Wisconsin Administrative Code

PSC 130.06 Bonds and insurance. A municipal regulation may impose reasonable bonding and insurance requirements on a utility seeking a permit to use a municipal right-ofway, provided the municipality has reasonable grounds to question the financial responsibility or compliance ab…

PSC 130.07 Restoration. A municipal regulation is unreasonable if it requires a utility to restore a municipal right-of- the chapter was last published. PSC 130.07 WISCONSIN ADMINISTRATIVE CODE way to a condition that improves upon the pre-excavation condition.

PSC 130.08 Compliance with existing law. A municipal regulation is unreasonable if it is not in substantial compliance with state statutes, including ss. 66.0831 and 66.1005 (2), Stats.

PSC 130.09 Permanent relocation of utility facilities. (1) A municipal regulation that requires a utility to permanently relocate transmission or distribution facilities in a municipal right-of-way at the expense of the utility is unreasonable unless there is an adequate health, …

PSC 130.10 Advanced excavation work plans. A municipal regulation that requires a utility to submit to a municipality its future construction or excavation work plans is reasonable in order for the municipality to coordinate work within a mu-

PSC 130.11 Facilities mapping. For purposes of acquiring a permit, a municipal regulation is unreasonable if it requires a utility to submit a map indicating the location of utility facilities, other than utility right-of-way construction plans and field sketches in the format ma…

PSC 130.12 Abandonment. A municipal regulation is not unreasonable if it requires a utility to notify the municipality of the utility[s intent to abandon transmission or distribution facilities and requires the utility to provide a map, at the utility[s expense, depicting the loc…

PSC 130.13 Municipal regulation challenges. A municipal regulation is unreasonable if it requires that, as a condition of obtaining a permit, the utility agree that the municipal regulation is valid and not subject to challenge. the chapter was last published.

PSC 132.01 Purpose. (1) The purpose of this chapter is to set forth the compensation to be paid and conditions to be met by a public utility for the construction of new facilities or the maintenance of existing facilities within a railroad right-of-way in cases where the utility …

PSC 132.02 Definitions. In this chapter: (1) XCommissionY means the public service commission. (2) XFacilitiesY means cables, conduits, wires, pipes and structures used by a public utility to transmit utility service. (3) XPublic utilityY has the meaning given in s. 196.01 (5), S…

PSC 132.03 Compensation. (1) (a) Unless otherwise agreed to by the parties and subject to sub. (2), a public utility which locates its facilities within the right-of-way of a railroad shall compensate the railroad $500 for each crossing. The payment shall be a one- time payment, …

PSC 132.04 Casing. A railroad may not require a gas public utility to encase any steel pipeline facilities installed within the railroad[s right-of-way. A gas public utility shall determine whether and how its facilities should be cased and shall comply with all applicable state …

PSC 132.05 Insurance. Unless otherwise agreed to by the parties: (1) A railroad and a public utility shall each determine for itself the amount and scope of insurance it shall carry to cover risks associated with the property of the railroad or the facilities of the utility withi…

PSC 132.06 Notification of construction; emergencies; repair and maintenance. (1) Unless otherwise agreed to by the parties, a railroad or public utility shall, at its own expense, notify the other of emergencies, planned repair and construction or similar operations within a rai…

PSC 132.07 Emergencies, reimbursement. Unless otherwise agreed to by the parties: (1) A railroad or public utility shall reimburse the other for expenses reasonably incurred which result from emergencies caused by the property or facilities of each that is located within the rail…

PSC 132.08 Physical description of facilities. (1) Upon placement of new facilities, a public utility shall, at its own expense, provide a railroad with a physical description of those new facilities located within the railroad[s right of way. The description shall include the in…

PSC 132.09 Removal of facilities. Public utility facilities may remain in a railroad right-of-way unless the commission approves abandonment of the facilities and orders the abandoned facilities to be removed. History: Cr. Register, January, 1996, No. 481, eff. 2-1-96.

