Chapter PSC 111

PSC 111.21(1)(d)2. 2. The location of the facility.

PSC 111.21(1)(d)3. 3. The type of load of the facility, including peaking, intermediate, or base load.

PSC 111.21(1)(d)4. 4. The type of fuel used.

PSC 111.21(1)(d)5. 5. The summer and winter net rated capacity.

PSC 111.21(1)(d)6. 6. Expected levels of emissions identified in par. (a) 6., per kWh of output.

PSC 111.21(1)(e) (e) A complete identification and description of each expected capacity change at existing generating units during the 7-year period encompassing the SEA, including all of the following:

PSC 111.21(1)(e)1. 1. The in-service date.

PSC 111.21(1)(e)2. 2. The location of the facilities.

PSC 111.21(1)(e)3. 3. The function of the upgrade, improvement, or downgrade.

PSC 111.21(1)(e)4. 4. The change in summer and winter net rated capacity.

PSC 111.21(1)(e)5. 5. Expected changes in emissions identified in par. (a) 6., per kWh of output.

PSC 111.21(1)(f) (f) A complete identification and description of each supply factor that is not covered by pars. (a) to (e), but also affects electric power supply during peak demand in Wisconsin for the 7-year period encompassing the SEA.

PSC 111.21(2) (2) Aggregating data on small generation facilities. An electricity provider may aggregate information for individual generating facility less than 10 MW in its data filing under sub. (1) (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) or (f).

PSC 111.21 History History: Cr. Register, June, 2000, No. 534, eff. 7-1-00; CR 03-086: am. (1) (c), (d) (intro.), (e) (intro.) and (f) Register September 2005 No. 597, eff. 10-1-05.

PSC 111.23 PSC 111.23 Capacity purchase and sale data affecting electric power supply.

PSC 111.23(1) (1) Definitions. In this section:

PSC 111.23(1)(a) (a) “Capacity purchase without reserves” means a purchase of electric generating capacity that has actually occurred or that is subject to an existing contract, including options to purchase or contracts subject to contingencies, and that includes all of the following terms:

PSC 111.23(1)(a)1. 1. A firm transmission path from source to destination.

PSC 111.23(1)(a)2. 2. The buyer has responsibility for reserves.

PSC 111.23(1)(a)3. 3. The seller is obliged to supply across peak conditions with no unilateral curtailment option, except for particular contingencies that are specified in the contract.

PSC 111.23(1)(a)4. 4. The seller will count the sale as an available capacity reduction.

PSC 111.23(1)(b) (b) “Capacity sale without reserves” means a sale of electric generating capacity that has actually occurred or that is subject to an existing contract, including options to sell or contracts subject to contingencies, and that includes the terms specified in par. (a) 2. to 4.

PSC 111.23(2) (2) Capacity purchases or sales without reserves. Each electricity provider, except operators of wholesale merchant plants, shall submit for the 7-year period encompassing the SEA, summer and winter peak data listing all of the following data:

PSC 111.23(2)(a) (a) The amount and type of each capacity purchase without reserves in Wisconsin, in net MW, including an identification of each of the following:

PSC 111.23(2)(a)1. 1. Whether the purchase is on a system or unit basis.

PSC 111.23(2)(a)2. 2. How much of the purchase, if any, is intended to compensate for transmission losses associated with delivery of the purchase.

PSC 111.23(2)(b) (b) The amount and type of each capacity sale without reserves, in net MW, including an identification of whether the sale is on a system or unit basis.

PSC 111.23 History History: Cr. Register, June, 2000, No. 534, eff. 7-1-00; CR 03-086: am. (2) (intro.) Register September 2005 No. 597, eff. 10-1-05.

PSC 111.25 PSC 111.25 Calculation of electric power supply.

PSC 111.25(1) (1) Definition. In this section, “electric power supply” means aggregate generating capacity plus capacity additions, capacity upgrades or improvements at existing units, and capacity purchases without reserves as defined in s. PSC 111.23 (1) (a), less unit retirements, capacity downgrades at existing units, and capacity sales without reserves as defined in s. PSC 111.23 (1) (b).

PSC 111.25(2) (2) Data submission. Each electricity provider, except operators of wholesale merchant plants, shall calculate electric power supply for the 7-year period encompassing the SEA and submit the results to the commission. Any part of a capacity purchase without reserves, as defined in s. PSC 111.23 (1) (a), that is intended to compensate for transmission losses associated with delivery of that purchase, shall be excluded from the calculation of electricity power supply. All miscellaneous supply factors that decrease supply resources shall be deducted from electric power supply. All miscellaneous supply factors that increase supply resources shall be added to electric power supply.

