dam safety
			 or similar regulatory requirements, if the capacity or operation of the
			 generating facilities is not significantly changed.
(c) A project for constructing or rebuilding
			 a transmission line, including necessary terminations and related new
			 substation or substation additions. This paragraph does not apply to the
			 relocation or modification of a segment of an existing transmission line, if
			 the utility is ordered to relocate or modify the line to accommodate highway or
			 airport construction, nor to the reconstruction or restoration of a segment of
			 an existing transmission line made necessary by storm damage.
(d) A new substation or switching
			 station.
(e) An addition to or
			 replacement at an existing substation or switching station.
(f) A distribution system extension,
			 conversion to a higher voltage or conversion from overhead to underground
			 construction.
(g) A new building or
			 any addition to or remodeling of an existing building. This paragraph applies
			 to the purchase of an existing building by a utility for conversion to utility
			 use.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 112 - Construction By Electric Public Utilities And Extensions Of Electric Service › Section PSC 112.06 - Applications for commission authorization

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) PRIOR TO FILING
			 AN APPLICATION. Before filing an application for commission authorization under
			 s.
			 196.49,
			 Stats., the applicant shall do all of the following:
(a) Notify the department and the commission
			 of its intent to seek commission authorization.
(b) Consult with commission staff, in
			 cooperation with staff from the department, on the scope of the proposed
			 project, the alternatives that must be considered in the application, and
			 additional information that the commission will require as part of the
			 commission authorization application.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 112 - Construction By Electric Public Utilities And Extensions Of Electric Service › Section PSC 112.07 - Processing of applications by the commission

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) If upon
			 consideration of the application, together with any supplemental information
			 and objections, the commission finds that the public convenience and necessity
			 require the project as proposed and the project complies with s.
			 196.49(3)
			 (b), Stats., the commission may authorize the
			 project without public hearing but with modifications and conditions it
			 considers necessary.
(2) Except as
			 provided in sub. (1), the commission shall hold a public hearing on the
			 application and grant or deny the application, in whole or in part, subject to
			 any conditions the commission finds are necessary to protect the public
			 interest or promote the public convenience and necessity.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 112 - Construction By Electric Public Utilities And Extensions Of Electric Service › Section PSC 112.073 - Notification of additional work areas

Current through June 24, 2024
After the commission has issued an authorization under s.
				196.49,
				Stats., the applicant shall, before establishing any lay down area, staging
				area or access route that was not identified and described in the project
				application, notify the commission of the location of the lay down area,
				staging area or access route, and demonstrate that the use of the lay down
				area, staging area or access route will not affect any threatened or endangered
				species, historic resources, wetlands, waterways or other sensitive
				resources.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 112 - Construction By Electric Public Utilities And Extensions Of Electric Service › Section PSC 112.075 - Emergency work

Current through June 24, 2024
In case of emergency, an electric utility may begin necessary
				work without complying with ss.
				PSC
				112.06 and
				112.07. The utility shall do all of
				the following:
(1) Notify the
			 commission of its actions within 48 hours of commencement of the
			 work.
(2) Furnish the commission
			 the information required under s.
			 PSC
			 112.06 within 30 days of commencement of the
			 work.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 112 - Construction By Electric Public Utilities And Extensions Of Electric Service › Section PSC 112.08 - Extensions of electric service under s. 196.495, Stats

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) In addition to
			 any other conditions established by law or commission order, the measurement of
			 an extension's length under s.
			 196.495(1)
			 (b), Stats., shall be from an existing local
			 service distribution line that is, or has been, actually used in rendering
			 local service to a customer. A street light or security light is not a
			 principal building or facility under s.
			 196.495(1)
			 (b), Stats.
(2) The commission shall enforce any written
			 territorial agreement filed by 2 utilities, a utility and a cooperative
			 association, or 2 cooperative associations to avoid duplication of facilities,
			 if:
(a) The agreement governs the extension of
			 electric distribution lines and the right to serve customers; and
(b) The commission has approved the agreement
			 as being in the public interest.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 113 - Service Rules For Electrical Utilities › Subchapter I - General › Section PSC 113.01 - Application of rules

