Amendment ASA1-AB560

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

AB560-ASA1,1 Section 1. 196.496 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 196.496 (1) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB560-ASA1,2,3 196.496 (1) Definition Definitions. (intro.) In this section, "distributed:

AB560-ASA1,2,7 (b) "Distributed generation facility" means a facility for the generation of electricity with a capacity of no more than 15 megawatts that is located near the point where the electricity will be used or is in a location that will support the functioning of the electric power distribution grid.

AB560-ASA1,2 Section 2. 196.496 (1) (a) of the statutes is created to read:

AB560-ASA1,2,9 196.496 (1) (a) "Customer" means a customer of an electric public utility.

AB560-ASA1,3 Section 3. 196.496 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB560-ASA1,2,12 196.496 (1) (c) "Electric public utility" means a public utility that owns or operates an electric distribution system.

AB560-ASA1,4 Section 4. 196.496 (3) of the statutes is created to read:

AB560-ASA1,3,2 196.496 (3) Disconnection. (a) On or after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], no customer may install a distributed generation facility that is connected to the distribution system of an electric public utility unless the customer does all of the following:

AB560-ASA1,3,4 1. Installs protection devices for each connected distributed generation facility that satisfy all of the following:

AB560-ASA1,3,7 a. The devices ensure that the current supplied by the distributed generation facility is interrupted if a fault or other potentially dangerous event occurs on the distribution system.

AB560-ASA1,3,10 b. If a fault or event described in subd. 1. a. occurs and the distribution system is deenergized, the devices ensure that any distributed generation facility that is connected to the system automatically disconnects.

AB560-ASA1,3,12 c. The devices prevent electrically closing a distributed generation facility that is out of synchronization with the distribution system.

AB560-ASA1,3,19 2. Includes in the installation equipment circuit breakers on the distributed generation facility side of the point where the distributed generation facility is electrically connected to the customer's electrical system. The equipment circuit breakers shall be capable of interrupting the maximum available fault current and shall meet all applicable standards of Underwriters Laboratories Inc., the American National Standards Institute, and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

AB560-ASA1,3,21 3. If required by the electric public utility, furnishes and installs an interconnection disconnect switch that satisfies all of the following:

AB560-ASA1,3,23 a. The switch opens, with a visual break, all ungrounded poles of the interconnection circuit.

AB560-ASA1,3,25 b. The switch is rated for the voltage and fault current requirements of the distributed generation facility.

AB560-ASA1,4,3 c. The switch meets all applicable standards of Underwriters Laboratories Inc., the American National Standards Institute, and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

AB560-ASA1,4,4 d. The switch enclosure is properly grounded.

AB560-ASA1,4,6 e. The switch is accessible at all times, is located for ease of access to electric public utility personnel, and is capable of being locked in the open position.

AB560-ASA1,4,7 4. In making an installation required under subd. 3., does all of the following:

AB560-ASA1,4,9 a. Follows the electric public utility's recommended switching, clearance, tagging, and locking procedures.

AB560-ASA1,4,12 b. Labels the interconnection disconnect switch, "Interconnection Disconnect Switch," by means of a permanently attached sign with clearly visible and permanent letters.

AB560-ASA1,4,14 c. Provides and posts the customer's procedure for disconnecting the distributed generation facility that is next to the interconnection disconnect switch.

AB560-ASA1,4,19 (b) No later than the first day of the 7th month beginning after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], a customer who has installed a distributed generation facility that is connected to the electric distribution system of an electric public utility before the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], shall do the following:

AB560-ASA1,4,22 1. Attach a permanent placard to the customer's electric meter that identifies the location of the devices for disconnecting the distributed generation facility from the electric distribution system.

AB560-ASA1,4,24 2. Notify the electric public utility of the location of the distributed generation facility and the devices described in subd. 1.

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