PSC 137.05   Minimum requirements of statewide energy efficiency and renewable energy programs.

PSC 137.06   Procedures to receive contributions from municipal utilities and retail electric cooperatives.

PSC 137.07   Utility-administered programs for large commercial, industrial, institutional, or agricultural customers.

PSC 137.08   Voluntary utility energy efficiency or renewable resource programs.

PSC 137.09   Large energy customer self-directed energy efficiency programs.

PSC 137.01 PSC 137.01 Definitions. The definitions specified in s. 196.374 (1), Stats., apply to this chapter. In addition, in this chapter:

PSC 137.01(1) (1) “Attribution” means each of the following:

PSC 137.01(1)(a) (a) The amount of energy savings or renewable resource energy production that a program participant would have achieved even in the absence of the energy efficiency or renewable resource program.

PSC 137.01(1)(b) (b) The amount of energy savings or renewable resource energy production that is directly attributable to the influence of the energy efficiency or renewable resource program but is not included in the program.

PSC 137.01(2) (2) “Commission” means the public service commission.

PSC 137.01(3) (3) “Division administrator” means the administrator of the division of gas and energy in the public service commission, or a designee.

PSC 137.01(4) (4) “kW” means kilowatt.

PSC 137.01(5) (5) “kWH” means kilowatt-hour.

PSC 137.01(6) (6) “Municipal utility” has the meaning provided in s. 16.957 (1) (q), Stats.

PSC 137.01(7) (7) “Net cost-effectiveness” means the extent to which an energy efficiency program or a renewable resource program is cost-effective, after being adjusted for attribution.

PSC 137.01(8) (8) “Program administrator” means a person who contracts with the energy utilities to develop and administer the statewide programs under s. 196.374 (2) (a) 1., Stats.

PSC 137.01(9) (9) “Retail electric cooperative” has the meaning provided in s. 16.957 (1) (t), Stats.

PSC 137.01(10) (10) “Statewide programs” means the energy efficiency and renewable energy programs specified in s. 196.374 (2) (a) 1., Stats.

PSC 137.01(11) (11) “Working day” has the meaning provided in s. 227.01 (14), Stats.

PSC 137.01 History History: CR 06-139: cr. Register July 2007 No. 619, eff. 8-1-07.

PSC 137.02 PSC 137.02 Program administrator solicitation and public notice.

PSC 137.02(1) (1) Competitive solicitation. Energy utilities soliciting proposals for a program administrator under s. 196.374 (2) (a) 1., Stats., shall ensure that all solicitations are conducted in a manner that is fair and promotes competition.

PSC 137.02(2) (2) Public notice.

PSC 137.02(2)(a) (a) Energy utilities shall provide reasonable public notice of all solicitations of program administrator proposals under s. 196.374 (2) (a) 1., Stats. The energy utilities may provide this notice through the print, broadcast, or telecommunications media, including the internet. The notice period the energy utilities select is subject to the commission’s prior approval.

PSC 137.02(2)(b) (b) The notice shall include the purpose of the solicitation, selection criteria, application procedures, and all applicable solicitation deadlines that an applicant is required to meet, or shall contain instructions for obtaining this information.

PSC 137.02(3) (3) Application requirements. Anyone applying to be a program administrator shall submit the application to the energy utilities or the commission, as directed in the notice provided under this section. Applications that are incomplete, filed late, or not executed by an individual with the authority to act on the applicant’s behalf shall be rejected.

PSC 137.02 History History: CR 06-139: cr. Register July 2007 No. 619, eff. 8-1-07.

PSC 137.03 PSC 137.03 Program administrator selection.