Assembly Bill 899
Value of solar tariffs for electric utilities. (FE)
Stopped in committee
It never got a , 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
Mar 31, 2014
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 18, 2014: “Fiscal estimate received”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Energy and Utilities. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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 requires the Public Service Commission (PSC) to require each retail electric utility to file tariffs for the utility to purchase electricity generated by solar facilities with a capacity of one megawatt (MW) or less that are located on the premises of the utility's customers. Under PSC practices, "tariff" refers to a filing that a public utility makes with the PSC that sets forth rates, terms, and conditions of service. The bill refers to a tariff that is required to be filed under the bill as a "value of solar tariff." The bill requires the PSC to approve a value of solar tariff that satisfies the requirements below.
First, the tariff must establish kilowatt hour rates for the purchases that are calculated under methodologies established by the PSC. The methodologies must allow an electric utility to recover the cost of providing service to retail customers while taking into account the value of the electricity purchased, including the value resulting from its generation and delivery. Environmental value must also be taken into account, as well as the value to the electric utility of lower generation and transmission costs and fewer distribution and transmission losses. The PSC must allow public comment on any proposed methodology for at least 90 days before establishing the methodology. Second, the kilowatt hour rates for customers that are established under the tariff may not be less than the electric utility's retail rates for customers in the same class. Third, a tariff must require that customers sell electricity generated by solar facilities to the same electric utility that provides service to the customers. Finally, the tariffs must satisfy certain requirements for crediting customer bills for net inputs to the utility's system that result from purchases.
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The bill also requires the PSC to subject the filing and approval of value of solar tariffs to the same procedural requirements that the PSC applies to tariffs that offer net metering. Under PSC orders, net metering refers to requirements for an electric utility to credit customers for certain electricity generated at customer premises.
Also, if a retail customer's solar facility with a capacity of one MW or less is eligible for net metering offered by an electric utility, the bill gives the customer the option of accepting net metering or requiring the electric utility to purchase electricity generated by the solar facility under a value of solar tariff. The bill requires the PSC to ensure that value of solar and net metering tariffs allow retail customers to exercise that option on a periodic basis.
Who's behind it
Katrina Shankland, a Democrat, is its .
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Author (1)
- Katrina Shankland · Democrat, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 18, 2014
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 8, 2014
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 31, 2014
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Energy and Utilities.
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Mar 31, 2014
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 31, 2014 · Assembly
Introduced by Representative Shankland
- Mar 31, 2014 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Energy and Utilities
- Apr 8, 2014 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Apr 18, 2014 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate