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Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 2 - Procedure and practice › Subchapter II - Proceedings and Dockets › Section PSC 2.25 - Synopsis or summary of the evidence

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) SERVICE. If the
				commission staff prepares a summary or synopsis of the evidence pursuant to s.
				196.24(3),
				Stats., commission staff shall serve it upon the parties to the
				proceeding.
(2) RESPONSE. A party
				who wishes to respond to a synopsis or summary of the evidence shall file a
				statement of additional or corrected facts no later than 10 days after service
				of the synopsis or summary.
(3)
				ARGUMENT. Neither a synopsis or summary or a response thereto shall contain
				argument. If a party believes that a synopsis or summary or another party's
				response contains argument, the party may file a motion to strike along with
				its response. The commission may strike, on its own motion, any response that
				contains argument.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 2 - Procedure and practice › Subchapter II - Proceedings and Dockets › Section PSC 2.26 - Briefs

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)
(a)
				Parties shall indicate on the record after the close of testimony whether they
				desire to file briefs. The party or parties having the affirmative shall file
				affirmative briefs within the time set by the administrative law judge. Other
				parties shall file reply briefs within the time set by the administrative law
				judge, which may be replied to as provided by the administrative law
				judge.
(b) Where a party having the
				affirmative does not desire to file a brief but another desires to do so, the
				administrative law judge shall specify the time and order for filing briefs. If
				the administrative law judge makes no specific designation as to the time and
				order for filing briefs where the party having the affirmative does not desire
				to file a brief, all other briefs shall be filed within 15 days after date of
				mailing of transcript.
(c) If not
				specifically covered by this rule, the time and order for filing briefs shall
				be fixed by the administrative law judge.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 2 - Procedure and practice › Subchapter II - Proceedings and Dockets › Section PSC 2.27 - Interlocutory review

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) DISCRETIONARY REVIEW. The commission, on
				the motion of a party or on its own motion, may review any order issued by the
				administrative law judge and any ruling of the administrative law judge made
				during a hearing, if the commission finds that to do so would further the
				proper disposition of the proceeding.
(2) HOW MADE.
(a) A motion for review of an order must be
				filed no later than 10 days of the issuance of the order. Parties may respond
				to the motion no later than 5 days after service of the motion. A motion for
				review of a ruling made during a hearing shall be filed no later than the next
				business day after the ruling. Parties may respond to the motion no later than
				2 days after service of the motion.
(b) The filing of a motion under this section
				does not stay the hearing or any other time period scheduled in the
				proceeding.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 2 - Procedure and practice › Subchapter II - Proceedings and Dockets › Section PSC 2.28 - Reopening

Current through June 24, 2024
If the commission does not decide a request made under s.
				  196.39,
				  Stats., within 30 days after the filing of the request, the request shall be
				  deemed denied.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 2 - Procedure and practice › Subchapter II - Proceedings and Dockets › Section PSC 2.29 - Copies of decisions and transcripts

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) DECISIONS. One
				copy of the decision in a proceeding will be furnished free of charge at the
				time of issuance to each party of record, except that when a party of record is
				represented by counsel, a copy of the decision will be furnished to counsel.
				When a municipal utility is a party of record to a proceeding, a copy of the
				decision will be furnished both to the management of the utility and to the
				appropriate official of the municipality free of charge at the time of
				issuance. Certified copies will be provided on request.
(2) TRANSCRIPTS. Proceedings in hearings will
				be transcribed and one copy of the transcript will be furnished each party free
				of charge upon request by a party on the record at the hearing. Additional
				copies of transcripts will be furnished upon request, and upon payment of
				charges in advance.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 3 - Intervenor compensation › Section PSC 3.01 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In this chapter:
(1)
			 "Commission" means the public service commission of Wisconsin.
(2) "Recipient" means a person whose
			 application for intervenor compensation has been granted by the commission
			 regardless of whether the commission has made any payment to the
			 person.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 3 - Intervenor compensation › Section PSC 3.02 - Eligibility

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) To be eligible for compensation under
			 this chapter, a person who seeks compensation in order to intervene in a
			 commission proceeding shall be all of the following:
(a) A customer of the utility which is the
			 subject of the proceeding; or someone who may be materially affected by the
			 outcome of the proceeding.
(b)
			 Someone for whom intervention in the proceeding would cause significant
			 financial hardship without compensation from the commission.
(c) Someone who represents an interest
			 material to the proceeding which but for an award of compensation would not be
			 adequately represented.
(d) Someone
			 whose interest must be represented for a fair determination in the
			 proceeding.
(e) Someone who has
			 been granted party status and who will participate in the proceeding as a
			 party.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 3 - Intervenor compensation › Section PSC 3.04 - Compensable costs

