Senate Bill 102
Authorizing the Public Service Commission to approve temporary electric rates to promote economic development
Topics: Electric utility, Industrial development, Public Service Commission, Public utility
Stopped in committee
It had a but no committee vote, so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
May 24, 2011
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2012: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It sat with the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations.
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Public hearing
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Author
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Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill permits the Public Service Commission (PSC) to approve a proposal by an electric public utility to offer discounted rates to a qualifying industrial customer specified in the electric public utility's proposal if the PSC determines that the discounted rates will promote economic development in a service territory of the electric public utility located in this state.
Under the bill, a prospective customer of the electric public utility with no industrial operations in this state may qualify for discounted rates if the customer demonstrates that it will establish operations in this state if it receives the discounted rates. A current customer of the electric public utility may qualify for discounted rates if the customer demonstrates that it will increase its energy consumption in the service territory of the electric public utility located in this state by 5 percent over its average energy consumption over the previous 36 months. A current customer of the electric public utility may also qualify for discounted rates if the customer demonstrates to the satisfaction of the electric public utility that it will be unable to maintain operations in this state without a discounted rate and it falls into one of the following categories: 1) the customer has received economic development assistance of at least $500,000 from a local governmental unit or state agency within the calendar year preceding a request for a discounted rate from the electric public utility; or 2) the customer will receive such economic development assistance within two calendar years following a request for a discounted rate from the electric public utility.
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The PSC must review and either approve or deny a proposal to offer discounted rates within 90 days after receiving the proposal. If the PSC does not approve the proposal, the PSC must provide the reasons for its decision and shall permit the electric public utility to submit a revised proposal.
The bill prohibits a customer from receiving a discounted rate for merely shifting operations from one electric provider in this state to another electric provider in this state. Similarly, the bill prohibits a customer from receiving a discounted rate for increasing the amount of energy purchased from one electric provider in this state while concurrently or proximately decreasing the amount of energy purchased from another electric provider in this state. The bill defines "electric provider" as an electric public utility or retail electric cooperative. Finally, the bill prohibits a customer from receiving a discounted rate for increasing energy consumption in one electric public utility service territory located in this state while decreasing energy consumption in another electric public utility service territory located in this state.
If the PSC approves the proposal, the electric public utility may offer the discounted rates for up to five years. The discounted rate would apply only to the incremental increase in energy usage over the customer's base energy usage. The bill defines "base energy usage" as the customer's average energy usage over the previous 12 months. The PSC would be required to ensure that the electric public utility recovers at least 105 percent of the electric public utility's marginal costs for providing service to the customer receiving the discounted rate. The PSC must also ensure that the electric public utility recovers the difference between the discounted and nondiscounted rates from all of the electric public utility's customers in the electric public utility's next subsequent rate-making proceeding.
Who's behind it
3 senators are its . All 3 are Republicans.
5 more lawmakers .
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Authors (3)
- Pam Galloway · Republican, Senate
- Randy Hopper · Republican, Senate
- Joe Leibham · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (5)
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- John Klenke · Republican, Assembly
- Amy Loudenbeck · Republican, Assembly
- John Nygren · Republican, Assembly
- Warren Petryk · Republican, Assembly
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Oct 19, 2011
The committee held a public hearing.
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May 24, 2011
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations.
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May 24, 2011
Introduced in the Senate.
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- May 24, 2011 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Hopper, Galloway and Leibham;Cosponsored by Representatives Klenke, Nygren, Bernier, Petryk and Loudenbeck
- May 24, 2011 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations
- Oct 19, 2011 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Mar 23, 2012 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor