Section 185.21. Schedules to be filed with the commission.

 

(1)   Included in schedules. The schedules of rates and rules shall be filed with the commission by the utility and shall be classified, designated, arranged, and submitted so as to conform to the requirements of the current tariff or rate schedules and the special instructions which have been and may from time to time be issued by the commission. Provisions of the schedules shall be definite and so stated as to minimize ambiguity or the possibility of misinterpretation, and shall include, together with such other information as may be deemed pertinent, the following:

(a) All rates for service with indication for each rate of the class of customers to which it applies. There shall also be shown any limitations on the service furnished under such rate, the prices per unit of service, and the number of units per billing period to which the prices apply, the period of billing, the minimum bill, method of measuring demands (where applicable) and consumptions, and any special terms and conditions applicable. The charge for late payment, if any, and the period during which the bill may be paid without late payment charge shall be specified;

(b) At commission discretion a copy of each contract or the standard contract form with a summary of the provisions of each signed contract may be required if service to other utilities or municipalities for resale is furnished at a standard filed rate;

(c) Extension rules for extending service to new customers indicating what portion of the extension or cost shall be furnished by the utility, and if the rule is based on cost, the items of cost included;

(d) Designation of such portion of the service facilities as the utility furnishes, owns, and maintains;

(e) Rules with which prospective customers shall comply as a condition of receiving service and the terms of any contracts required;

(f) Rules governing the establishing of credit by customers for payment of service bills;

(g) Rules governing the procedures followed in disconnecting and reconnecting service;

(h) Notice required from customer for having service disconnected;

(i) Rules governing temporary, emergency, auxiliary, and standby service;

(j) Rules governing any limitations on the type of equipment which may or may not be connected;

(k) A list of the municipalities in which service is rendered and the rates under which service shall be provided.

(2)   Rates for water service.

(a) A public utility shall adopt general service water rates that reflect the cost of service for each class of customer and include a volume charge based on actual customer consumption.

(b) A public utility may not adopt a rate under par. (a) if the commission finds that the rate is discriminatory or otherwise not in the public interest.

(c) The commission may approve rates that promote efficient water use.

(d) A utility may adopt rates that treat multi-family residential customers as a separate customer class.

Cr. Register, January, 1997, No. 493 , eff. 2-1-97; CR 11-039 : renum. (intro.) to (1) (intro.), cr. (1) (title), (2) Register July 2012 No. 679 , eff. 8-1-12.