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Compensation shall not exceed the actual
			 and reasonable expenses authorized by the commission and incurred as a result
			 of the applicant's participation as a party in a commission
			 proceeding.
(2) Expenses
			 compensable under this chapter include:
(a)
			 Attorney fees.
(b) Expert witness
			 fees.
(c) Cost of clerical
			 services.
(d) Preparation of
			 studies, displays, and exhibits.
(e) Travel and subsistence costs.
(f) Other costs associated with the
			 intervention and actually incurred.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 3 - Intervenor compensation › Section PSC 3.05 - Processing of applications

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Within 15 days
			 of submission, if practicable, the commission employee assigned to process the
			 application shall submit it and other relevant material to the commission. The
			 employee may include a recommendation as to whether, and to what extent, the
			 applicant should be compensated.
(2) The assigned employee may request
			 additional information necessary to process the application and may call a
			 conference among applicants to promote and coordinate joint presentations, if
			 similar interests exist. The commission may require cooperative efforts as a
			 condition of compensation.
(3) The
			 assigned employee may recommend approval of all or part of an application for
			 compensation only if he or she finds that the applicant has met the eligibility
			 requirements of s.
			 PSC
			 3.02 and the application has met the requirements of
			 s.
			 PSC
			 3.03.
(4)
			 The assigned employee may prepare a written recommendation that compensation
			 should be granted in a given amount or denied. The recommendation shall be
			 forwarded to the commission for its approval or modification. The commission
			 shall mail its decision to the applicant and the utility which is the subject
			 of the proceeding.
(5) Staff may
			 approve compensation requests for $500 or less and requests to transfer funds
			 from one accounting category to another.
(6) The commission may, on request or on its
			 own motion, reconsider a decision regarding any application for
			 compensation.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 3 - Intervenor compensation › Section PSC 3.07 - Payments to recipients

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A recipient shall submit a claim for
			 payment to the commission within 90 days of the recipient's completion of
			 participation in the proceeding. The claim shall be accompanied by a supporting
			 affidavit attesting to its correctness and shall include bills, receipts or
			 itemized statements of expenses incurred for each item of expense exceeding
			 $15. To the extent practicable, the commission shall authorize payment within
			 30 days of receipt of the claim. The commission may make partial payments as a
			 recipient's work progresses.
(2)
			 Payment may be denied and is subject to refund if the recipient does not
			 provide the representation of interests for which its application was
			 approved.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 3 - Intervenor compensation › Section PSC 3.08 - Audits

Current through June 24, 2024
The public commission shall be granted access, for the purpose
				of audit and examination, to any books, documents, papers and records of a
				recipient that support a claim for compensation. A recipient shall retain all
				relevant records supporting a claim for 3 years after receipt of compensation.
				The auditor of an organization receiving $30,000 or more of intervenor funding
				in one calendar year shall certify that the organization's internal control
				systems assure the funds are spent in compliance with the intent of the award
				and with this chapter.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 4 - Environmental analysis › Section PSC 4.05 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In this chapter:
(1)
			 "Cogeneration facility" means a type of electric generation facility that
			 simultaneously generates electrical power and useful heat from the same primary
			 fuel source.
(2) "Commission" means
			 the public service commission of Wisconsin.
(2m) "Constructing an electric transmission
			 line" means either of the following:
(a)
			 Installing new conductors, insulators, and structures.
(b) Adding an additional circuit to an
			 existing electric transmission line.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 4 - Environmental analysis › Section PSC 4.10 - Categorizing commission actions

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) TYPE I ACTIONS.
			 Type I actions are major actions that significantly affect the quality of the
			 human environment, within the meaning of s.
			 1.11(2)
			 (c), Stats. The commission shall prepare an
			 EIS on any of the proposed actions involving a request for commission approval,
			 categorized as Type I actions, listed in Table 1. The commission shall also
			 prepare an EIS for actions not listed in Table 1 that it determines are Type I
			 actions.
(2) TYPE II ACTIONS. Type
			 II actions are proposed actions involving requests for commission approval that
			 have the potential to significantly affect the quality of the human
			 environment, within the meaning of s.
			 1.11(2)
			 (c), Stats. Unless the commission decides an
			 EIS is necessary, the commission shall prepare an EA on any of the proposed
			 actions involving a request for commission approval, categorized as Type II
			 actions, listed in Table 2.
(3)
			 TYPE III ACTIONS. Type III actions are proposed actions involving requests for
			 commission approval that normally do not have the potential to significantly
			 affect the quality of the human environment, within the meaning of s.
			 1.11(2)
			 (c), Stats. As such, they do not normally
			 require an EA or an EIS. An evaluation of a specific Type III proposal,
			 however, may indicate that the preparation of an EA or EIS is warranted for
			 that proposal. Type III actions are listed in Table 3.
(3m) ACTIONS NOT REQUIRING ENVIRONMENTAL
			 ASSESSMENT.
(a) Commission actions not
			 specified under sub. (2) do not normally require an environmental assessment
			 except as otherwise determined by the commission under par. (b).
(b) Notwithstanding par. (a), the commission
			 shall prepare an EA on a proposed action if it finds that:
1. The action may be a major action
			 significantly affecting the quality of the human environment within the meaning
			 of s.
			 1.11(2)
			 (c), Stats., and that an EIS may be required;
			 or
2. The action involves
			 unresolved conflicts concerning the use of available resources within the
			 meaning of s.
			 1.11(2)
			 (e), Stats., such that the commission is
			 required to study, develop and describe alternatives to the proposed action,
			 and the commission has not studied, developed, and described alternatives in
			 writing by other means.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 4 - Environmental analysis › Section PSC 4.20 - Environmental assessment procedures

