196.485(1)(d)
(d) "Independent system operator" means an independent system operator that requires the approval of a federal agency to operate transmission facilities in this state or a region.
196.485(1)(dm)1m.a.
a. The person does not own electric generation facilities or does not sell electric generation capacity or energy in a market within the geographic area that, on December 31, 1997, was served by the Mid-America Interconnected Network, Inc., Mid-Continent Area Power Pool, East Central Area Reliability Coordination Agreement or Southwest Power Pool reliability council of the North American Electric Reliability Council.
196.485(1)(do)
(do) "Land right" means any right in real property, including fee simple ownership or a right-of-way or easement, that has been acquired for a transmission facility that is located or intended to be located on the real property.
196.485(1)(dq)
(dq) "Manager" means, with respect to a transmission company organized as a limited liability company under
ch. 183, the representatives of the security holders that are elected or appointed under
sub. (3m) (c).
196.485(1)(dr)
(dr) "Merger enforcement policy" means the enforcement policy of the federal department of justice and the federal trade commission regarding horizontal acquisitions and mergers that are subject to
15 USC 1,
18 or
45.
196.485(1)(ds)
(ds) "Midwest independent system operator" means the independent system operator the establishment of which the federal energy regulatory commission has conditionally authorized in an order issued on September 16, 1998, or the successor to such independent system operator.
196.485(1)(dt)
(dt) "Nontransmission utility security holder" means a security holder that is not a transmission utility security holder.
196.485(1)(dv)
(dv) "Organizational start-up date" means, with respect to a transmission company that is organized as a limited liability company under
ch. 183, the date on which the articles of organization become effective under
s. 183.0111 or, with respect to a transmission company that is organized as a corporation under
ch. 180, the date on which the articles of incorporation become effective under
s. 180.0123.
196.485(1)(e)
(e) "Region" means an interstate geographic area that includes any portion of this state.
196.485(1)(em)
(em) "Retail electric cooperative" means a cooperative that provides retail electric service to its members.
196.485(1)(f)
(f) "Rural utilities service" means the agency in the federal department of agriculture that is the successor to the rural electrification administration.
196.485(1)(fe)
(fe) "Security" means, with respect to a transmission company organized as a corporation under
ch. 180, a share, as defined in
s. 180.0103 (15), and, with respect to a transmission company organized as a limited liability company under
ch. 183, a limited liability company interest, as defined in
s. 183.0102 (11).
196.485(1)(fm)
(fm) "Subsidiary" means any person, 5% or more of the securities of which are directly or indirectly owned by another person.
196.485(1)(g)
(g) "Transmission area" means the area of the state that, on January 1, 1997, was served by the Mid-America Interconnected Network, Inc., reliability council of the North American Electric Reliability Council.
196.485(1)(ge)
(ge) "Transmission company" means a corporation organized under
ch. 180 or a limited liability company organized under
ch. 183 that has as its sole purpose the planning, constructing, operating, maintaining and expanding of transmission facilities that it owns to provide for an adequate and reliable transmission system that meets the needs of all users that are dependent on the transmission system and that supports effective competition in energy markets without favoring any market participant.
196.485(1)(gm)
(gm) "Transmission dependent utility" means an electric utility that is not a transmission utility and that is dependent on the transmission system of another person for delivering electricity to the electric utility's customers.
196.485(1)(h)
(h) "Transmission facility" means any pipe, pipeline, duct, wire, line, conduit, pole, tower, equipment or other structure used for the transmission of electric power as determined by the public service commission on the basis of factors for identifying a transmission facility that are specified in the orders of the federal energy regulatory commission under
16 USC 824d and
824e.
196.485(1)(i)
(i) "Transmission utility" means a cooperative or public utility that owns a transmission facility in this state and that provides transmission service in this state.
196.485(1)(j)
(j) "Transmission utility security holder" means a person that is a security holder of a transmission company, is an investor-owned transmission utility in the transmission area and has contributed its transmission facilities to the transmission company.
196.485(1)(k)
(k) "Wholesale electric cooperative" means a cooperative that provides wholesale electric service to its members.
196.485(1m)(a)(a) The duty of any electric utility that has contributed its transmission facilities to the transmission company to finance, construct, maintain or operate a transmission facility shall terminate on the date, as determined by the commission under
sub. (2) (d), that the transmission company begins operations.
196.485(1m)(b)
(b) After beginning operations, the transmission company shall, except for transmission service provided by an electric utility that has not transferred its transmission facilities to the the transmission company, have the exclusive duty to provide transmission service in those areas in which transmission facilities have been contributed. The duty under this paragraph shall terminate on the date, as determined by the commission under
sub. (2) (d), that the Midwest independent system operator begins operations.
196.485(1m)(c)
(c) After beginning operations, the Midwest independent system operator shall, except for transmission service provided by an electric utility that has not transferred control over its transmission facilities to the Midwest independent system operator, have the exclusive duty to provide transmission service in the transmission area and shall ensure that each transmission facility in the transmission area that is under its operational control is planned, constructed, operated, maintained and controlled as part of a single transmission system.