PSC 132.10 Disputes. (1) Unless otherwise agreed to by the parties: (a) A railroad may not refuse to permit a public utility to construct facilities within a right-of-way solely because of a dispute between the parties concerning compensation for or conditions to the right of pla…

PSC 133.01 General. (1) PURPOSE AND SCOPE. (a) This chapter implements s. 196.49, Stats. (b) This chapter applies to all gas public utilities. (c) Nothing in this chapter precludes the commission from giving individual consideration to exceptional or unusual situations or, upon i…

PSC 133.02 Definitions. In this chapter: (1) XAnnexationY means the transfer of territory from one municipality to another by any means authorized by law, including annexations, detachments, attachments, and boundary agreements. (2) XCertificate of authorityY means a certificate …

PSC 133.03 When commission authorization or notification is required. (1) CONSTRUCTION, INSTALLATION, OR USE. Except as provided in s. PSC 133.07 (2m), a gas public utility shall obtain a certificate of authority before constructing, installing, or placing in operation any of the…

PSC 133.04 Information to be included in an application. An application for a certificate of authority shall include all of the following, as applicable: (1) PLAN. A description or plan of the project including: (a) Operating pressure, pipe size, and material. (b) Length of the p…

PSC 133.05 Pre-application consultation. For any gas public utility project that requires a certificate of authority and is required to follow the department permit procedure for utility facilities under s. 30.025, Stats., the utility shall consult with the commission and departm…

PSC 133.06 Commission procedure. (1) HEARING REQUIREMENTS. The commission is not required to hold a hearing on a gas public utility application for a certificate of authority unless any of the following apply: (a) The application proposes a change in the type of gas or proposes t…

PSC 133.07 Territorial agreements. (1) For purposes of this section: (a) XGeneral territorial agreementY means any territorial agreement other than a limited territorial agreement. (b) XLimited territorial agreementY means a territorial agreement under s. 196.50 (1) (am) 1., Stat…

PSC 133.08 Service in annexed areas. (1) CURRENT A gas public utility that is authorized to provide service in a municipality that annexes an area of another municipality does not need further commission approval to provide service in a newly annexed portion if any of the followi…

PSC 134.01 General. (1) Chapter PSC 134 of the public service commission[s departmental rules is part of the Wis. Adm. Code and constitutes a general order of the public service commission, the issuance of which is authorized by ss. 196.02, 196.06, 196.10, 196.12, 196.15, 196.16,…

PSC 134.02 Definitions. In this chapter: (1) XAbility to payY means a customer[s financial capacity to meet his or her utility service obligation, considering all of the following factors: (a) Size of the delinquent account. (b) Customer[s payment history. (c) Period of time the …

PSC 134.03 Service. Every gas utility shall furnish reasonably adequate service and facilities at the rates filed with the commission and subject to these rules and the rules of the utility filed with this commission which are applicable thereto and not otherwise. The utility sha…

PSC 134.04 Schedules to be filed with commission. The schedules of rates and rules shall be filed with the commission by the utility and shall be classified, designated, arranged, and submitted so as to conform to the requirements of current tariff or rate schedule circulars and …

PSC 134.05 Information available to customers. (1) Each utility shall have available in its offices where payments are received, copies of its rates and rules applicable to the locality. The rates and rules shall be available for customer inspection and reasonable notice as to th…

PSC 134.051 Application for residential service. (1) For purposes of this section, XwrittenY or Xin writingY means legibly printed on paper or, with the intended recipient[s permission, legibly printed in an electronic form that the recipient can electronically store and retrieve…

PSC 134.053 Application for commercial and farm service. (1) For purposes of this section, XwrittenY or Xin writingY means legibly printed on paper or, with the intended recipient[s permission, legibly printed in an electronic form that the recipient can electronically store and …