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL
			 INFORMATION. The commission shall prepare an EA as a concise document that
			 provides a factual investigation of the relevant areas of environmental concern
			 in sufficient depth to permit a reasonably informed preliminary judgment of the
			 environmental consequences of the proposed action. The EA shall include a
			 recommendation whether the proposed action is a major action significantly
			 affecting the quality of the human environment, within the meaning of s.
			 1.11(2)
			 (c), Stats., for which an EIS is required.
(1m) PUBLIC NOTICE. When it
			 commences the preparation of an EA, the commission shall make a diligent effort
			 to notify the public that an EA is being prepared. The announcement may be
			 included with a notice of investigation or notice of hearing. The announcement
			 shall describe the proposed action, including a map where appropriate, list a
			 commission contact person and indicate how comments may be submitted. The
			 announcement shall specify a public comment period lasting at least 10 days,
			 beginning on the date the announcement is distributed. The commission shall
			 distribute its announcement that an EA is being prepared to:
(a) Any person with a demonstrated interest
			 or who has requested to receive this type of information.
(b) Area legislators.
(c) For a proposed action affecting a local
			 area:
1. The county clerk and the town or
			 municipal clerk for the project area, with a request that the clerks post the
			 announcement publicly.
2. The
			 county, town, village or city chief executive officer in the project
			 area.
3. Local news
			 media.
4. The regional planning
			 commission.
(d) For a
			 proposed action affecting a region of the state or the state as a whole:
1. The county clerks in the area affected,
			 with a request that the clerks post the announcement publicly.
2. The county chief executive officers in the
			 area affected.
3. Regional news
			 media.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 4 - Environmental analysis › Section PSC 4.30 - Environmental impact statement procedures

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL
			 INFORMATION.
(a) An EIS shall inform the
			 commission and the public of significant environmental impacts of a proposed
			 action and its alternatives, and reasonable methods of avoiding or minimizing
			 adverse environmental effects. The environmental analysis shall be consistent
			 with the regulations issued by the U.S. council on environmental quality, 40
			 CFR Parts 1500 to 1508.
(b) Each
			 EIS shall evaluate reasonably foreseeable, significant effects to the human
			 environment and significant socioeconomic effects of the proposal and its
			 alternatives. If information relevant to evaluating these effects is incomplete
			 or unavailable, the EIS shall:
1. Indicate
			 the availability of the information.
2. Describe the information's
			 relevance.
3. Summarize available,
			 credible scientific evidence that is relevant to the evaluation.
4. Evaluate effects based upon theoretical
			 approaches or research methods generally accepted in the scientific
			 community.
(c) For each
			 action requiring an EIS, the commission shall prepare both a draft EIS and a
			 final EIS.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 4 - Environmental analysis › Section PSC 4.35 - Supplemental documents

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT.
(a) The commission shall prepare a supplement
			 to an EA if, after it has prepared an EA but before it has made a final
			 decision on the proposed action, it identifies any of the following conditions:
1. Substantial changes to the proposed
			 action, or significant new circumstances, that have the potential to affect the
			 quality of the human environment in a significant manner or to a significant
			 extent not already considered in the EA.
2. New information about the proposed
			 action's potential to affect the quality of the human environment in a
			 significant manner or to a significant extent not already considered in the
			 EA.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 4 - Environmental analysis › Section PSC 4.40 - Generic environmental assessments and environmental impact statements

