Section 137.02. Program administrator solicitation and public notice.

 

(1)   Competitive solicitation. Energy utilities soliciting proposals for a program administrator under s. 196.374 (2) (a) 1. , Stats., shall ensure that all solicitations are conducted in a manner that is fair and promotes competition.

(2)   Public notice.

(a) Energy utilities shall provide reasonable public notice of all solicitations of program administrator proposals under s. 196.374 (2) (a) 1. , Stats. The energy utilities may provide this notice through the print, broadcast, or telecommunications media, including the internet. The notice period the energy utilities select is subject to the commission's prior approval.

(b) The notice shall include the purpose of the solicitation, selection criteria, application procedures, and all applicable solicitation deadlines that an applicant is required to meet, or shall contain instructions for obtaining this information.

(3)   Application requirements. Anyone applying to be a program administrator shall submit the application to the energy utilities or the commission, as directed in the notice provided under this section. Applications that are incomplete, filed late, or not executed by an individual with the authority to act on the applicant's behalf shall be rejected.

History: CR 06-139 : cr. Register July 2007 No. 619 , eff. 8-1-07.