PSC 118.06(2)(cm)4.
4. Any additional data the commission considers necessary for proper operation of the tracking system.
PSC 118.06(2)(d)
(d) Establish and maintain a system for tracking renewable energy certificates and RRCs that does all of the following:
PSC 118.06(2)(d)1.
1. Issues a unique electronic certificate for each MWh of renewable energy measured at the bus bar of a certified renewable facility that is located in the area covered by the tracking system, that is owned by a participating electric provider, or that is under contract to deliver electric energy to a participating electric provider. The certificate shall identify which certified renewable facility produced the MWh, when it was produced, and any other characteristics the commission finds necessary.
PSC 118.06(2)(d)1m.
1m. Issues a unique electronic certificate for each MWh of conventional electricity displaced by a certified non-electric facility that complies with
ss. PSC 118.03 and
118.04, as calculated under
s. PSC 118.09. The certificate shall identify which non-electric facility displaced the MWh, when the facility operated, and any other characteristics the commission finds necessary.
PSC 118.06(2)(d)2.
2. Records renewable energy certificate and RRC ownership and each transfer between account holders.
PSC 118.06(2)(d)3.
3. Retires each renewable energy certificate and RRC that meets any of the following circumstances:
PSC 118.06(2)(d)3.a.
a. An electric provider uses the renewable energy certificate or RRC to meet all or part of its minimum percentage requirement under s.
196.378 (2) (a), Stats.
PSC 118.06(2)(d)3.b.
b. An electric provider chooses to retire the renewable energy certificate or RRC for any other reason.
PSC 118.06(2)(e)
(e) Audit registered renewable facilities, as needed, to verify the accuracy of metered production data.
PSC 118.06(2)(em)
(em) Audit registered non-electric facilities, as needed, to verify the amount of displaced conventional electricity.
PSC 118.06(3)
(3) The program administrator may create an exchange procedure for purchasing and selling renewable energy certificates and RRCs.
PSC 118.06(4)(a)(a) Annually, the program administrator shall report to the commission the costs incurred in operating the renewable energy tracking system and recommend an assessment of these costs to electric providers and other tracking system participants that hold tracking system accounts.
PSC 118.06(4)(b)
(b) The commission shall review the cost allocation that the program administrator proposes under
par. (a) and approve or modify this allocation. The commission shall assess these costs to each electric provider, pursuant to s.
196.85 (1) and
(1m) (a), Stats.
PSC 118.06(5)
(5) An electric provider may not use renewable energy from a decertified renewable facility to meet the electric provider's minimum percentage requirement under s.
196.378 (2) (a), Stats., that was produced after the facility is decertified. The program administrator may not issue RRCs for energy from a decertified renewable facility that was produced after the facility is decertified. The program administrator may not issue RRCs for conventional electricity displaced by the operation of a decertified non-electric facility which displacement occurred after the facility is decertified.
PSC 118.06 History
History: CR 00-065: cr.
Register July 2001, No. 547 eff. 8-1-01;
CR 06-112: (5) renum. from s.
PSC 118.05 (6)
and am., am. (1) and (4) (a), r. and recr. (2),
Register May 2007 No. 617, eff. 6-1-07;
CR 10-47: am. (title), renum. (1) to be (1) (intro.) and am., cr. (1) (a), (b), am. (2) (b), (c) (intro.), 5., cr. (2) (cm), am. (2) (d) (intro.), cr. (2) (d) 1m., am. (2) (d) 2. 3., a., r. and recr. (2) (d) 3. b., r. (2) (d) 3. c., cr. (2) (em), am. (3), (4) (a), (5)
Register March 2012 No. 675, eff. 4-1-12.
PSC 118.07
PSC 118.07
Aggregation and allocation by wholesale suppliers. If a wholesale supplier aggregates and allocates renewable energy, renewable energy certificates or RRCs among its members or customers, it shall do so in a manner approved by the affected members or customers.
PSC 118.08(1)
(1) An electric provider that sells or conveys a MWh of renewable energy, a renewable energy certificate or an RRC at wholesale may not use that MWh, renewable energy certificate or RRC to meet its minimum percentage requirement under s.
196.378 (2) (a), Stats.
PSC 118.08(2)
(2) If an electric provider sells or conveys a MWh of renewable energy, a renewable energy certificate or an RRC at retail to a customer or member that retains independent control over the disposition or retirement of the renewable energy certificate, RRC or other renewable attributes representing that MWh of renewable energy, the electric provider may not use that MWh, renewable energy certificate, or RRC to meet its minimum percentage requirements under s.
196.378 (2) (a), Stats.
PSC 118.08 History
History: CR 06-112: cr.
Register May 2007 No. 617, eff. 6-1-07;
CR 10-147: renum. 118.08 to be 118.08 (1) and am., cr. (2)
Register March 2012 No. 675, eff. 4-1-12.
PSC 118.09
PSC 118.09
Calculation of displaced conventional electricity. PSC 118.09(1)(1) For each calendar year, the commission shall, by order, determine the percentage of electricity from conventional resources for the entire state for purposes of calculating the amount of an RRC to be created for displaced conventional electricity. The commission shall base this determination on the annual average mix of resources used to generate electricity in the entire area served by the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator. The commission may, by order, also establish a different percentage for a specific type of non-electric facility if its seasonal or daily operating characteristics justify a percentage that differs from the annual average percentage.
PSC 118.09(2)
(2) The commission may, by order, establish a displacement formula for any type of non-electric facility. The commission shall base any such formula on a calculation of the minimum amount of displaced electricity that would be expected in a typical calendar year under realistic operating conditions. The commission shall provide an opportunity for public comment on any such formula before the formula is established.
PSC 118.09(3)
(3) For each calendar year, the electric provider or the user of a non-electric facility shall determine the net amount of electricity displaced by the non-electric facility, using site-specific information and either the applicable formula established under
sub. (2) or by subtracting the amount of electricity used by the non-electric facility from the amount of electricity that would have been used for the same purposes by the electric device that was replaced by the non-electric facility or that was used less due to the use of the non-electric facility.
PSC 118.09(4)
(4) If the value under
sub. (3) is less than zero, the electric provider may not create any RRCs for the non-electric facility for that calendar year.
PSC 118.09(5)
(5) The amount of conventional electricity displaced by a non-electric facility in a calendar year is equal to the net amount of displaced electricity determined under
sub. (3), multiplied by the applicable percentage of electricity in that calendar year that is from conventional resources as determined under
sub. (1).
PSC 118.09(6)
(6) The electric provider or the user of a non-electric facility shall maintain at least three years of historical documentation of all information used in the determination made under
sub. (3).
PSC 118.09(7)
(7) For each non-electric facility for which an electric provider is creating RRCs, the electric provider shall submit information to the commission to support its determination under
sub. (3) at least annually. The commission may specify the timing and method for submitting information under this subsection. Determinations under
sub. (3) are subject to the commission's review and verification.
PSC 118.09 History
History: CR 10-147: cr.
Register March 2012 No. 675, eff. 4-1-12.