PSC 134.0615 Deposits for commercial and farm service. (1) DEPOSIT REQUEST. If the credit of an applicant for commercial or farm service has not been established satisfactorily to the utility, the utility may require the applicant to post a deposit. The utility shall notify the a…

PSC 134.062 Disconnections, residential. (1) Residential utility service may be disconnected or refused for any of the following reasons: (a) Failure to pay a delinquent account or failure to comply with the terms of a deferred payment agreement, as provided in s. PSC 134.063. (b…

PSC 134.0622 Disconnections, commercial and farm accounts. (1) Commercial or farm accounts which involve residential dwellings shall be subject to s. PSC 134.0624. (2) Commercial or farm utility service may be disconnected or refused for any of the following reasons: (a) Failure …

PSC 134.0623 Reconnection of service. (1) (a) By June 1 of each year, or at a date designated by order of the commission, each gas utility in Wisconsin serving more than 400,000 customers shall submit a fall reconnection plan for review and approval by commission order. The plan …

PSC 134.0624 Cold weather disconnections. (1) DECLARATION OF POLICY. The public service commission of Wisconsin recognizes that there are many citizens of the state who, because of income, infirmities of aging, other developmental or intellectual disabilities or like infirmities …

PSC 134.0625 Customer-requested termination of service. With regard to customer-requested termination of service at an unoccupied residence, the utility may rely on verification by the owner or the owner[s agent that the residence is unoccupied, provided that the utility visits t…

PSC 134.063 Deferred payment agreement. (1) A utility is required to offer deferred payment agreements only to residential accounts and may offer such agreements to other customers. (2) Every deferred payment agreement entered into due to the customer[s inability to pay the outst…

PSC 134.064 Dispute procedures. (1) Whenever the customer disputes the utility[s request for a deposit or other guarantee, or advises the utility[s designated office that all or any part of any billing as rendered is in dispute, or that any matter related to the disconnection or …

PSC 134.10 Service on customer[s premises. (1) All changes in the heating value standard, all changes in pressure and specific gravity greater than the allowable variation, and changes in the composition of the gas which would materially affect the operation of the customer[s app…

PSC 134.11 Meters and control equipment. (1) Where possible to do so, all gas quantities required to be reported to the commission shall be metered. (2) All gas sold to customers shall be measured by commercially acceptable measuring devices owned and maintained by the utility. T…

PSC 134.12 Meter readings and billing periods. Reading of all meters used for determining charges to customers shall be scheduled monthly, bimonthly, quarterly, or semi-annually. An effort shall be made to read meters on corresponding days of each meter-reading period cycle. The …

PSC 134.13 Billing. (1) (a) All of the information in par. (b) shall be shown for each meter on each bill, including the customer[s receipt, if the bill is provided by any of the following: 1. Madison Gas and Electric Company. 2. Northern States Power Company. 3. Superior Water, …

PSC 134.14 Adjustment of bills. (1) Whenever a meter is found to have a weighted average error of more than 2% fast as tested in the manner specified in s. PSC 134.28, a recalculation of bills for service shall be made for the period of inaccuracy assuming an inaccuracy equal to …

PSC 134.15 Employees authorized to enter customers[ premises. The utility shall keep a record of employees authorized pursuant to s. 196.171, Stats., to enter customers[ premises. History: Cr. Register, February, 1959, No. 38, eff. 3-1-59.

PSC 134.16 Maps and diagrams. Each utility shall have maps, records, diagrams, and drawings showing the location of its property, in sufficient detail so that the adequacy of service to existing customers may be checked and facilities located. History: Cr. Register, February, 195…

PSC 134.17 Complaints. Each utility shall investigate and keep a record of complaints received by it from its customers in regard to safety, service, or rates, and the operation of its system. The record shall show the name and address of the complainant, the date and nature of t…

PSC 134.18 Record of interruption of service. (1) Each utility shall keep a record of all interruptions to service affecting an entire distribution system of any urban area or an important division of a community. The record shall show the date and time of interruption, the cause…