December 8, 2023 - Introduced by Senators Smith, Taylor, Wirch, Spreitzer, Larson, Hesselbein and Carpenter, cosponsored by Representatives Moore Omokunde, Madison, Emerson, Sinicki, Considine, Stubbs, Conley, Andraca, Palmeri, Subeck, Joers, J. Anderson, Baldeh, Ratcliff, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Clancy, Shelton, Vining, Bare and C. Anderson. Referred to Committee on Utilities and Technology.
SB784,,22An Act to create 196.376 of the statutes; relating to: on-bill financing of energy improvements and granting rule-making authority. SB784,,33Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau This bill requires the Public Service Commission to establish and implement a program under which a public utility may finance energy improvements at a specific dwelling for a residential customer. Under the bill, a public utility may recover the cost of such an energy improvement through a surcharge periodically placed on the customer’s account.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
SB784,,44The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: SB784,15Section 1. 196.376 of the statutes is created to read: SB784,,66196.376 Residential energy improvement program. The commission shall establish and implement a program under which a public utility may finance energy improvements at a specific dwelling and recover the cost of those improvements over time through a surcharge periodically placed on the public utility’s customer account for that dwelling. The commission shall promulgate rules to implement this program.