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) All public utilities, whether privately
				or municipally owned or operated, in respect to the supply of electric energy
				and provision of electric service in this state, shall comply with and conform
				to rules set forth in this order except insofar as exception may be made by
				order of the commission as hereinafter mentioned.
(2) Nothing in this chapter of the Wisconsin
				Administrative Code shall preclude special and individual consideration being
				given to exceptional or unusual situations and upon due investigation of the
				facts and circumstances therein involved, the adoption of requirements as to
				individual utilities or services which shall be lesser, greater, other, or
				different than those provided in said rules.
(3) Nothing in this chapter shall prevent
				imposition of sanctions, fines, forfeitures, penalties or damages under more
				than one section of this chapter or ch. 196, Stats., or other statutes, for the
				same incident or occurrence.
(4)
				The manner of enforcing the rules in ch. PSC 113 is prescribed in s.
				196.66,
				Stats. and such other means as provided in statutory sections administered by
				the public service commission.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 113 - Service Rules For Electrical Utilities › Subchapter I - General › Section PSC 113.012 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In this chapter:
(1)
				"Ability to pay" means a customer's financial capacity to meet his or her
				utility service obligation, considering all of the following factors:
(a) Size of the delinquent account.
(b) Customer's payment history.
(c) Period of time the debt has been
				outstanding.
(d) Reasons why the
				debt has been outstanding.
(e) Any
				other relevant factors concerning the customer's circumstances, as household
				size, income and expenses.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 113 - Service Rules For Electrical Utilities › Subchapter II - Miscellaneous Service Requirements › Section PSC 113.0201 - General requirement

Current through June 24, 2024
Every utility shall furnish reasonably adequate service and
				  facilities at the rates filed with the commission and subject to these rules
				  and the rules of the utility applicable thereto and not otherwise. The energy
				  shall be generated, transmitted, converted and distributed by the utility and
				  utilized, whether by the utility or the customer, in such manner as to obviate
				  so far as reasonably practicable undesirable effects upon the operation of
				  standard services or equipment of the utility, its customers, or other
				  utilities or agencies.
As used in these rules the terms "rules of the utility" or
					 "utility's rules" means the rules of the utility on file with the commission
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 113 - Service Rules For Electrical Utilities › Subchapter II - Miscellaneous Service Requirements › Section PSC 113.0202 - Relocation of poles

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) When a utility is required by
				governmental authority or requested by customers to move poles, as, for
				example, from streets to alleys, the utility is not required to furnish new
				service entrance conductors, cable, conduit, or service equipment unless it
				makes a practice of supplying this equipment. It shall, however, run a service
				drop to the nearest point on each building served from the new location and
				remove the old service drop without expense to the customer.
(2) If the utility moves its poles of its own
				volition the utility shall supply new service entrance conductors, cable,
				conduit, interior wiring connection and service equipment and remove the old;
				or shall attach its system to the existing service entrance conductors without
				expense to the customer.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 113 - Service Rules For Electrical Utilities › Subchapter II - Miscellaneous Service Requirements › Section PSC 113.0203 - Protection of utility facilities

Current through June 24, 2024
A public utility upon receiving notice as provided in s.
				  66.0831
				  or
				  182.0175(2m)
				  (b), Stats., of work which may affect its
				  facilities used for serving the public shall:
(1) If the notice is of work covered by s.
				66.0831,
				Stats., investigate and decide what action, if any, must reasonably be taken to
				protect or alter utility facilities in order to protect service to the public
				and to avoid unnecessary damage. The utility shall take such action as is
				reasonably necessary to protect, remove, alter, or reconstruct its facilities
				and shall perform such work with reasonable dispatch taking into account the
				conditions to be met. Nothing in this rule shall be deemed to affect any right
				which the utility may have to require advance payment or adequate assurance of
				payment of the reasonable cost thereof to the utility by the property owner or
				contractor.
(2) If the notice is of
				work covered by s.
				182.0175(2m)
				(b), Stats., and is not covered by s.
				66.0831,
				Stats., the utility shall respond as required by s.
				182.0175(2m)
				(b), Stats.
(3) The utility may, in order to protect its
				interests, require that the owner or contractor perform certain work upon that
				part of the service piping or wiring on or being removed from the property upon
				which the excavating, building, or wrecking operations are being
				performed.
(4) This rule is not
				intended to affect the responsibility of the contractor or owner, or the
				liability or legal rights of any party.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 113 - Service Rules For Electrical Utilities › Subchapter II - Miscellaneous Service Requirements › Section PSC 113.0204 - Interference with public service structures

