SB794,3
1Section 3. 66.0401 (1e) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB794,3,42 66.0401 (1e) (a) "Application for approval" means an application for approval
3of a wind energy system under rules promulgated by the commission under s.
4196.378 (4g) (c) 1 196.379 (3) (a).
SB794,4 5Section 4. 66.0401 (1m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB794,3,126 66.0401 (1m) Authority to restrict systems limited. (intro.) No political
7subdivision may place any restriction, either directly or in effect, on the installation
8or use of a wind energy system that is more restrictive than the rules promulgated
9by the commission under s. 196.378 (4g) (b) 196.379 (2). No political subdivision may
10place any restriction, either directly or in effect, on the installation or use of a solar
11energy system, as defined in s. 13.48 (2) (h) 1. g., or a wind energy system, unless the
12restriction satisfies one of the following conditions:
SB794,5 13Section 5. 66.0401 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB794,3,1914 66.0401 (4) (b) A political subdivision shall make a record of its decision making
15on an application for approval, including a recording of any public hearing, copies of
16documents submitted at any public hearing, and copies of any other documents
17provided to the political subdivision in connection with the application for approval.
18The political subdivision's record shall conform to the commission's rules
19promulgated under s. 196.378 (4g) (c) 2 196.379 (3) (b).
SB794,6 20Section 6. 66.0401 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB794,3,2521 66.0401 (4) (c) A political subdivision shall base its decision on an application
22for approval on written findings of fact that are supported by the evidence in the
23record under par. (b). A political subdivision's procedure for reviewing the
24application for approval shall conform to the commission's rules promulgated under
25s. 196.378 (4g) (c) 3 196.379 (3) (c).
SB794,7
1Section 7. 66.0401 (4) (f) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB794,4,52 66.0401 (4) (f) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., a political subdivision may not
3deny or impose a restriction on an application for approval unless the political
4subdivision enacts an ordinance that is no more restrictive than the rules the
5commission promulgates under s. 196.378 (4g) (b) 196.379 (2).
SB794,8 6Section 8. 66.0401 (4) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB794,4,107 66.0401 (4) (g) A political subdivision that chooses to regulate wind energy
8systems shall enact an ordinance, subject to sub. (6) (b), that is no more restrictive
9than the applicable standards established by the commission in rules promulgated
10under s. 196.378 (4g) 196.379.
SB794,9 11Section 9. 66.0401 (5) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB794,4,2112 66.0401 (5) (d) The commission may confine its review to the records it receives
13from the political subdivision or, if it finds that additional information would be
14relevant to its decision, expand the records it reviews. The commission shall issue
15a decision within 90 days after the date on which it receives all of the records it
16requests under par. (c), unless for good cause the commission extends this time
17period in writing. If the commission determines that the political subdivision's
18decision or enforcement action does not comply with the rules it promulgates under
19s. 196.378 (4g) 196.379 or is otherwise unreasonable, the political subdivision's
20decision shall be superseded by the commission's decision and the commission may
21order an appropriate remedy.
SB794,10 22Section 10. 66.0401 (6) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB794,5,223 66.0401 (6) (c) If a political subdivision enacts an ordinance under sub. (4) (g)
24after the commission's rules promulgated under s. 196.378 (4g) 196.379 take effect,
25the political subdivision may not apply that ordinance to, or require approvals under

1that ordinance for, a wind energy system approved by the political subdivision under
2a previous ordinance or under a development agreement.
SB794,11 3Section 11. 70.111 (18) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB794,6,64 70.111 (18) Energy systems. Biogas or synthetic gas energy systems, solar
5energy systems, and wind energy systems. In this subsection, "biogas or synthetic
6gas energy system" means equipment which directly converts biomass, as defined
7under section 45K (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code, as interpreted by the Internal
8Revenue Service, into biogas or synthetic gas, equipment which generates electricity,
9heat, or compressed natural gas exclusively from biogas or synthetic gas, equipment
10which is used exclusively for the direct transfer or storage of biomass, biogas, or
11synthetic gas, and any structure used exclusively to shelter or operate such
12equipment, or the portion of any structure used in part to shelter or operate such
13equipment that is allocable to such use, if all such equipment, and any such
14structure, is located at the same site, and includes manure, substrate, and other
15feedstock collection and delivery systems, pumping and processing equipment,
16gasifiers and digester tanks, biogas and synthetic gas cleaning and compression
17equipment, fiber separation and drying equipment, and heat recovery equipment,
18but does not include equipment or components that are present as part of a
19conventional energy system. In this subsection, "synthetic gas" is a gas that qualifies
20as a renewable resource under s. 196.378 (1) (h) 1. h. 79.005 (3r) (a) 8. In this
21subsection, "solar energy system" means equipment which directly converts and
22then transfers or stores solar energy into usable forms of thermal or electrical energy,
23but does not include equipment or components that would be present as part of a
24conventional energy system or a system that operates without mechanical means.
