Wisconsin Administrative Code
Public Service Commission
Chapter PSC 116 - Fuel Cost
Section PSC 116.02 - Fuel cost

Current through August 26, 2024

(1) For any month or longer period of time, a utility shall calculate fuel cost as the net of the costs and credits for all of the following during the time period:

(a) Fuel.

(b) Energy market purchase.

(c) Energy market sale.

(d) Voluntary curtailable load program, including any payment made to a retail customer under a tariff authorized under s. 196.192(2) (bm) 1, Stats.

(e) Direct load control program. In this paragraph, "direct load control program" means an event-based, payment-to-customers program under which a utility pays a firm customer to reduce its electric demand when system constraints threaten reliable service. The cost of a direct load control program includes all associated costs except any associated equipment cost or standard monthly credit.

(f) Any tools to manage fuel cost price risk implemented under a risk management plan approved by the commission and included in the fuel cost plan.

(g) Renewable resource credits.

(h) Emission allowances, including allowances for sulfur dioxide and carbon dioxide.

(i) The cost of chemicals used to control emissions.

(2)

(a) If a utility uses a transmission organization to transact an energy market purchase, the utility shall calculate the cost of associated transmission service for that purchase as the sum of the cost of all of the following:
1. Financial transmission rights or similar related instruments transacted under a risk management plan approved by the commission.

2. Ancillary services included in a fuel cost plan.

3. Other transmission organization energy market charges and credits included in an approved fuel cost plan.

(b) The cost of associated transmission service does not include charges for network transmission service.

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