Public Service Commission of Wisconsin Requests Additional Information from Wisconsin Electric Power Company

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The Public Service Commission (Commission) of Wisconsin has issued a request for additional information from Wisconsin Electric Power Company and Wisconsin Gas LLC in relation to their joint application for authority to adjust electric, natural gas, and steam rates (Docket 5-UR-110). The Commission's staff, led by Public Utility Auditor-Principal Michael A. Ritsema, requires the applicants to provide further data and calculations to complete the review process. The requested information includes explanations on the representation of solar generation and battery storage in the PROMOD model, calculations for adders for coal generating units, and reconciliations of native load MWh.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin has requested additional information from Wisconsin Electric Power Company and Wisconsin Gas LLC in their joint application for rate adjustments.
  • The Commission's staff needs further data and calculations on the representation of solar generation, battery storage, coal conservation issues, and native load MWh to complete the review process.
  • Applicants are required to provide original numbers and items, including supporting documentation, to be uploaded directly to the Commission's Electronic Records Filing (ERF) system.
  • Michael A. Ritsema, Public Utility Auditor-Principal, is spearheading the review process and has requested that the applicants respond to the data requests within one week of receipt.
  • The applicants' responses and supporting documentation must be submitted under the docket number 5-UR-110 and using the document type Data Request/Response, with the ERF description "Response-Data Request-PSC-Ritsema-5."

Statistics:

  • 5-UR-110 is the docket number for the joint application of Wisconsin Electric Power Company and Wisconsin Gas LLC.
  • 100 MW is the capacity of the West Riverside power plant.
  • 2023 Henry Hub natural gas futures prices as of May 16, 2022, will be used to determine bid adder values for the applicants' coal generating units.
  • 9:45:00 AM is the timestamp when the Commission received the joint application.

Sources:

  • Public Service Commission of Wisconsin
  • [PSC Webpage: Telephone: (608) 266-5481 Fax: (608) 266-3957 Home Page: http://psc.wi.gov E-mail: pscrecs@wisconsin.gov]
  • Joint Application of Wisconsin Electric Power Company and Wisconsin Gas LLC (5-UR-110)
  • [https://psc.wi.gov/Documents/Landings/ApplicationSearch]