25In this subsection, "wind energy system" means equipment which converts and then

1transfers or stores energy from the wind into usable forms of energy, but does not
2include equipment or components that would be present as part of a conventional
3energy system. Until the tax incremental district terminates, the exemption under
4this subsection for biogas or synthetic gas energy systems does not apply to property
5in existence on January 1, 2014, and located in a tax incremental financing district
6in effect on January 1, 2014.
SB794,12 7Section 12. 77.54 (30) (a) 1m. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB794,6,98 77.54 (30) (a) 1m. Biomass, as defined in s. 196.378 (1) (ar) 79.005 (1dr), that
9is used for fuel sold for residential use.
SB794,13 10Section 13. 79.005 (1b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB794,6,1311 79.005 (1b) "Alternative energy resource" means a renewable resource, as
12defined in s. 196.378 (1) (h)
; garbage, as defined in s. 289.01 (9); or
13nonvegetation-based industrial, commercial, or household waste.
SB794,14 14Section 14. 79.005 (1dg) of the statutes is created to read:
SB794,6,1615 79.005 (1dg) "Biogas" means a gas created by the anaerobic digestion or
16fermentation of biomass, food processing waste, or discarded food.
SB794,15 17Section 15. 79.005 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB794,6,2118 79.005 (4) (d) Replacing steam generating equipment at a combustion-based
19renewable facility, as defined in s. 196.378 (1) (g), that is located in this state, to
20increase efficiency or capacity, if the facility remains a combustion-based renewable
21facility, as defined in s. 196.378 (1) (g), after replacing the equipment.
SB794,16 22Section 16. 93.46 (1) (d) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB794,6,2423 93.46 (1) (d) 3. Electricity, including electricity that satisfies the requirements
24in s. 196.378 (2)
.
SB794,17
1Section 17. 196.025 (1) (ag) (intro.) and 2. of the statutes are consolidated,
2renumbered 196.025 (1) (ag) and amended to read:
SB794,7,43 196.025 (1) (ag) Definitions Definition. In this subsection: 2. "Wholesale,
4"wholesale
supplier" has the meaning given in s. 16.957 (1) (w).
SB794,18 5Section 18. 196.025 (1) (ag) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
SB794,19 6Section 19. 196.025 (1) (ar) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB794,7,117 196.025 (1) (ar) Consideration of energy priorities. Except as provided in pars.
8(b) to and (d), to the extent cost-effective, technically feasible and environmentally
9sound, the commission shall implement the priorities under s. 1.12 (4) in making all
10energy-related decisions and orders, including strategic energy assessment, rate
11setting and rule-making orders.
SB794,20 12Section 20. 196.025 (1) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
SB794,21 13Section 21. 196.374 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB794,7,1814 196.374 (2) (a) 3. The commission may not require an energy utility to
15administer or fund any energy efficiency or renewable resource program that is in
16addition to the programs required under subd. 1. and any ordered program of the
17utility. This subdivision does not limit the authority of the commission to enforce an
18energy utility's obligations under s. 196.378.
SB794,22 19Section 22. 196.374 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB794,8,420 196.374 (3) (a) In general. The commission shall have oversight of programs
21under sub. (2). The commission shall maximize coordination of program delivery,
22including coordination between programs under subs. (2) (a) 1., (b) 1. and 2., and (c)
23and (7), ordered programs, low-income weatherization programs under s. 16.957,
24renewable resource programs under s. 196.378, and other energy efficiency or
25renewable resource programs. The commission shall cooperate with the department

1of natural resources to ensure coordination of energy efficiency and renewable
2resource programs with air quality programs and to maximize and document the air
3quality improvement benefits that can be realized from energy efficiency and
4renewable resource programs.
SB794,23 5Section 23. 196.378 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
SB794,24 6Section 24. 196.378 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.
SB794,25 7Section 25. 196.378 (1) (ag) and (am) of the statutes are repealed.
SB794,26 8Section 26. 196.378 (1) (ar) of the statutes is renumbered 79.005 (1dr).
