SB459-engrossed, s. 98 13Section 98. 196.378 (4r) of the statutes is created to read:
SB459-engrossed,46,2014 196.378 (4r) Reports. No later than July 1 of each even-numbered year, the
15commission shall submit a report to the governor and chief clerk of each house of the
16legislature for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) that evaluates the
17impact of the requirements of this section on the rates and revenue requirements of
18electric providers and compares that impact with the impact that would have
19occurred if renewable energy practices of electric providers were subject to market
20forces in the absence of the requirements of this section.
SB459-engrossed, s. 99 21Section 99. 196.378 (5) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB459-engrossed,47,422 196.378 (5) Penalty. (intro.) Any person who violates sub. (2) or any wholesale
23renewable energy supplier who provides an electric provider with a false or
24misleading certification regarding the sources or amounts of renewable energy
25supplied at wholesale to the electric provider shall forfeit not less than $5,000 nor

1more than $500,000. Forfeitures under this subsection shall be enforced by action
2on behalf of the state by the attorney general. A court imposing a forfeiture under
3this subsection shall consider all of the following in determining the amount of the
4forfeiture:
SB459-engrossed, s. 100 5Section 100. 285.48 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB459-engrossed,47,96 285.48 (4) (a) The use of renewable energy, including renewable energy that
7is provided by electric providers for the purpose of complying with the requirements
8of s. 196.378 (2) (a) 2., or renewable energy that is used under programs specified in
9s. 196.374 (2) (d) that are funded by expenditures
under s. 196.374 (3).
SB459-engrossed, s. 101 10Section 101. 285.48 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB459-engrossed,47,1411 285.48 (4) (b) The implementation of low-income weatherization and energy
12conservation measures, including programs established under s. 16.957 (2) (a) or (b)
13or programs specified in s. 196.374 (2) (a) or (b) that are funded by expenditures
14under s. 196.374 (3).
SB459-engrossed, s. 102 15Section 102 . Nonstatutory provisions.
SB459-engrossed,47,2216 (1) Initial contracts. To promote administrative efficiency and build on
17existing, successful programs, the public service commission shall direct energy
18utilities, as defined in section 196.374 (1) (e) of the statutes, as affected by this act,
19to negotiate initial contracts under section 196.374 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes, as
20affected by this act, with the holders of current contracts under section 16.957 (3) (b),
212003 stats., to the extent that the programs administered by those contract holders
22are functioning effectively and accomplishing most or all of the goals set for them.
SB459-engrossed,48,523 (2) Corn-burning furnace pilot program. The department of administration
24shall conduct a pilot program under section 16.957 (2) (b) 1. b. of the statutes during
25the winter heating season between November 1, 2006, and March 1, 2007, to

