Wisconsin Chapter 196 — Regulation of Public Utilities

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Wis. Stat. § 196.01— Definitions
Wis. Stat. § 196.02— Commission’s powers
Wis. Stat. § 196.03— Utility charges and service; reasonable and adequate
Wis. Stat. § 196.04— Facilities granted other utilities; physical telecommunications connections; petition; investigation
Wis. Stat. § 196.05— Public utility property; valuation; revaluation
Wis. Stat. § 196.06— Uniform accounting; forms; books; office
Wis. Stat. § 196.07— Balance sheet filed annually
Wis. Stat. § 196.08— Audit and inspection
Wis. Stat. § 196.09— Depreciation rates and practices; findings by commission; dividends from reserves; retirements
Wis. Stat. § 196.10— Construction; accounting
Wis. Stat. § 196.11— Profit sharing and sliding scales
Wis. Stat. § 196.012— Interstate commerce
Wis. Stat. § 196.12— Report by public utilities; items
Wis. Stat. § 196.13— Commission’s report
Wis. Stat. § 196.14— Public record exception
Wis. Stat. § 196.015— Total service long-run incremental cost
Wis. Stat. § 196.15— Units of product or service
Wis. Stat. § 196.016— Relationship to certain federal telecommunications law
Wis. Stat. § 196.16— Standard measurements; accurate appliances
Wis. Stat. § 196.17— Tests of meters; fees
Wis. Stat. § 196.18— Entry upon premises
Wis. Stat. § 196.19— Publish schedules; regulations; files; joint rates
Wis. Stat. § 196.20— Rules on service; changes in rates
Wis. Stat. § 196.22— Discrimination forbidden
Wis. Stat. § 196.23— Utility service for victims of misappropriated identifying information
Wis. Stat. § 196.24— Agents of commission; powers
Wis. Stat. § 196.025— Duties of the commission
Wis. Stat. § 196.25— Questionnaires
Wis. Stat. § 196.026— Settlements
Wis. Stat. § 196.26— Complaint by consumers; hearing; notice; order; costs
Wis. Stat. § 196.027— Environmental trust financing
Wis. Stat. § 196.28— Summary investigations
Wis. Stat. § 196.029— Energy administration
Wis. Stat. § 196.30— Utilities may complain
Wis. Stat. § 196.31— Intervenor financing
Wis. Stat. § 196.32— Witness fees and mileage
Wis. Stat. § 196.33— Depositions
Wis. Stat. § 196.34— Commission records
Wis. Stat. § 196.36— Transcripts and tapes
Wis. Stat. § 196.37— Lawful rates; reasonable service
Wis. Stat. § 196.39— Change, amendment and rescission of orders; reopening cases
Wis. Stat. § 196.40— Orders and determinations; time of taking effect
Wis. Stat. § 196.41— Court review
Wis. Stat. § 196.43— Injunction procedure
Wis. Stat. § 196.44— Law enforcement
Wis. Stat. § 196.48— Incriminating evidence
Wis. Stat. § 196.49— Authorization from commission before transacting business; extensions and improvements to be approved; enforcement of orders; natural gas
Wis. Stat. § 196.50— Competing public utilities; indeterminate permits; telecommunications utility certification
Wis. Stat. § 196.51— Prior permits and franchises validated
Wis. Stat. § 196.52— Relations with affiliated interests; definition; contracts with affiliates filed and subject to commission control
Wis. Stat. § 196.53— Franchise, foreign corporation not to have
Wis. Stat. § 196.54— Indeterminate permits
Wis. Stat. § 196.58— Municipality to regulate utilities; appeal
Wis. Stat. § 196.59— Merchandising by utilities
Wis. Stat. § 196.60— Discrimination prohibited; penalty
Wis. Stat. § 196.61— Facilities in exchange for compensation prohibited
Wis. Stat. § 196.63— Telecommunications interruption in crisis situation
Wis. Stat. § 196.64— Public utilities, liability for treble damages
Wis. Stat. § 196.65— Penalties relating to information and records
Wis. Stat. § 196.66— General forfeiture provisions
Wis. Stat. § 196.67— Warning signs
Wis. Stat. § 196.68— Municipal officers, malfeasance
Wis. Stat. § 196.69— Interference with commission’s equipment
Wis. Stat. § 196.70— Temporary alteration or suspension of rates
Wis. Stat. § 196.71— Municipal public utility contracts
Wis. Stat. § 196.72— Accidents; public utility report; investigation
Wis. Stat. § 196.74— Electric lines; safety and interference
Wis. Stat. § 196.76— Other rights of action; penalties cumulative
Wis. Stat. § 196.78— Voluntary dissolution
Wis. Stat. § 196.79— Reorganization subject to commission approval
Wis. Stat. § 196.80— Consolidation or merger of utilities
Wis. Stat. § 196.81— Abandonment; commission approval required
Wis. Stat. § 196.84— Commission’s holding company and nonutility affiliate regulation costs
Wis. Stat. § 196.85— Payment of commission’s expenditures