SB794,27 9Section 27. 196.378 (1) (b) to (d) of the statutes are repealed.
SB794,28 10Section 28. 196.378 (1) (dm) of the statutes, as created by 2011 Wisconsin Act
1134
, is repealed.
SB794,29 12Section 29. 196.378 (1) (fg) to (fr) of the statutes are repealed.
SB794,30 13Section 30. 196.378 (1) (g) of the statutes is renumbered 79.005 (3g) and
14amended to read:
SB794,8,1715 79.005 (3g) "Renewable facility" means an installed and operational electric
16generating facility, located in or outside this state, that generates renewable energy
17electricity derived from a renewable resource.
SB794,31 18Section 31. 196.378 (1) (h) (intro.) and 1. (intro.) of the statutes are
19renumbered 79.005 (3r) (intro.) and (a) (intro.).
SB794,32 20Section 32. 196.378 (1) (h) 1. a. to j. of the statutes are renumbered 79.005 (3r)
21(a) 1. to 10., and 79.005 (3r) (a) 1. and 7., as renumbered, are amended to read:
SB794,8,2322 79.005 (3r) (a) 1. A fuel cell that uses, as determined by the public service
23commission, a renewable fuel.
SB794,8,2424 7. Biomass or biogas.
SB794,33
1Section 33. 196.378 (1) (h) 1m. of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin
2Act 34
, is renumbered 79.005 (3r) (b).
SB794,34 3Section 34. 196.378 (1) (h) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
SB794,35 4Section 35. 196.378 (1) (i) of the statutes is repealed.
SB794,36 5Section 36. 196.378 (1) (j) of the statutes is renumbered 79.005 (5).
SB794,37 6Section 37. 196.378 (1) (k) of the statutes is repealed.
SB794,38 7Section 38. 196.378 (1) (m) of the statutes, as created by 2011 Wisconsin Act
834
, is repealed.
SB794,39 9Section 39. 196.378 (1) (o) and (p) of the statutes are repealed.
SB794,40 10Section 40. 196.378 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act 34,
11is repealed.
SB794,41 12Section 41. 196.378 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
SB794,42 13Section 42. 196.378 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
SB794,43 14Section 43. 196.378 (4g) of the statutes is renumbered 196.379, and 196.379
15(1) (intro.) and (3) (intro.), (a) and (d), as renumbered, are amended to read:
SB794,9,16 16196.379 Wind energy systems. (1) (intro.) In this subsection section:
SB794,9,19 17(3) (intro.) In addition to the rules under par. (b) sub. (2), the commission shall,
18with the advice of the wind siting council, promulgate rules that do all of the
19following:
SB794,9,2220 (a) Specify the information and documentation to be provided in an application
21for approval to demonstrate that a proposed wind energy system complies with rules
22promulgated under par. (b) sub. (2).
SB794,9,2423 (d) Specify the requirements and procedures for a political subdivision to
24enforce the restrictions allowed under par. (b) sub. (2).
SB794,44 25Section 44. 196.378 (4m) of the statutes is repealed.
SB794,45
1Section 45. 196.378 (4r) of the statutes is repealed.
SB794,46 2Section 46. 196.378 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
SB794,47 3Section 47. 196.491 (3) (dg) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB794,10,84 196.491 (3) (dg) In making a determination under par. (d) that applies to a large
5electric generating facility, if the large electric generating facility is a wind energy
6system, as defined in s. 66.0403 (1) (m), the commission shall consider whether
7installation or use of the facility is consistent with the standards specified in the
8rules promulgated by the commission under s. 196.378 (4g) (b) 196.379 (2).
SB794,48 9Section 48. 238.15 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB794,10,1510 238.15 (1) (g) It is not primarily engaged in real estate development, insurance,
11banking, lending, lobbying, political consulting, professional services provided by
12attorneys, accountants, business consultants, physicians, or health care
13consultants, wholesale or retail trade, leisure, hospitality, transportation, or
14construction, except construction of power production plants that derive energy from
15a renewable resource, as defined in s. 196.378 (1) (h) 79.005 (3r).
SB794,49 16Section 49. 285.48 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB794,10,2017 285.48 (4) (a) The use of renewable energy, including renewable energy that
18is provided by electric providers for the purpose of complying with the requirements
19of s. 196.378 (2) (a) 2., or
renewable energy that is used under programs under s.
20196.374.
SB794,10,2121 (End)
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