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Public Service Commission approves Wisconsin Power and Light’s renewable certificate program with reporting, tariff edits
Summary
The Public Service Commission approved Wisconsin Power and Light Company’s plan to close its Second Nature rider and adopt a voluntary Renewable Energy Impact Program (REIP) that lets customers buy renewable energy certificates from 1%–100% of usage, with new reporting and tariff clarifications and staff oversight of educational materials.
The Public Service Commission on April 30 approved Wisconsin Power and Light Company’s application to close its Second Nature rider and replace it with a new Renewable Energy Impact Program, saying the program preserves customer choice while imposing reporting and tariff clarifications to support transparency.
Commissioner Christian Nieto, who led the discussion, described the application as "a fairly straightforward request" and said the proposed REIP would allow customers to purchase renewable energy certificates (RECs) at levels "from 1 to 100% of their monthly electricity usage," with options for customers to buy and retire additional RECs subject to availability. Nieto said she favored approving the program with modifications (alternative 2) and supported staff-recommended reporting requirements, annual Green-e price filings, and delegation to the commission’s DARA administrator to approve…
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