Wis. Stat. § 196.86— Assessments for air quality improvement program
Wis. Stat. § 196.91— Acquisition of existing dams
Wis. Stat. § 196.92— Procedure for acquiring dams. 2196.01 REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES Cross-reference: See also PSC, Wis. adm. code
Wis. Stat. § 196.135— Confidential handling of records
Wis. Stat. § 196.137— Municipal utility customer information
Wis. Stat. § 196.171— Examination of meters, pipes, fittings, wires and works; entering buildings for
Wis. Stat. § 196.175— Construction and occupancy standards
Wis. Stat. § 196.191— Telecommunications utility and alternative telecommunications utility tariffs
Wis. Stat. § 196.192— Market-based compensation, rates and contracts
Wis. Stat. § 196.193— Water and sewer rate increases without hearings
Wis. Stat. § 196.194— Gas utility individual contracts
Wis. Stat. § 196.195— Alternative telecommunications regulation plans
Wis. Stat. § 196.197— Unbundled network elements
Wis. Stat. § 196.198— Local measured telecommunications service
Wis. Stat. § 196.199— Interconnection agreements
Wis. Stat. § 196.201— Regulation of private shared telecommunications systems
Wis. Stat. § 196.202— Exemption of commercial mobile radio service providers
Wis. Stat. § 196.203— Exemption of alternative telecommunications utilities
Wis. Stat. § 196.204— Local government telecommunications utilities
Wis. Stat. § 196.205— Election of rate regulation
Wis. Stat. § 196.206— Interconnected voice over Internet protocol service
Wis. Stat. § 196.207— Telephone caller identification services
Wis. Stat. § 196.208— Telecommunications pay-per-call and toll-free services
Wis. Stat. § 196.212— Switched access rates
Wis. Stat. § 196.216— Small telecommunications utilities as small businesses
Wis. Stat. § 196.217— Average toll rates
Wis. Stat. § 196.218— Universal service fund
Wis. Stat. § 196.219— Protection of telecommunications consumers
Wis. Stat. § 196.315— Consumer advocate funding
Wis. Stat. § 196.371— Rate-making principles for electric generation facilities
Wis. Stat. § 196.372— Financial assistance for lead-containing customer-side water service lines
Wis. Stat. § 196.373— Water heater thermostat settings
Wis. Stat. § 196.374— Energy efficiency and renewable resource programs
Wis. Stat. § 196.375— Adequate service; reasonable rates
Wis. Stat. § 196.377— Renewable energy sources
Wis. Stat. § 196.378— Renewable resources
Wis. Stat. § 196.395— Test, conditional, emergency and supplemental orders; order conditions
Wis. Stat. § 196.485— Transmission system requirements
Wis. Stat. § 196.487— Reliability of electric service
Wis. Stat. § 196.491— Strategic energy assessment; electric generating facilities and transmission lines; natural gas lines
Wis. Stat. § 196.494— Regional transmission planning
Wis. Stat. § 196.495— Avoidance of duplication in electric facilities
Wis. Stat. § 196.496— Distributed generation facilities
Wis. Stat. § 196.497— State policy regarding the long-term disposal of high-level radioactive waste and transuranic waste
Wis. Stat. § 196.499— Regulation of telecommunications carriers
Wis. Stat. § 196.504— Broadband expansion grant program; Broadband Forward! community certification
Wis. Stat. § 196.505— Construction of chapter
Wis. Stat. § 196.525— Loans to officers or directors and loans to and investments in securities of holding companies; penalty
Wis. Stat. § 196.595— Utility advertising practices
Wis. Stat. § 196.604— Rebates, concessions and discriminations unlawful
Wis. Stat. § 196.605— Telecommunications cooperatives with federal loans
Wis. Stat. § 196.625— Discrimination by telecommunications utilities
Wis. Stat. § 196.635— Unbilled utility service
Wis. Stat. § 196.642— Customer liability for treble damages
Wis. Stat. § 196.643— Public utility service to rental dwelling unit
Wis. Stat. § 196.645— Rate changes
Wis. Stat. § 196.665— Unlawful combinations, trusts
Wis. Stat. § 196.675— Unlawful for carriers and public utilities to employ assistant district attorneys or judicial officers
Wis. Stat. § 196.745— Construction and operation; safety; commission orders
Wis. Stat. § 196.795— Public utility holding companies
Wis. Stat. § 196.796— Real estate activities
Wis. Stat. § 196.807— Energy affiliate and utility employees
Wis. Stat. § 196.855— Assessment of costs against municipalities
Wis. Stat. § 196.857— Stray voltage program
Wis. Stat. § 196.858— Assessment for telephone relay service
Wis. Stat. § 196.859— Assessment for telecommunications utility trade practices
Wis. Stat. § 196.5045— Telecommuter Forward! certification