Rules Published with this Register and Final Regulatory Flexibility Analyses
The following administrative rule orders have been adopted and published in this edition of the Wisconsin Administrative Register. Copies of these rules are sent to subscribers of the complete Wisconsin Administrative Code and also to the subscribers of the specific affected Code.
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Safety and Professional Services
Barbering and Cosmetology Examining Board
An order of the Barbering and Cosmetology Examining Board to amend sections
BC 1.01 (intro.),
9.01 (3) and
9.02; and to repeal and recreate Chapter
BC 11, relating to late renewal and continuing education. Effective 4-1-12.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
These proposed rules will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small businesses, as defined in s.
227.114 (1), Stats. The Department's Regulatory Review Coordinator may be contacted by email at
john.murray@wisconsin.gov, or by calling (608) 266-8608.
Summary of Comments of Legislative Standing Committees
No comments were reported.
Public Service Commission
(PSC Docket # 1-AC-234)
Revises Chapter
PSC 118, relating to renewable resource credits. Effective 4-1-12.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
The final rule will have no negative impact on small businesses, as defined in s.
227.11 (1), Stats. The final rule may have a beneficial impact for small businesses in either of two ways:
1) The final rule establishes new ways for Wisconsin electric providers to create renewable resource credits (RRCs), in addition to all of the existing ways in the current rule. RRCs can be used to comply with Wisconsin's Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) mandate. By giving electric providers new options for creating RRCs, but not requiring the use of those options, the costs of complying with the RPS mandate may decrease. Electric providers are authorized to recover their RPS compliance costs in the rates they charge customers and members. Thus, if an electric provider's RPS compliance costs are reduced, their customers or members (including small businesses) may indirectly benefit through reduced electric rates.
2) The final rule also makes it possible for a small business (or any other customer or member of an electric provider) to benefit more directly, if the business is using a qualifying technology or resource to produce non-electric energy. In such circumstances, the final rule allows the electric provider to create RRCs based on energy produced by the small business, but only with the permission of the small business. A small business could request compensation from the electric provider in exchange for granting permission to create those RRCs.
This rulemaking will affect electric generating utilities (EGUs). Because of Wisconsin's RPS mandate, renewable resources must account for a certain percentage of an EGU's electricity generation. This final rule expands the types of renewable resources that may be used to create RRCs, thus giving an EGU more options to meet the RPS requirements.
Summary of Comments of Legislative Standing Committees
No comments were reported.
