AB50,1188,6 196.027 (1) (d) 3. The retiring of any existing electric generating facility fueled by nonrenewable combustible energy resources.

AB50,2327 Section 2327. 196.027 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1188,16 196.027 (1) (f) “Environmental control cost” means capital cost, including capitalized cost relating to regulatory assets, incurred or expected to be incurred by an energy utility in undertaking an environmental control activity and, with respect to an environmental control activity described in par. (d) 2. or 3., includes the unrecovered value of property that is retired, including any demolition or similar cost that exceeds the salvage value of the property. “Environmental control cost” does not include any monetary penalty, fine, or forfeiture assessed against an energy utility by a government agency or court under a federal or state environmental statute, rule, or regulation.

AB50,2328 Section 2328. 196.372 (3) (e) 2. (intro.) and b. of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 196.372 (3) (e) 2. and amended to read:

AB50,1188,22 196.372 (3) (e) 2. The commission may not approve an application under subd. 1. unless the application satisfies all of the following conditions: b. Any states that any loan provided may not be forgiven by the water public utility or the municipality.

AB50,2329 Section 2329. 196.372 (3) (e) 2. a. of the statutes is repealed.

AB50,2330 Section 2330. 196.374 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1189,7 196.374 (1) (d) “Energy efficiency program” means a program for reducing the usage or, reducing the demand, or increasing the efficiency of the usage of energy by a customer or member of an energy utility, municipal utility, or retail electric cooperative, including programs that promote the development or use of energy storage systems by residential customers. “Energy efficiency program” does not include load management.

AB50,2331 Section 2331. 196.374 (1) (dm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1189,11 196.374 (1) (dm) “Energy storage system” means a commercially available technology that uses mechanical, chemical, or thermal processes for absorbing energy and storing it for a period of time for use at a later time.

AB50,2332 Section 2332. 196.374 (3) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1189,18 196.374 (3) (b) 2. The commission shall require each energy utility to spend 1.2 2.4 percent of its annual operating revenues derived from retail sales to fund the utility’s programs under sub. (2) (b) 1., the utility’s ordered programs, the utility’s share of the statewide energy efficiency and renewable resource programs under sub. (2) (a) 1., and the utility’s share, as determined by the commission under subd. 4., of the costs incurred by the commission in administering this section.

AB50,2333 Section 2333. 196.376 of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1190,2 196.376 Residential and commercial energy improvements. The commission may authorize a public utility to finance energy improvements at a specific residential or commercial location and recover the cost of those improvements over time through a surcharge periodically placed on the public utility customer’s account for that location. The commission shall promulgate rules to establish the requirements for the utility financing programs authorized under this section. Those requirements shall include at least all of the following:

AB50,1190,4 (1) The surcharge shall be assigned to a location, not to an individual customer.

AB50,1190,6 (2) Energy improvements are eligible for financing only if the improvements are estimated to save an amount that exceeds the surcharge.

AB50,1190,8 (3) The financing offered to a customer under this section may not increase the customer’s risk or debt.

AB50,2334 Section 2334. 196.379 of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1190,12 196.379 Energy innovation grant program. The office of energy innovation in the commission shall administer the energy innovation grant program.

AB50,2335 Section 2335. 196.491 (2) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1190,15 196.491 (2) (title) Strategic energy assessment and integrated resource plans.

AB50,2336 Section 2336. 196.491 (2) (a) 3s. of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1190,18 196.491 (2) (a) 3s. Review the integrated resource plans submitted by electric utilities under par. (h) to help inform the strategic energy assessment.

AB50,2337 Section 2337. 196.491 (2) (h) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1191,12 196.491 (2) (h) 1. Each electric utility shall prepare and file an integrated resource plan with the commission. The commission shall by order establish integrated resource plan content and filing requirements, including filing deadlines. An integrated resource plan shall include a set of resource options that an electric utility could use to meet the service needs of its customers over the next 5-year, 10-year, and 15-year periods, including an explanation of the supply-and- demand circumstances under which, and the extent to which, each resource option would be used to meet those service needs. Resource options that could be used to meet service needs include using, refurbishing, and constructing electric generating plants and equipment; buying electricity generated by other entities; controlling customer loads; and implementing customer energy conservation. The commission shall approve, reject, or modify an electric utility’s integrated resource plan consistent with the public interest. The commission’s acceptance of an integrated resource plan under this paragraph does not constitute issuance of a certificate under s. 196.49 or issuance of a certificate of public convenience and necessity under sub. (3).

AB50,1191,14 2. An integrated resource plan under this paragraph shall include all of the following:

AB50,1191,16 a. A long-term forecast of the electric utility’s sales and peak demand under various reasonable scenarios.

AB50,1191,19 b. Details regarding the amount of peak demand reduction the electric utility expects to achieve and the electric utility’s proposals for achieving the reduction in peak demand, including through load management and demand response.

AB50,1191,23 c. If the plan identifies constructing a generation facility as a resource option, the type of generation technology proposed for the generation facility, the proposed capacity of the generation facility, and the projected fuel costs for the proposed generation facility under various reasonable scenarios.