Wis. Admin. Code Public Service Commission PSC 111.01

Current through October 28, 2024

Section PSC 111.01 - Definitions

The definitions specified in ss. 196.01 and 196.491(1), Stats., apply to this chapter. In addition, in this chapter:

(1) "Btu" means British thermal unit.

(2) "CO2" means carbon dioxide.

(3) "CPCN" means a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued under s. 196.491(3), Stats.

(3g) "Commence construction" means site clearing, excavation, placement of facilities, or other substantial action adversely affecting the natural environment of the site or physical modification to equipment at the site that would not be required if the proposed project was not approved, but does not include borings necessary to determine foundation conditions or other preconstruction monitoring or surveying to establish background information related to site or environmental suitability.

(3r) "Department" means the Wisconsin department of natural resources.

(4) "Electricity provider" means any of the following:

(a) Any person who owns, operates, manages or controls, or expects to own, operate, manage or control generation larger than 5 MW in Wisconsin.

(b) Any person who provides retail electric service in Wisconsin.

(c) Self-providers.

(5) "FERC" means the federal energy regulatory commission.

(6) "Hg" means mercury.

(7) "kW" means kilowatt.

(8) "kWh" means kilowatt-hour.

(9) "MW" means megawatt.

(10) "Net rated capacity" means a generation facility's maximum electrical output, in MW, net of electricity use internal to the generation facility, under the ambient conditions expected during peak demand.

(11) "N2O" means nitrous oxide.

(12) "NOx" means all oxides of nitrogen except nitrous oxide.

(13) "SEA" means strategic energy assessment.

(14) "Self-provider" means any person, other than an operator of a wholesale merchant plant, who meets all of the following:

(a) The person owns, operates, manages or controls, or expects to own, operate, manage or control generation larger than 5 MW.

(b) The person uses or will use all or a portion of the generation to satisfy the person's own demand.

(c) The person sells or will sell any excess generation only to an electric public utility.

(15) "SO₂" means sulfur dioxide.

(16) "Transmission provider" means any person who owns, operates or controls, or expects to own, operate or control electric transmission facilities in Wisconsin.

(17) "Wholesale electricity supplier" means any entity that is a wholesale generation and transmission cooperative or a municipal electric company under s. 66.0825, Stats.

Wis. Admin. Code Public Service Commission PSC 111.01

CR Register, June, 2000, No. 534, eff. 7-1-00; correction in (17) made under s. 13.93(2m) (b) 7, Stats., Register September 2005 No. 597; CR 07-044: CR (3g) and (3r) Register May 2008 No. 629, eff. 6-1-08.