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)
			 SIMILAR ACTIONS. If the commission is analyzing the environmental effects of a
			 group of similar proposed actions with substantially similar effects on the
			 human environment, major changes in ongoing policy which would affect the
			 environment or proposed actions which are likely to recur, it may prepare a
			 generic EA or EIS. Section
			 PSC
			 4.20 applies to a generic EA and s.
			 PSC
			 4.30 applies to a generic EIS, unless a provision in
			 either section would conflict with the purpose of the generic EA or
			 EIS.
(2) AMENDMENTS. The commission
			 may amend a generic EA or EIS, either by reopening the generic docket or by
			 addressing the generic EA or EIS in a specific case docket. If so, the original
			 parties to the generic EA or EIS docket shall be notified.
(3) USE OF A GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
			 OR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT. An EA, a draft EIS or a final EIS may
			 incorporate portions of a generic EA or EIS, if the EA or EIS summarizes the
			 relevant portions of the generic EA or EIS.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 4 - Environmental analysis › Section PSC 4.50 - Public hearing on proposed actions

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) DATE AND
			 LOCATION.
(a)
1. Except as provided in subd. 2., the
			 commission shall hold a public hearing on a proposed action for which it has
			 prepared an EIS before making a final decision. The commission shall hold the
			 hearing at least 30 days after publishing a notice of hearing and distributing
			 the final EIS under s.
			 PSC
			 4.30(5) (b).
2. The commission may reduce the review
			 period prior to hearing for cause, as provided in s.
			 PSC
			 4.30(5) (d) 2.
Note: Section
				1.11(2)
				(d), Stats., also requires the commission to
				wait at least 15 days after publishing a newspaper notice of a hearing, before
				holding the hearing.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 4 - Environmental analysis › Section PSC 4.60 - Interagency cooperation

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) EARLY CONSULTATION. To the extent
			 practical, the commission shall consult with federal and state agencies early
			 when preparing an EA or EIS.
(2)
			 JOINT PREPARATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS. The commission may enter into
			 agreements with other federal, state or local agencies to develop a joint
			 environmental assessment that satisfies the requirements of the participating
			 agencies. The commission shall independently determine its need to prepare an
			 EIS.
(3) JOINT PREPARATION OF
			 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS. The commission may enter into agreements with
			 other federal or state agencies to develop a joint EIS that satisfies the
			 requirements of the participating agencies.
(4) ADOPTION OF OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL
			 ASSESSMENTS OR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS.
(a) The commission may adopt part or all of
			 another state or federal agency's environmental assessment as the commission's
			 EA if the EA meets the requirements of this chapter. The commission shall
			 notify the public as required under s.
			 PSC 4.20(1) or
			 (3). The commission shall independently
			 determine its need to prepare an EIS.
(b) The commission may adopt part or all of
			 another state or federal agency's environmental impact statement as the
			 commission's draft EIS if the EIS meets the requirements of this chapter. The
			 commission shall distribute the draft EIS and notify the public as required
			 under s.
			 PSC
			 4.30(4).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 4 - Environmental analysis › Section PSC 4.70 - Project applications

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) ADVANCE NOTICE TO COMMISSION. Any person
			 intending to file an application for commission approval of a Type I or Type II
			 proposed action listed in s.
			 PSC 4.10(1) or
			 (2) shall contact the commission. The
			 applicant shall contact the commission at least 30 days before filing, and at
			 least 30 days before providing an engineering plan to the department of natural
			 resources if required under s.
			 196.491(3)
			 (a) 3 a., Stats., to:
(a) Describe the person's tentative plans,
			 designs and timing.
(b) Seek a
			 preliminary determination from the commission on alternatives to the proposed
			 action that must be evaluated and the information necessary to complete the
			 environmental review.
(c) Seek
			 input concerning other agencies the applicant may be required to
			 contact.
(d) For a Type I proposed
			 action listed in s.
			 PSC
			 4.10(1), obtain information on
			 commission methods and timing for public notice and scoping
			 procedures.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 4 - Environmental analysis › Section PSC 4.80 - WEPA coordinator

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) POWERS AND DUTIES. The commission shall
			 designate a qualified staff person as WEPA coordinator, to coordinate and
			 oversee performance of environmental impact statement procedures and other WEPA
			 requirements. The WEPA coordinator shall:
(a)
			 Act as contact for other state agencies seeking assistance or opinions on
			 environmental impact matters.
(b)
			 Participate on behalf of the commission in inter-agency environmental
			 activities.
(c) Determine
			 appropriate categorization of proposed actions under s.
			 PSC
			 4.10.
(d)
			 Determine whether an EIS is required for actions listed in s.
			 PSC 4.10(2) or
			 (3).
(e) Determine whether an EA is required for
			 proposed actions listed in s.
			 PSC 4.10(3) or
			 (3m).
(f) Ensure the commission's environmental
			 review of a proposed action complies with s.
			 1.11,
			 Stats.
(g) Determine the proper
			 time periods for review of EA and EIS documents under ss.
			 PSC 4.20(1m)
			 and (3) (c), 4.30(4) (e) and (5) (d) and
			 4.50(1).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 5 - Assessment of costs › Section PSC 5.01 - Scope

Current through June 24, 2024
The public service commission is authorized by s.
				196.85,
				Stats., to charge any public utility, power district, or sewerage system the
				expenses attributable to the performance of the commission's duties. The
				purpose of this chapter is to implement s.
				196.85,
				Stats., authorizing the commission to assess these costs.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 5 - Assessment of costs › Section PSC 5.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) "Advance assessment" means a bill for the
			 estimated remainder assessment for the current fiscal year, calculated by
			 adding 10% to the remainder assessment for the prior fiscal year.
(2) "Direct assessment" means a bill for
			 costs incurred by the public service commission during the course of an
			 investigation (including the costs of litigation), appraisal or the rendering
			 of requested services, which costs are directly attributable to the utility,
			 power district or sewerage system to which the bill is rendered.
(3) "Remainder assessment" means a pro rata
			 share of the commission's annual expenses for regulation not directly
			 attributable to a specific utility, power district or sewerage system. The
			 remainder assessment for each entity subject to assessment shall be calculated
			 by apportioning the total commission expenses not directly attributable to a
			 specific utility, power district or sewerage system in proportion to gross
			 intrastate operating revenues derived from regulated services during the
			 preceding calendar year.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 5 - Assessment of costs › Section PSC 5.03 - Occasion for direct assessment of expenses

Current through June 24, 2024
Direct assessments are made for the costs of:
(1) Investigations instituted by the
			 commission on its own motion, or complaint, or on application made to it;
			 or
(2) The rendering of any
			 engineering or accounting services upon request of a public utility, power
			 district or sewerage system.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 5 - Assessment of costs › Section PSC 5.04 - Entities subject to assessment

Current through June 24, 2024
Direct or remainder assessments shall be made against:
(1) Public utilities, as defined in s.
			 196.01(5),
			 Stats.
(2) Electric utilities, as
			 defined in s.
			 196.491(1)
			 (d), Stats. (for direct assessments
			 only).
(3) Power districts, as
			 defined in s.
			 198.01(1) and
			 (3), Stats.
(4) Sewerage systems, as governed by ss.
			 66.0821
			 and
			 200.59,
			 Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 5 - Assessment of costs › Section PSC 5.05 - Other types of assessment

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) COSTS OF
			 MUNICIPAL ACQUISITION. A municipality seeking to acquire the property of a
			 public utility under the provisions of ch. 196, Stats., shall be assessed the
			 costs of the commission's expenses in making any required appraisal or
			 investigation of utility property.
(2) COSTS OF SECURITY ISSUANCE. A public
			 service corporation seeking to issue securities under the provisions of ch.
			 201, Stats., shall be assessed the costs of the commission's expenses in making
			 any required investigation of its books, accounts and practices or appraisal of
			 its property.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 5 - Assessment of costs › Section PSC 5.06 - Direct and remainder assessment; types of expenses

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The following
			 types of expenses attributable to performance of the commission's regulatory
			 duties shall be included in direct assessment:
(a) Salary, including fringe
			 benefits.
(b) Travel
			 expenses.
(c) Any other directly
			 attributable expenses deemed appropriate.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 5 - Assessment of costs › Section PSC 5.07 - Chargeable personnel time; direct and remainder assessments

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The time of the
			 following commission personnel shall be directly assessed:
(a) All employees - except those specified in
			 sub. (2) - engaged directly on a specific investigation, appraisal or rendering
			 of requested services. This time shall include, but not be limited to travel,
			 testimony and attendance at hearings, preparation of audits, summaries and
			 exhibits, and writing and typing reports.
(b) Department heads, when engaged directly
			 on an investigation, appraisal or rendering of requested services rather than
			 in a general supervisory capacity.
(c) Consultants working on a specific
			 proceeding.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 5 - Assessment of costs › Section PSC 5.08 - Direct charges; supporting records

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) TIME RECORDS.
			 Charges made to the direct assessment for the time of commission staff members
			 shall be supported by weekly time sheets which record activities performed each
			 day according to docket numbers.
(2) TRAVEL EXPENSE RECORDS. Travel expense
			 charges to direct assessment shall be supported by records of the travel
			 expense accounts of commission staff members.
(3) OTHER EXPENSES. Any other directly
			 attributable expenses directly assessed shall be supported by cost
			 records.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 5 - Assessment of costs › Section PSC 5.09 - Direct assessments; procedure for billing and collection