PSC 111.25 History History: Cr. Register, June, 2000, No. 534, eff. 7-1-00; CR 03-086: am. (2) Register September 2005 No. 597, eff. 10-1-05.

subch. IV of ch. PSC 111 Subchapter IV — Economic, Environmental, and Conservation Data

PSC 111.31 PSC 111.31 Economic data. Each electricity provider, except self-providers and operators of wholesale merchant plants, shall submit all of the following economic data:

PSC 111.31(1) (1) Average energy production cost. The electricity provider’s average energy production cost for each type of generating unit, including nuclear, coal-fired, gas simple-cycle, gas combined-cycle, diesel and renewable units. The electricity provider shall specify the expected range of energy production cost by unit type for each year in a 3-year period encompassing the SEA and one succeeding calendar year.

PSC 111.31(2) (2) System dispatch cost. Upon commission request, for those days when the market energy price exceeded $250 per megawatt-hour measured exclusive of capital costs or when the market price exceeded $2,000 per megawatt-hour measured inclusive of capital costs, the electricity provider’s hourly historical system dispatch costs, computed using available electric generating capacity and those capacity purchases or sales relevant at the time.

PSC 111.31 Note Note: This information is needed to determine, as required by s. 196.491 (2) (a) 12. and 13., Stats., if competition is contributing to the provision of sufficient capacity and energy at a reasonable price.

PSC 111.31 History History: Cr. Register, June, 2000, No. 534, eff. 7-1-00; CR 03-086: am. (1) Register September 2005 No. 597, eff. 10-1-05.

PSC 111.33 PSC 111.33 Pollutant data. Each electricity provider shall submit, for the 7-year period encompassing the SEA, the annual average level of emissions identified in s. PSC 111.21 (1) (a) 6., per kWh of output.

PSC 111.33 History History: Cr. Register, June, 2000, No. 534, eff. 7-1-00; CR 03-086: am. Register September 2005 No. 597, eff. 10-1-05.

PSC 111.35 PSC 111.35 Energy conservation data. Any electricity provider, except self-providers and operators of wholesale merchant plants, that provides rate-based energy efficiency programs to Wisconsin customers directly or by contracting, shall provide all of the following energy conservation activity data and information for the 7-year period encompassing the SEA:

PSC 111.35(1) (1) Spending. Dollars spent on energy conservation activity affecting any Wisconsin customer.

PSC 111.35(2) (2) Energy and demand savings. Energy savings in kWh and demand savings in kW, excluding direct load control and interruptible load impacts specified in s. PSC 111.11 (2) (a) 2. and 3., reported for any Wisconsin customer.

PSC 111.35(3) (3) Energy conservation program descriptions. A comprehensive description of all planned activities to discourage inefficient and excessive power use.

PSC 111.35 History History: Cr. Register, June, 2000, No. 534, eff. 7-1-00; CR 03-086: am. (intro.) Register September 2005 No. 597, eff. 10-1-05.

subch. V of ch. PSC 111 Subchapter V — Transmission System Operation Data

PSC 111.41 PSC 111.41 Transmission system reservations data from electricity providers. For each capacity resource reported under s. PSC 111.21, delivery of which requires transmission system reservations, and for each capacity purchase reported under s. PSC 111.11 or 111.23, the electricity provider shall submit information on the transmission arrangements to be used to deliver the capacity, including all of the following:

PSC 111.41(1) (1) Service provider. The provider of transmission service.

PSC 111.41(2) (2) Period and type of service. The period and type of each transmission reservation, and any other service attributes defined by the provider of transmission service.

PSC 111.41(3) (3) Dates. The starting and ending dates of service.

PSC 111.41(4) (4) Path. The transmission path, if point-to-point service is being used.

PSC 111.41(5) (5) Status of request. The status of the request for transmission service.

PSC 111.41(6) (6) Size of reservation. The size of the transmission service reservation, in MW.

PSC 111.41(7) (7) Losses. Amount of incremental losses associated with transmission service, as determined by the transmission provider.

PSC 111.41 History History: Cr. Register, June, 2000, No. 534, eff. 7-1-00.

PSC 111.43 PSC 111.43 Data from transmission providers. Each transmission provider shall submit all of the following data, except that if the data have been previously filed with the commission, the transmission provider may identify the applicable filing instead of providing duplicate data:

PSC 111.43(1) (1) New high-voltage transmission lines. A complete description of each high-voltage transmission line that the transmission provider intends to own in whole or in part, on which construction is planned to commence within 7 years, including all of the following:

PSC 111.43(1)(a) (a) Endpoints of the line.

PSC 111.43(1)(b) (b) Proposed corridors.

