Section 111.51. CPCN applications for facilities – general.

 

(1)   Commencement of construction. Construction on a facility may not commence until the commission issues a CPCN for the facility.

(2)   Actions before filing a CPCN application. Before filing an engineering plan for a large electric generating facility or a detailed project plan for a high-voltage transmission line, as defined in s. 196.491 (3) (b) , Stats., the applicant shall do all of the following:

(a) Notify the department and the commission of its intent to apply for a CPCN.

(b) Consult with commission staff, in cooperation with staff from the department, on the scope of the proposed project, the alternatives that must be considered in the application, and additional information that the commission may require as part of the CPCN application.

(3)   Copies of the application. The applicant shall file 10 copies of its CPCN application. The applicant shall promptly provide additional copies as may be requested by the commission.

(4)   Completeness determination and distribution of application.

(a) The commission shall notify an applicant of whether its CPCN application is complete within 30 days of its filing. If the commission does not notify an applicant within 30 days then the application shall be considered complete. An applicant may supplement and refile an incomplete CPCN application.

(b)

1. Within 10 days after a CPCN application has been filed, the commission shall send an electronic copy of the application to the clerk of each municipality and town in which the proposed facility is to be located and to the main public library in each county in which the proposed facility is to be located. A statement shall be included on the initial page of the electronic document explaining that this is an initial application, that it is likely to be changed, and that updates may be obtained from the applicant that filed the application or the commission's website (psc.wi.gov).

2. As soon as is practicable, but no more than 30 days after the commission has determined that a CPCN application is complete, the commission shall send an electronic copy of the complete application to the clerk of each municipality and town in which the proposed facility is to be located and to the main public library in each county in which the proposed facility is to be located.

3. The commission may fulfill subds. 1. and 2. by directing the applicant to send copies of the complete application to the locations identified in those subdivisions.

Cr. Register, June, 2000, No. 534 , eff. 7-1-00; CR 07-044 : am. (2) (intro.) and (b), cr. (4) Register May 2008 No. 629 , eff. 6-1-08; CR 13-101 : am. (4) (b) 2. Register June 2014 No. 702 , eff. 7-1-14.