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A utility
				having any work upon, over, along, or under any public street, highway or
				private property near existing utility facilities shall give reasonable notice
				to the other utility and shall exercise care when working in close proximity to
				such existing facilities. Sections
				66.0831
				and
				182.0175,
				Stats., shall be observed where applicable. In all other cases such notice
				shall provide the other utility with a reasonable opportunity to protect or
				alter its facilities and such work shall not proceed without an agreement
				concerning the location and nature of the proposed work.
(2) Nothing in the above shall prevent a
				utility from proceeding as quickly as possible with any emergency construction
				work which might interfere with existing facilities.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 113 - Service Rules For Electrical Utilities › Subchapter II - Miscellaneous Service Requirements › Section PSC 113.0205 - Standard voltages and utilization equipment

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) All utilities
				shall have available a tabulation showing the character and type of electric
				service supplied, including the secondary and, where applicable, primary
				voltages.
(2) Lamps used or
				furnished by the utility for highway or area illumination shall initially be
				such that the customer receives the proper illumination in lumens specified in
				the rate. If the street lighting rate is based on wattage, or if the utility
				furnishes lamps to customers free or at reduced cost, the lamp bulbs shall be
				of such efficiency in lumens per watt when used on the utility's circuits that
				customers may obtain their lighting service under the most favorable conditions
				practicable under the rate schedule.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 113 - Service Rules For Electrical Utilities › Subchapter II - Miscellaneous Service Requirements › Section PSC 113.0209 - Notice to communication firms

Current through June 24, 2024
Each electric utility shall notify telephone utility and
				  cable television firms in the area when it knows that customer-owned generating
				  facility is to be interconnected with its system. This notification shall be as
				  early as practicable to permit coordinated analysis and testing in advance of
				  interconnection, if considered necessary by the electric or telephone utility
				  or cable television firm.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 113 - Service Rules For Electrical Utilities › Subchapter II - Miscellaneous Service Requirements › Section PSC 113.0210 - Whistleblower protection

Current through June 24, 2024
No public utility shall interfere with, restrain, or coerce
				  any employee or other person in the exercise of the right to disclose
				  information to the commission or other governmental bodies regarding the safety
				  and reliability of the electrical system, or a portion thereof, provided that
				  the employee reasonably believe that such information is true. No public
				  utility may dismiss, discipline, demote, transfer, reprimand, harass, reduce
				  the pay of, discriminate against, or otherwise, retaliate against, any employee
				  or other person because the employee, or other person engaged in any of the
				  described activities.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 113 - Service Rules For Electrical Utilities › Subchapter III - Disconnection and Reconnection of Electric Service › Section PSC 113.0301 - Disconnections, residential

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Prior to
				disconnecting a jointly-metered property containing more than one rental
				dwelling unit and where service is in the property owner or manager's name, the
				utility shall first make an attempt to transfer the debt to the property
				owner's or manager's residence or office service. If a transfer is permitted
				under sub. (7) (a) the utility shall pursue available collection efforts at the
				owner's or manager's property prior to disconnecting the jointly-metered
				property.
(1m) Residential utility
				service may be disconnected or refused for any of the following reasons:
(a) Failure to pay a delinquent account or
				failure to comply with the terms of a deferred payment, as provided in s.
				PSC
				113.0404.
(b) Violation of the utility's rules
				pertaining to the use of service in a manner which interferes with the service
				of others or to the operation of non-standard equipment, if the customer has
				first been notified and provided with reasonable opportunity to remedy the
				situation.
(c) Failure to comply
				with deposit or guarantee arrangements, as specified in s.
				PSC
				113.0402.
(d) Refusal or failure to permit authorized
				utility personnel to read the meter at least once every 6 months in order to
				determine actual usage. The 6-month period begins with the date of the last
				meter reading.
(e) Failure to
				comply with Wisconsin statute, commission rule or commission order pertaining
				to conservation or availability of service.
(f) Failure to pay costs or fees incurred by
				and awarded to the utility by a court of law, for pursuit of collection of
				bills, or failure to pay extraordinary collection charges as allowed and
				specified in the utility's tariffs filed with the public service
				commission.
(g) Failure to comply
				with applicable requirements of this section, or of the utility's rules, or if
				the customer proposes to use a device that is not designed to reasonably
				minimize interference with communication and signal services.
(h) Delinquency in payment for service
				received by a previous customer or occupant at the premises to be served, if an
				account is transferred to a new account holder or customer and the previous
				account holder or customer continues to be an occupant of the dwelling unit to
				be served.
(i) Failure of an
				applicant for utility service to provide information or documentation required
				by s.
				PSC
				113.0408.
(k) Refusal or failure to provide authorized
				utility personnel access to utility equipment.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 113 - Service Rules For Electrical Utilities › Subchapter III - Disconnection and Reconnection of Electric Service › Section PSC 113.0302 - Disconnections, commercial and farm accounts

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Commercial or
				farm accounts which involve occupied dwellings shall be subject to s.
				PSC
				113.0304.
(2) Commercial or farm utility service may be
				disconnected or refused for any of the following reasons:
(a) Failure to pay a delinquent
				account.
(b) Violation of the
				utility's rules pertaining to the use of service in a manner which interferes
				with the service of others or to the operation of non-standard equipment, if
				the customer has first been notified and provided with reasonable opportunity
				to remedy the situation.
(c)
				Failure to comply with a deposit, guarantee arrangement, or installment payment
				agreement, as specified in s.
				PSC
				113.0403.
(d) Refusal or failure to permit authorized
				utility personnel to read the meter at least once every 6 months in order to
				determine actual usage. The 6-month period begins with the date of the last
				meter reading.
(e) Failure to
				comply with Wisconsin statute, commission rule or commission order pertaining
				to conservation or availability of service.
(f) Failure to pay costs or fees incurred by
				and awarded to the utility by a court of law, for pursuit of collection of
				bills, or failure to pay extraordinary collection charges as allowed and
				specified in the utility's tariffs filed with the public service
				commission.
(g) Failure to comply
				with applicable requirements of this section, or of the utility's rules, or
				with s.
				196.16,
				Stats., or if the customer proposes to use a device that is not designed to
				reasonably minimize interference with communication and signal
				services.
(h) Refusal or failure to
				provide authorized utility personnel access to utility equipment.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 113 - Service Rules For Electrical Utilities › Subchapter III - Disconnection and Reconnection of Electric Service › Section PSC 113.0303 - Reconnection of service

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)
(a) By June 1 of each year, or at a date
				designated by order of the commission, each electric utility in Wisconsin
				serving more than 40,000 customers shall submit a fall reconnection plan for
				review and approval by commission order. The plan shall provide reasonable
				means, including a timetable for personal contacts, that will be used to assure
				that all premises to which service was disconnected within the past 12 months
				and remains disconnected for nonpayment shall be contacted prior to October 25,
				or at a date set by commission order, to inform them of available payment
				options such as budget billing or deferred payment agreements. The utility
				shall include in its plan, procedures for negotiating for payment with
				households that contain persons who are elderly, infants, young children,
				seriously ill, or mentally or physically disabled.
(b) Prior to October 15 of each year, or at a
				date designated by order of the commission, a utility shall attempt by letter,
				telephone, or personal visit to contact all households at premises to which
				service was disconnected within the past 12 months and remains disconnected for
				nonpayment and inform them of available payment options such as budget billing
				or deferred payment agreement. If a letter or telephone call does not result in
				a response from an adult member of the household by October 15, or at a date
				designated by order of the commission, a subsequent personal visit shall be
				made no later than October 25, or at a date designated by order of the
				commission. For any household remaining disconnected after this date, the
				utility shall continue its efforts to have a personal contact with the
				household and determine its situation. The utility shall make a personal
				contact attempt after the date of disconnection and before November 1 for any
				household disconnected between October 15 and October 31. If, during any of the
				contacts made to carry out this section, the utility or its representative
				observes a danger to human health or life due to the disconnection, the utility
				shall immediately restore service. A record shall be made of all contacts and
				attempted contacts made to comply with this section.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 113 - Service Rules For Electrical Utilities › Subchapter III - Disconnection and Reconnection of Electric Service › Section PSC 113.0304 - Cold weather disconnections

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) DECLARATION OF
				POLICY. The public service commission of Wisconsin recognizes that there are
				many citizens of the state who, because of incomes, infirmities of aging,
				developmental or mental disabilities or like infirmities incurred at any age,
				or the frailties associated with being very young, need protection from cold
				weather disconnections. This section is intended to provide that protection as
				enumerated below. It is the further intent of the public service commission
				that these rules be used as guidelines to identify those customers who are not
				covered by sub. (4). For households subject to disconnection under this
				section, any disconnection permitted by this chapter during the cold weather
				period defined below shall be made only as a last resort, after all other legal
				means of recourse have been attempted and proven unsuccessful.
(2) APPLICABILITY.
(a) This section applies to disconnections
				for nonpayment of utility service which provides the primary heat source or
				energy source affecting the primary heat source to residential dwelling units
				occurring during the period November 1 to April 15 in any year for all occupied
				residences.
(b) This section shall
				not apply to disconnections of service as set forth in s.
				PSC 113.0301(1m) (b),
				(4), or (5), or disconnections for remodeling
				or repairs.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 113 - Service Rules For Electrical Utilities › Subchapter III - Disconnection and Reconnection of Electric Service › Section PSC 113.0305 - Customer-requested termination of service

Current through June 24, 2024
With regard to customer-requested termination of service at
				  an unoccupied residence, the utility may rely on verification by the owner or
				  the owner's agent that the residence is unoccupied, provided that the utility
				  visits the premises at the time of termination of service and has no reason to
				  believe that the premises are occupied. If the premises appear to be occupied,
				  the utility shall follow the procedures set out in s.
				  PSC 113.0301(10)
				  (b).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 113 - Service Rules For Electrical Utilities › Subchapter IV - Electric Billing and Payment Procedures › Section PSC 113.0402 - Deposits residential

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) NEW RESIDENTIAL SERVICE.
(a) A utility may not require a cash deposit
				or other guarantee as a condition of new residential service unless a customer
				has an outstanding account balance with any Wisconsin electric utility or
				cooperative which accrued within the last 6 years and for which there is not
				agreement or arrangement for payment being honored by the customer and at which
				time the request for new service remains outstanding and not in dispute, as
				defined in s.
				PSC
				113.0407. To request a deposit under this section,
				utilities must comply with requirements in sub. (2).
(b) A deposit under this section shall not be
				required if the customer provides the utility with information showing that his
				or her gross quarterly income is at or below 200% of federal income poverty
				guidelines.
(c) A utility shall
				inform the customer of his or her right to enter into a deferred payment
				agreement for payment of the deposit amount and of his or her right to appeal
				any deposit request or amount required under this section to the public service
				commission.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 113 - Service Rules For Electrical Utilities › Subchapter IV - Electric Billing and Payment Procedures › Section PSC 113.0403 - Deposits for commercial and farm service

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) DEPOSIT
				REQUEST. If the credit of an applicant for commercial and farm service has not
				been established satisfactorily to the utility, the utility may require the
				applicant to post deposit. The utility shall notify the applicant within 30
				days of the request for service as to whether a deposit will be required. The
				30-day period shall begin from the date the applicant provides all requested
				relevant information to the utility. If no request for a deposit is made within
				this period, no deposit shall be required, except under the provisions of the
				sub. (5). If a request for a deposit is made, the applicant must be given at
				least 30 days to provide payment, or guarantee, or to establish an installment
				payment agreement.
(2)
				CONSIDERATIONS FOR DEPOSIT. In determining whether an applicant for commercial
				or farm service has satisfactorily established its credit, the utility shall
				inform the customer that it will consider any or all of the following factors,
				if provided by the customer, before requiring a security deposit.
(a) Credit information from credit reporting
				services.
(b) Letter of credit from
				a financial institution or another utility.
(c) Applicant's business characteristics,
				such as type of business, length of time the applicant has operated, the
				applicant's business experience and knowledge and estimated size of the
				applicant's bills;
(d) Assets of
				the business.
(e) The financial
				condition of the business, as indicated in a financial statement.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 113 - Service Rules For Electrical Utilities › Subchapter IV - Electric Billing and Payment Procedures › Section PSC 113.0404 - Deferred payment agreement

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The utility is
				required to offer deferred payment agreements only to residential accounts and
				may offer such agreements to other customers.
(2) Every deferred payment agreement entered
				into due to the customer's inability to pay the outstanding bill in full shall
				provide that service will not be discontinued if the customer pays a reasonable
				amount of the outstanding bill and agrees to pay a remaining outstanding
				balance in installments.
(3) For
				purposes of determining reasonableness in sub. (2), the parties shall consider
				the customer's ability to pay, including the following factors:
(a) Size of the delinquent account.
(b) Customer's payment history.
(c) Time that the debt has been
				outstanding.
(d) Reasons why debt
				has been outstanding.
(e) Any other
				relevant factors concerning the circumstances of the customer, such as
				household size, income and expenses.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 113 - Service Rules For Electrical Utilities › Subchapter IV - Electric Billing and Payment Procedures › Section PSC 113.0405 - Meter readings and billing periods

Current through June 24, 2024
Readings of all meters used for determining charges to
				  customers shall be scheduled no less frequently than once every two months.
				  Utilities may offer quarterly or semiannual meter-reading plans to customers
				  who elect such an option. An effort shall be made to read meters on
				  corresponding days of each meter-reading period cycle. The meter-reading date
				  may be advanced or postponed not more than 5 days without adjustment of the
				  billing for the period. Bills for service shall be rendered within 40 days from
				  the reading of the meter except as may be otherwise specifically authorized by
				  the commission. The utility may permit the customer to supply the meter
				  readings on a form supplied by the utility, or by telephone or electronic mail,
				  provided a utility representative reads the meter at least once each 6 months
				  and when there is a change of customer. The utility shall make reasonable
				  efforts to read the meters of customers whose meters require access to a
				  residence and who cannot be available during normal business
				  hours.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 113 - Service Rules For Electrical Utilities › Subchapter IV - Electric Billing and Payment Procedures › Section PSC 113.0406 - Billing

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)
(a)
				Each bill, including the customer's receipt, provided by Madison Gas and
				Electric Company, Northern States Power Company, Superior Water, Light and
				Power Company, Wisconsin Electric Power Company, Wisconsin Power and Light
				Company, Wisconsin Public Service Corporation, or their successors, shall show
				for each meter the following information:
1.
				The customer name, billing address and service address, if different from the
				billing address.
2. For residential
				customers in multi-unit buildings, current meter identification information or
				number and account number.
3. The
				present and last preceding meter readings.
4. The present and last preceding meter
				reading dates.
5. The next
				scheduled meter reading date.
6.
				The number of days in the billing period.
7. The number of units consumed.
8. The class of service with clear
				explanation of codes and abbreviations.
9. The rate schedule under which the bill is
				calculated including the itemized calculations of the rate schedule component
				including, but not limited to, such items as customer charge, energy blocks,
				demand charges, minimum bills and all other billing factors necessary for the
				customer to check the calculation of the bill.
10. Clear itemized adjustment clause bill
				calculation.
11. Amount subject to
				tax, tax rate and tax billed.
12.
				Clear itemization of the amount of the bill for the present billing period, any
				unpaid balance from previous billing periods and any late payment
				charges.
13. Clear itemization of
				other utility charges and credits.
14. Degree day information.
15. A statement that the utility will, upon
				customer request, provide the information and assistance necessary for the
				customer to evaluate fuel consumption and conservation.