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) NOTICE OF
			 FINDING OF NECESSITY FOR INVESTIGATION AND INTENTION TO ASSESS COSTS.
(a) Prior to making any assessment of costs
			 under s.
			 196.85(1),
			 Stats., arising out of any investigation of the books, accounts, practices and
			 activities or appraisal of the property of a public utility, power district or
			 sewerage system, the commission shall make an express finding of necessity of
			 the investigation or appraisal and of its intention to assess the costs of the
			 proceeding.
(b) Notice of the
			 commission's finding of necessity, its intention to assess costs, and the duty
			 to pay "the expenses reasonably attributable" to the scheduled investigation or
			 appraisal shall be served on the affected utility, power district or sewerage
			 system.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 5 - Assessment of costs › Section PSC 5.10 - Remainder and advance assessments; procedure for billing and collection

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)
			 BILLING. Within 90 days of the beginning of each fiscal year, the commission
			 shall render an advance assessment to each public utility, power district or
			 sewerage system.
(2) PERIOD FOR
			 PAYMENT. Advance assessments shall be paid within 30 days after they are
			 mailed.
(3) COLLECTION PROCEDURE.
			 Advance assessments not paid within 30 days after mailing shall be collected
			 according to the provisions of s.
			 196.85(4)
			 (a), Stats.
(4) RECONCILIATION. When an advance
			 assessment is paid, the commission shall either credit or charge the utility,
			 power district or sewerage system for the difference between the prior fiscal
			 year's remainder assessment and the prior fiscal year's advance
			 assessment.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 6 - Assessment of commission's holding company regulation costs › Section PSC 6.01 - Scope

Current through June 24, 2024
The purpose of this chapter is to implement s.
				196.84,
				Stats., authorizing the commission to assess against a holding company or a
				nonutility affiliate the expenses attributable to the performance of its duties
				under s.
				196.795,
				Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 6 - Assessment of commission's holding company regulation costs › Section PSC 6.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) "Holding company" has the meaning set
			 forth in s.
			 196.795(1)
			 (h), Stats.
(2) "Nonutility affiliate" has the meaning
			 set forth in s.
			 196.795(1)
			 (j), Stats.
(3) "Public utility affiliate" has the
			 meaning set forth in s.
			 196.795(1)
			 (l), Stats.
(4) "Holding company system" has the meaning
			 set forth in s.
			 196.795(1)
			 (i), Stats.
(5) "Cost of any increase in regulation of
			 any public utility affiliate" means the total of commission expenditures which
			 are in excess of the commission expenditures which are properly assessable for
			 utility regulation under s.
			 196.85,
			 Stats., and ch. PSC 5 and which expenditures are directly or indirectly
			 attributable to the commission's implementation and enforcement of s.
			 196.795,
			 Stats., as set forth in s.
			 PSC
			 6.03.
(6)
			 "Direct assessments" are charges made by the commission to holding companies or
			 nonutility affiliates or both for the activities and expenditures set forth in
			 s.
			 PSC
			 6.05.
(7)
			 "Remainder assessments" are charges made by the commission to holding companies
			 or nonutility affiliates or both for the expenditures set forth in s.
			 PSC 6.06.
			 They are calculated by subtracting direct assessments from the commission's
			 total holding company regulation expenditures to arrive at a
			 remainder.
(8) "Advance payment of
			 a remainder assessment" means payment, in advance, of remainder assessments
			 which have been projected for the current fiscal year but have not yet been
			 totally incurred by the commission. This payment is calculated by adding 10% to
			 the remainder assessment for the prior fiscal year. Payment for remainder
			 assessment expenditures incurred in the prior fiscal year by the commission,
			 when such payment is made during the current fiscal year, is not within the
			 definition of "advance payment of remainder assessment."
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 6 - Assessment of commission's holding company regulation costs › Section PSC 6.04 - Entities subject to assessment

Current through June 24, 2024
Direct or remainder assessments for holding company regulation
				costs shall be made against:
(1)
			 Holding companies;
(2) Nonutility
			 affiliates;
(3) Public utilities
			 prior to their becoming public utility affiliates, in circumstances where there
			 does not exist a holding company or a nonutility affiliate against which to
			 assess the commission's holding company regulation costs. Examples of such
			 situations include a person who has applied for but has not yet been granted a
			 certificate of approval to form a holding company; a person who has applied for
			 and has been denied a certificate of approval to form a holding company; and a
			 holding company or nonutility affiliate which has insufficient resources with
			 which to pay the commission's holding company regulation costs. In the event a
			 public utility pays these holding company regulation costs, said costs are not
			 to be recouped by the utility through the rates which it charges
			 consumers.
(4) Except as provided
			 in sub. (3), assessments for the commission's holding company regulation costs
			 may not be made directly or indirectly against any public utility
			 affiliate.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 6 - Assessment of commission's holding company regulation costs › Section PSC 6.05 - Direct assessments

