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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 SENATE BILL 869
January 23, 2026 - Introduced by Senators
Larson
,
L. Johnson
,
Hesselbein
,
Carpenter
,
Ratcliff
and
Spreitzer
, cosponsored by Representatives
Moore Omokunde
,
Clancy
,
Madison
,
Hong
,
Tenorio
,
Miresse
,
Andraca
,
Arney
,
Bare
,
Brown
,
DeSmidt
,
Fitzgerald
,
Goodwin
,
Joers
,
Neubauer
,
Palmeri
,
Sinicki
,
Subeck
,
Taylor
and
Vining
. Referred to Committee on Utilities, Technology and Tourism.
SB869,1,3
1
An Act
to amend
196.374 (1) (d) and 196.374 (3) (b) 2.;
to create
196.374 (1)
2
(dm) of the statutes;
relating to:
increasing the Focus on Energy rate and
3
including residential energy storage in Focus on Energy.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill makes changes to the funding of statewide energy efficiency and renewable resources programs, known as Focus on Energy, that current law requires investor-owned electric and natural gas utilities to fund. Under the bill, the Public Service Commission must require those utilities to spend 2.4 percent of their annual operating revenues derived from retail sales to fund Focus on Energy and related programs. Under current law, those utilities must spend 1.2 percent of their annual operating revenues from retail sales. The bill also includes residential energy storage system programs in Focus on Energy.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SB869,1
4
Section
1
.
196.374 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB869,2,6
1
196.374
(1)
(d) “Energy efficiency program” means a program for reducing the
2
usage or increasing the efficiency of the usage of energy by a customer or member of
3
an energy utility, municipal utility, or retail electric cooperative
, including a
4
program that promotes the development or use of energy storage systems by
5
residential customers
. “Energy efficiency program” does not include load
6
management.
SB869,2
7
Section
2
.
196.374 (1) (dm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB869,2,10
8
196.374
(1)
(dm) “Energy storage system” means a commercially available
9
technology that uses mechanical, chemical, or thermal processes for absorbing
10
energy and storing it for a period of time for use at a later time.
SB869,3
11
Section
3
.
196.374 (3) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB869,2,17
12
196.374
(3)
(b) 2. The commission shall require each energy utility to spend
13
1.2
2.4
percent of its annual operating revenues derived from retail sales to fund the
14
utility’s programs under sub. (2) (b) 1., the utility’s ordered programs, the utility’s
15
share of the statewide energy efficiency and renewable resource programs under
16
sub. (2) (a) 1., and the utility’s share, as determined by the commission under subd.
17
4., of the costs incurred by the commission in administering this section.
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18
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