Wis. Admin. Code Public Service Commission PSC 4.05

Current through October 28, 2024

Section PSC 4.05 - Definitions

In this chapter:

(1) "Cogeneration facility" means a type of electric generation facility that simultaneously generates electrical power and useful heat from the same primary fuel source.

(2) "Commission" means the public service commission of Wisconsin.

(2m) "Constructing an electric transmission line" means either of the following:

(a) Installing new conductors, insulators, and structures.

(b) Adding an additional circuit to an existing electric transmission line.

(3) "Distribution line" means an electric line whose main function is to deliver energy from a distribution substation to individual customers.

(4) "Distribution substation" means an electric substation whose primary function is to transform the voltage of incoming power to the primary distribution voltage.

(5) "Electric energy storage facility" means a supply facility that does not transform fuel or energy into electricity, but stores electricity or power capable of being transformed into electricity, including:

(a) A magnetic energy storage system.

(b) A battery.

(c) Pumped water.

(6) "Electric generation facility" means a physical plant used for generating electrical power and includes multiple generating units installed over time as part of an overall development project. It also includes situations, such as wind farms, where multiple small generators are installed as part of a single, overall project. In the case of multiple units at a single site or proximate sites, the environmental review will be predicated on the total project rather than unit by unit.

(7) "EA" means an environmental assessment.

(8) "EIS" means an environmental impact statement.

(9) "Human environment" means the natural or physical environment and the relationship of people with that environment.

(10) "kV" means kilovolt.

(11) "MW" means megawatt.

(12) "Person" has the meaning specified in s. 990.01(26), Stats. "Person" also includes the state of Wisconsin and its political subdivisions.

(13) "Rebuilding an electric transmission line" means modifying an existing electric transmission line to increase its capacity to carry current at the same voltage, including changing conductors, insulators or structures.

(14) "Scoping" means a process by which the commission requests other agencies and the public to help identify major environmental issues and how they will be addressed in an EIS.

(15) "Upgrading an electric transmission line" means modifying an existing electric transmission line to increase its capacity to carry current and increasing its voltage, including changing conductors, insulators or structures.

(16) "WEPA" means the Wisconsin Environmental Policy Act, chapter 274, section 1, laws of 1971, and s. 1.11, Stats.

Wis. Admin. Code Public Service Commission PSC 4.05

CR Register, July, 1995, No. 475, eff. 8-1-95; am. (1), (6), (9), (13) and (15), CR (2m), Register, June, 2000, No. 534, eff. 7-1-00.