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) ACTIVITIES INCLUDABLE. All
			 investigations, hearings, proceedings and all other activities which are
			 reasonably attributable to a particular holding company or nonutility
			 affiliate, whether or not a docket number is assigned, shall be included in the
			 direct assessment of the costs of any increase in the regulation of any public
			 utility affiliate of that holding company or nonutility affiliate.
(2) TYPES OF EXPENSES. The following types of
			 expenditures attributable to the performance of the commission's holding
			 company regulatory duties shall be included in direct assessments:
(a) Salary, including fringe
			 benefits;
(b) Travel
			 expenses;
(c) The costs of expert
			 witnesses and consultants;
(d)
			 Intervenor compensation awarded by the commission under ch. PSC 3;
(e) Any other appropriate expenditures
			 reasonably attributable to a particular holding company or nonutility
			 affiliate.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 6 - Assessment of commission's holding company regulation costs › Section PSC 6.06 - Remainder assessments

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) TYPES OF ACTIVITIES. The activities whose
			 expenditures are chargeable to holding company remainder assessments are those
			 which cannot be reasonably attributed to any specific holding company or
			 nonutility affiliate. Examples of such activities are rulemaking regarding
			 holding company regulation and staff attendance at special seminars directly
			 relating to holding companies.
(2)
			 APPORTIONMENT. The holding company remainder assessment shall be apportioned
			 among all holding company systems in existence during the fiscal year in which
			 the remainder assessment costs have been incurred. Also included in the
			 apportionment shall be those persons who, during such fiscal year, have applied
			 for or been granted a certificate of approval to form a holding company but who
			 have not yet formed a holding company. The commission shall charge each such
			 holding company system or person a remainder assessment on the following basis:
			 The commission will compare the assets of the holding company system or, in the
			 case of a person who has not yet formed a holding company, the assets which
			 will be held by that person's holding company system when it is formed, to the
			 total assets of all existing and applied for but unformed holding company
			 systems. The resulting percentage will be the percentage which the holding
			 company system or person will pay of the total holding company remainder
			 assessment. The assets will be the assets declared, reported or identified, as
			 of the date of billing, under s.
			 196.795(2)
			 (b),
			 196.795(5)
			 (o) or
			 196.795(6),
			 Stats., or through any investigation or other commission proceeding, including
			 review of financial statements. Assets shall be determined pursuant to s.
			 196.795(5)
			 (o), Stats.
(3) ADVANCE PAYMENT. No advance payment of a
			 remainder assessment under s.
			 196.85(2),
			 Stats., shall be required for the first 2 full fiscal years after November 28,
			 1985. Advance payments shall be required starting with the fiscal year
			 beginning July 1, 1988.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 6 - Assessment of commission's holding company regulation costs › Section PSC 6.07 - Billing and collection procedures

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) DETERMINATION.
			 The bill mailed by the commission shall constitute the commission's
			 determination that the charges contained therein represent increases in the
			 cost of regulating a public utility affiliate which are reasonably required in
			 order for the commission to implement and enforce s.
			 196.795,
			 Stats.
(2) BILLING.
(a)
Direct assessments.
1. The commission shall determine the
			 expenses reasonably attributable to the specific holding company docket,
			 holding company or nonutility affiliate, or both, and mail a bill to the
			 holding company or nonutility affiliate, or both. The bill may be mailed during
			 the progress of the holding company regulation activity, including
			 consideration of an application for a certificate of approval to form a holding
			 company, or at the conclusion of such activity. It shall constitute notice of
			 the assessment and demand for payment.
2. The commission shall render monthly
			 statements of said direct assessments to holding companies and nonutility
			 affiliates, which statements itemize the names of commission employes engaged
			 in holding company regulation work, the hours expended, the hourly rates and
			 the total amount of charges.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 6 - Assessment of commission's holding company regulation costs › Section PSC 6.08 - Supporting records

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) TIME RECORDS. Direct assessment charges
			 representing time of commission staff members shall be supported by weekly time
			 sheets which record activities performed according to docket and other code
			 numbers.
(2) TRAVEL EXPENSE
			 RECORDS. Travel expense charges to direct assessment shall be supported by
			 records of the travel expense accounts of commission staff members.
(3) OTHER EXPENSES. Any other directly
			 attributable expenses which are directly assessed shall be supported by cost
			 records.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 8 - Utility Reports › Section PSC 8.07 - Utility reports

