Section 113.0606. Interruptions of service.

 

(1)  Each utility shall keep a record of all interruptions to service affecting the entire distribution system of any single community or an important division of a community and include in such record the location, date and time of interruption, the duration, the approximate number of customers affected, the circuit or circuits involved and, when known, the cause of each interruption.

(2)  When complete distribution systems or portions of communities have service furnished from unattended stations, these records shall be kept to the extent practicable. The record of unattended stations shall show interruptions which require attention to restore service, with the estimated time of interruption. Breaker or fuse operations affecting service should also be indicated even though duration of interruption may not be known.

(3)  Each utility shall notify the commission of any event described in par. (a) , (b) , (c) , (d) or (e) involving bulk power supply facilities (any generating unit or electric facilities operating at a nominal voltage of 69 kV or higher):

(a) Any interruption or loss of service to customers for 15 minutes or more to aggregate firm loads in excess of 200,000 kW. Such notification shall be made by telephone as soon as practicable without unduly interfering with service restoration and, in any event, within one hour after beginning of the interruption. A confirming written report shall be submitted within 2 weeks.

(b) Any interruption or loss of service to customers for 15 minutes or more to aggregate firm loads exceeding the lesser of 100,000 kW or half of the current annual system peak load and not required to be reported under par. (a) . Such notification shall be made by telephone no later than the beginning of the commission's next regular work day after the interruption occurred. A confirming written report shall be submitted within 2 weeks.

(c) Any decision to issue a public request for reduction in use of electricity. Notification of such decision shall be made by telephone at the time of issuing such request. A confirming written report shall be submitted within 2 weeks.

(d) Any action to reduce firm customer loads by reduction of voltage for reasons of maintaining adequacy of bulk electric power supply. Notification of such action shall be made by telephone at the time of taking such action. A confirming written report shall be submitted within 2 weeks.

(e) Any action to reduce firm customer loads by manual switching, operation of automatic load shedding devices, or any other means for reasons of maintaining adequacy of bulk electric power supply. Notification of such action shall be made by telephone at the time of taking such action.

(4)  Each utility shall notify the commission of service interruptions not involving bulk power supply facilities as follows:

(a) Interruptions of 60 minutes or more to an entire distribution substation bus or entire feeder serving either 500 or more customers or entire cities or villages having 200 or more customers shall be reported within 2 weeks by a written report.

(5)  The written reports of subs. (3) and (4) shall include the date, time, duration, general location, approximate number of customers affected, identification of circuit or circuits involved and, when known, the cause of the interruption. When extensive interruptions occur, as from a storm, a narrative report including the extent of the interruptions and system damage, estimated number of customers affected and a list of entire communities interrupted may be submitted in lieu of reports of individual interruptions.

Cr. Register, July, 2000, No. 535 , eff. 8-1-00.