PSC 111.43(1)(c) (c) Nominal operating voltage.

PSC 111.43(1)(d) (d) Nominal voltage of construction class.

PSC 111.43(1)(e) (e) Needed substation modifications.

PSC 111.43(1)(f) (f) Estimated cost.

PSC 111.43(2) (2) Plans for preserving transmission adequacy.

PSC 111.43(2)(a) (a) In this subsection, “long-term” study excludes all of the following:

PSC 111.43(2)(a)1. 1. Routine, commercial transfer capability and operations studies.

PSC 111.43(2)(a)2. 2. Customer-specific transmission studies.

PSC 111.43(2)(b) (b) The results and assumptions of each long-term study undertaken by transmission providers, jointly or individually, within the past 2 years or subsequent to the data filing for the last SEA, that examines future transmission transfer capabilities across boundaries of reliability council regions, subregions, or control areas or across the borders of Wisconsin. The results and assumptions of each long-term study about the effect of transmission system reinforcement on transfer capability shall be included in the data submitted under this paragraph.

PSC 111.43(2)(c) (c) A complete FERC Form 715 for each of the most recent 2 years available, and any documents or data cited on Form 715 that are not published by the Wisconsin commission.

PSC 111.43(2)(d) (d) The results and assumptions of each long-term, local load serving study the transmission provider used to establish the need for the high-voltage transmission lines described in sub. (1), including all discussions of project need and alternatives that may be part of the study.

PSC 111.43(3) (3) Power flow cases.

PSC 111.43(3)(a) (a) For each of the 7 years encompassing the SEA, the most recent power flow base case undertaken by the reliability council in which the transmission provider is located, for each of the following conditions:

PSC 111.43(3)(a)1. 1. Summer peak.

PSC 111.43(3)(a)2. 2. Winter peak.

PSC 111.43(3)(a)3. 3. Off-peak.

PSC 111.43(3)(b) (b) The base cases in par. (a) need only be submitted if the commission requests that they be filed.

PSC 111.43(4) (4) Use of the transmission system. If the transmission provider charges a tariffed amount for use of its transmission system, monthly data, for the 7-year period encompassing the SEA, on total transfer capability, available transfer capability and confirmed reservations for the use of the transmission system. Total transfer capability and available transfer capability shall be calculated in accordance with the provider’s obligations, under 18 CFR Part 37, to calculate these values. Reservation data under this subsection shall concern only those reservations that are firm and of monthly duration or longer. Data shall include any transmission margins applied in the calculation of available transfer capability and any other use of the transmission system relevant to the calculation of monthly available transfer capability, including use by the transmission provider to meet existing commitments.

PSC 111.43 History History: Cr. Register, June, 2000, No. 534, eff. 7-1-00; CR 03-086: am. (1) (intro.), (3) (a) (intro.) and (4) Register September 2005 No. 597, eff. 10-1-05.

subch. VI of ch. PSC 111 Subchapter VI — CPCN Applications

PSC 111.51 PSC 111.51 CPCN applications for facilities – general.

PSC 111.51(1) (1) Commencement of construction. Construction on a facility may not commence until the commission issues a CPCN for the facility.

PSC 111.51(2) (2) Actions before filing a CPCN application. Before filing an engineering plan for a large electric generating facility or a detailed project plan for a high-voltage transmission line, as defined in s. 196.491 (3) (b), Stats., the applicant shall do all of the following:

PSC 111.51(2)(a) (a) Notify the department and the commission of its intent to apply for a CPCN.

PSC 111.51(2)(b) (b) Consult with commission staff, in cooperation with staff from the department, on the scope of the proposed project, the alternatives that must be considered in the application, and additional information that the commission may require as part of the CPCN application.

PSC 111.51(3) (3) Copies of the application. The applicant shall file 10 copies of its CPCN application. The applicant shall promptly provide additional copies as may be requested by the commission.

PSC 111.51(4) (4) Completeness determination and distribution of application.

PSC 111.51(4)(a) (a) The commission shall notify an applicant of whether its CPCN application is complete within 30 days of its filing. If the commission does not notify an applicant within 30 days then the application shall be considered complete. An applicant may supplement and refile an incomplete CPCN application.

PSC 111.51(4)(b) (b)

PSC 111.51(4)(b)1. 1. Within 10 days after a CPCN application has been filed, the commission shall send an electronic copy of the application to the clerk of each municipality and town in which the proposed facility is to be located and to the main public library in each county in which the proposed facility is to be located. A statement shall be included on the initial page of the electronic document explaining that this is an initial application, that it is likely to be changed, and that updates may be obtained from the applicant that filed the application or the commission’s website (psc.wi.gov).