Section 118.08. Double-counting prohibited.

 

(1)  An electric provider that sells or conveys a MWh of renewable energy, a renewable energy certificate or a RRC at wholesale may not use that MWh, renewable energy certificate or RRC to meet its minimum percentage requirement under s. 196.378 (2) (a) , Stats.

(2)  If an electric provider sells or conveys a MWh of renewable energy, a renewable energy certificate or a RRC at retail to a customer or member that retains independent control over the disposition or retirement of the renewable energy certificate, RRC or other renewable attributes representing that MWh of renewable energy, the electric provider may not use that MWh, renewable energy certificate, or RRC to meet its minimum percentage requirements under s. 196.378 (2) (a) , Stats.

(3)  An electric provider or customer or member of an electric provider may not create RRCs for displaced conventional electricity based on the use of a facility for which RRCs are created under s. 196.378 (3) (a) 1. , Stats.

(4)  An electric provider or customer or member of an electric provider may not create RRCs for displaced conventional electricity based on hydroelectric energy for which an electric provider is permitted to use the average amount of hydroelectric power generated by the facility under s. 196.378 (2) (b) 1m. a. , Stats.

CR 06-112 : cr. Register May 2007 No. 617 , eff. 6-1-07; CR 10-147 : renum. 118.08 to be 118.08 (1) and am., cr. (2) Register March 2012 No. 675 , eff. 4-1-12; CR 13-040 : cr. (3), (4) Register April 2014 No. 700 , eff. 5-1-14; corrections in (1), (2) made under s. 35.17 , Stats., Register April 2014 No. 700 .