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Electric, gas, water, or joint utility
			 annual report for class A or B privately owned utilities.
(2) Electric, gas, water, or joint utility
			 annual report for class C or D privately owned utilities.
(3) Water, electric, or joint utility annual
			 report for class A or B municipally owned utilities.
(4) Water, electric, or joint utility annual
			 report for class C municipally owned utilities.
(5) Water, electric, or joint utility annual
			 report for class D municipally owned utilities.
(6) Report for sewer utility
			 (annual).
(13) Annual report of
			 heating utility.
(14) Data to
			 supplement information contained in annual report [a form sent to those
			 utilities having operations in Wisconsin and some other state or states and
			 whose annual report form does not include Wisconsin intrastate and out-of-state
			 operational data necessary to computation and remainder assessments].
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 12 - Utility advertising practices › Section PSC 12.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In this chapter:
(1)
			 "Advertising" has the meaning set forth in s.
			 196.595(1)
			 (a), Stats.
(2) "Direct and substantial benefits" means a
			 benefit that is produced by advertising which:
(a) Demonstrates or provides information
			 about available energy conservation methods or programs;
(b) Conveys safety information related to the
			 provision of utility service;
(c)
			 Is required by law;
(d) Provides
			 customer information on how to save money on utility services;
(e) Is likely to produce the effect of
			 holding down prices for basic utility services, and is not in conflict with
			 public service commission policy; or
(f) Provides information related to the
			 provision of utility service which is otherwise of significant value to the
			 consumer.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 12 - Utility advertising practices › Section PSC 12.04 - Demonstration of benefit

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A utility may
			 demonstrate that its advertisements produce a direct and substantial benefit by
			 showing the commission that the advertisements:
(a) Promote conservation or safety, or are
			 required by law;
(b) Are likely to
			 produce the effect of lowering the price of providing basic utility service to
			 the consumer;
(c) Provide consumers
			 with information which will enable them to save money on utility services;
			 or
(d) Provide information related
			 to the provision of utility service which is otherwise of significant value to
			 the consumer.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 12 - Utility advertising practices › Section PSC 12.05 - Participation in advertising of others

Current through June 24, 2024
No advertising sponsored by a utility's parent company or
				affiliated interest, as defined in s.
				196.52(1),
				Stats., or by any other national or regional organizations, may be charged to
				utility consumers unless it complies with s.
				196.595,
				Stats., and this chapter.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 100 - Affiliations between public utilities and other persons › Subchapter I - General › Section PSC 100.01 - Person defined

Current through June 24, 2024
Under s.
				  196.52(1),
				  Stats., "person" includes trustees, lessees, holders of beneficial equitable
				  interest, voluntary associations, receivers and partnerships. "Person" does not
				  include a telecommunications provider, as defined in s.
				  196.01(8p),
				  Stats. This definition should be observed in filing information in response to
				  this order.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 100 - Affiliations between public utilities and other persons › Subchapter I - General › Section PSC 100.02 - Validity of contracts

Current through June 24, 2024
Section
				  196.52(3),
				  Stats., provides that no contract or arrangement between a public utility and
				  any affiliated interest shall be valid or effective until such contract or
				  arrangement shall have received the written approval of the commission.
				  Pursuant to this provision any new contracts or revisions of former contracts
				  between a public utility and an affiliated interest must be submitted to the
				  commission for approval before they can become effective.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 100 - Affiliations between public utilities and other persons › Subchapter I - General › Section PSC 100.03 - Information to be furnished

Current through June 24, 2024
All class A, B, and C privately owned public utilities in
				  Wisconsin shall furnish the following information on or before June 1,
				  1937:
(1) A list of all corporations
				and persons which own or hold, directly or indirectly, 5% or more of the voting
				securities of the reporting public utility. Such list shall show the number of
				units of each class of securities held, the percent which the individual
				holding of each class is to the total outstanding of that class, and the state
				of incorporation of each corporation.
(2) A list of all corporations and persons
				which own or hold, directly or indirectly, 5% or more of the voting securities
				of any corporation in a chain of successive ownership of the reporting public
				utility. Such list shall show the number of units of each class of securities
				held, the percent which the individual holding of each class is to the total
				outstanding of that class, and the state of incorporation of each
				corporation.
(3) A list of all
				corporations 5% or more of whose voting securities are owned by any corporation
				or person owning 5% or more of the voting securities of the reporting public
				utility, or by any corporation or person in any chain of successive ownership
				of each public utility, as defined in sub. (2). Such list should indicate the
				name of the affiliated corporation or person which owns 5% or more of the
				voting securities of each corporation listed.
(4) A list of all corporations which have one
				or more officers or one or more directors in common with the reporting public
				utility. This list should show for each corporation listed the names of the
				officers and directors which serve in common with the reporting public
				utility.
(5) A list of all
				contracts and arrangements, written or unwritten, in effect between the
				reporting utility and all affiliated interests as defined in s.
				196.52,
				Stats. Such list shall state a descriptive title of each contract or
				arrangement, and the date of the original contract and of all amendments
				thereto.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 100 - Affiliations between public utilities and other persons › Subchapter I - General › Section PSC 100.04 - Verification of report

Current through June 24, 2024
The information furnished in response to this order must be
				  verified under oath by the president or secretary of the reporting utility. The
				  information furnished is to be effective as of the date of
				  verification.