Wisconsin Administrative Code
Public Service Commission
Chapter PSC 113 - Service Rules For Electrical Utilities
Subchapter VI - Safety and Service Standards
Section PSC 113.0614 - Preservation of records
A utility shall preserve the following records in a readable format and keep them available for inspection by the commission for the periods indicated. The list is not a complete list of all types of utility records.
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Description of Records |
Period to be Retained |
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(1) Maps showing the location and physical characteristics of existing facilities |
Perpetually |
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(2) Engineering records in connection with construction projects if construction of projects results wholly or in part |
Until record is superseded or 6 years after plant is retired |
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Production Records: |
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(3) Station and system generation records |
Permanently |
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(4) All other records taken in the plant |
6 years |
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Operating Records: |
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(5) Load dispatcher data |
6 years |
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(6) Interruption records |
6 years |
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(7) Meter test records |
Until the information in the meter test |
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Note that if meter test records are being used as meter history records under PSC 113.0919(2) (b), the meter test records must be preserved for the time period required for meter history records. |
record is entered in the meter history record and the meter is tested again |
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(8) Meter history records |
Life of meter plus 6 years |
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(9) Annual meter accuracy summary |
6 years |
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(10) Voltmeter records |
2 years or until replaced by more recent records |
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(11) All other records of operation |
6 years |
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Equipment Records: |
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(12) Must be placed in mortality study before destroying |
Life of equipment |
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Customers' Records: |
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(13) Inspection of customers' premises |
6 years |
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(14) Customers' complaint record |
6 years after complaint is resolved |
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(15) Meter reading records used for billing |
6 years |
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(16) Billing record |
6 years |
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(17) Customer deposits |
6 years after refund |
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(18) Filed rates and rules |
Permanently |
See also Investigation to Consider Proposed Changes to Records Retention Requirements for Electric, Gas and Water Utilities adopted by the commission in docket 5-US-114, December 12, 2006, as amended March 19, 2009, for a more comprehensive listing of retention periods of specific records.
