Section 43.10. Voluntary contributions.

 

(1)   Annual opportunity. At least annually, each electric utility shall provide its residential and non-residential customers an opportunity to make voluntary contributions to the trust fund established under s. 25.96 , Stats., to fund their choice of programs established in s. 16.957 (2) (a) , Stats. An electric utility shall provide the opportunity for its residential and non-residential customers to make such voluntary contributions by including an insert and return envelope in the mailing containing the annual public benefits report required by s. 16.957 (4) (am) , Stats. Each electric utility may provide opportunities for its residential and non-residential customers to make voluntary contributions to an energy assistance fund administered by the electric utility at other times and by other methods.

(2)   Designee for receipt. The department may provide a designee to receive voluntary contributions from an electric utility's customers. Each electric utility shall forward to the department or its designee any voluntary contributions it receives for the utility public benefits fund. The department's designee shall receive, process and keep records of all voluntary contributions.

Cr. Register, November, 2000, No. 539 , eff. 12-1-00; CR 07-078 : am. (1) Register August 2008 No. 632 , eff. 9-1-08.