Wisconsin Administrative Code
Public Service Commission
Chapter PSC 5 - Assessment of costs
Section PSC 5.02 - Definitions

(1) "Advance assessment" means a bill for the estimated remainder assessment for the current fiscal year, calculated by adding 10% to the remainder assessment for the prior fiscal year.

(2) "Direct assessment" means a bill for costs incurred by the public service commission during the course of an investigation (including the costs of litigation), appraisal or the rendering of requested services, which costs are directly attributable to the utility, power district or sewerage system to which the bill is rendered.

(3) "Remainder assessment" means a pro rata share of the commission's annual expenses for regulation not directly attributable to a specific utility, power district or sewerage system. The remainder assessment for each entity subject to assessment shall be calculated by apportioning the total commission expenses not directly attributable to a specific utility, power district or sewerage system in proportion to gross intrastate operating revenues derived from regulated services during the preceding calendar year.