1determine the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of the use of residential space
2heating equipment in this state that is fueled by biomass, as defined in section
3196.378 (1) (a) of the statutes, from corn plants. The department of administration
4shall report to the legislature the results of the pilot program in the report required
5under section 16.957 (2) (d) 4. of the statutes.
SB459-engrossed,48,186 (3) Review of Energy Conservation Code. Notwithstanding section 101.027
7(3) (a) and (b) of the statutes, the department of commerce shall begin a review of the
8energy conservation code, as defined in section 101.027 (1) (a) of the statutes, on the
9effective date of this subsection and shall complete that review and submit proposed
10rules changing the energy conservation code as provided in section 101.027 (2) of the
11statutes to the legislative council staff under section 227.15 (1) of the statutes by no
12later than the first day of the 18th month beginning after the effective date of this
13subsection. Notwithstanding section 101.027 (2) of the statutes, in conducting the
14review under this subsection, the department of commerce, to the extent practicable,
15shall consider incorporating into the energy conservation code design requirements
16from the most current national energy efficiency design standards for new buildings,
17except low-rise residential buildings, published by the American society of heating,
18refrigerating, and air-conditioning engineers.
SB459-engrossed,48,2419 (4) Anaerobic digestor research. The department of agriculture, trade and
20consumer protection shall include, as part of its 2007-09 biennial budget request
21that it submits to the department of administration under section 16.42 of the
22statutes, a proposal to provide additional funding for the research and development
23of anaerobic digestors at farms participating in the discovery farms program under
24the Wisconsin agricultural stewardship initiative.
SB459-engrossed,48,2525 (5) Public service commission prohibitions.
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1(a) In this subsection:
SB459-engrossed,49,2 21. "Commission" means the public service commission.
SB459-engrossed,49,4 32. "Energy efficiency program" has the meaning given in section 196.374 (1) (d),
4as affected by this act.
SB459-engrossed,49,5 53. "Public utility" has the meaning given in section 196.01 (5) of the statutes.
SB459-engrossed,49,7 64. "Renewable resource program" has the meaning given in section 196.374 (1)
7(k), as affected by this act.
SB459-engrossed,49,9 85. "Total renewable energy" has the meaning given in section 196.378 (1) (o) of
9the statutes.
SB459-engrossed,49,1310 (b) Beginning on the effective date of this paragraph and ending on June 30,
112007, the commission may not order an investor-owned natural gas or electric public
12utility to administer or fund any energy efficiency or renewable resource program
13that is in addition to the requirements of section 196.374 of the statutes.
SB459-engrossed,49,1514 (c) Paragraph (b ) does not affect the authority of the commission to enforce the
15requirements of section 16.957 or 196.374 of the statutes.
SB459-engrossed,49,1616 (7) Report.
SB459-engrossed,49,1817 (a) In this subsection, "energy utility" has the meaning given in section 196.374
18(1) (e) of the statutes, as created by this act.
SB459-engrossed,49,2319 (b) No later than July 1, 2008, the public service commission shall submit a
20report to the governor and chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution
21to the legislature under section 13.172 (2) of the statutes that consists of the
22commission's recommendations on whether any component of an energy utility's
23revenue requirements should be itemized on ratepayer bills.
SB459-engrossed,49,2424 (8) Large energy customers.
SB459-engrossed,49,2525 (a) In this subsection:
SB459-engrossed,50,1
11. "Commission" means the public service commission.
SB459-engrossed,50,3 22. "Energy utility" has the meaning given in section 196.374 (1) (e) of the
3statutes, as created by this act.
SB459-engrossed,50,5 43. "Large energy customer" has the meaning given in section 196.374 (1) (em)
5of the statutes, as created by this act.
SB459-engrossed,50,7 64. "Ordered program" has the meaning given under section 196.374 (1) (i) of the
7statutes, as created by this act.
SB459-engrossed,50,108 (b) No later than July 1, 2007, the commission shall determine the customers
9of energy utilities that, for any month during the 12 months preceding the date of the
10commission's determination, satisfy the definition of large energy customer.
SB459-engrossed,50,1511 (c) For each customer of an energy utility that the commission determines is
12a large energy customer under paragraph (b), the commission shall, no later than
13July 1, 2007, determine the monthly average that the customer paid the energy
14utility in 2005 for recovery under s. 196.374 (3), 2003 stats., and for recovery of the
15costs of ordered programs.
SB459-engrossed, s. 103 16Section 103. Initial applicability.
SB459-engrossed,50,1917 (1) Energy efficiency standards. The treatment of sections 16.855 (10s) and
1820.924 (1) (j) of the statutes first applies with respect to projects for which design
19work begins on the effective date of this subsection.
SB459-engrossed, s. 104 20Section 104. Effective dates. This act takes effect on July 1, 2007, except
21as follows:
SB459-engrossed,51,322 (1) The treatment of sections 16.75 (12), 16.897, 16.953, 79.005 (4) (d), 101.027
23(1) (intro.), (a), and (b), (2), and (3) (a) 1. and 2. and (b) 1. and 2., 196.378 (1) (a), (ag),
24(bm), (e), (f), (fg), (fm), (fr), (g), (i), (n), (o), and (p), (2) (a), (b) 1., 1m., 3., 4., and 5., (c),
25(e), (f), and (g), (3) (b), and (c), (4m), (4r), and (5) (intro.) of the statutes, the creation

1of section 196.378 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes, and the renumbering and amendment of
2section 196.378 (3) (a) of the statutes and Section 102 (2 ), (4), (5), (7 ), and (8) of this
3act take effect on the day after publication.
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