Section Adm 43.05 - Establishing the low-income assistance program funding level(1) Annually on or before March 1 the department shall determine, in accordance with s. 16.957(4) and (5), Stats., the low-income assistance program funding level for the following fiscal year.(2) When establishing the low-income assistance program funding level, the department shall determine the number of residential and non-residential customers served by each electric provider based on the most recent data available on or before April 1.(3) After establishing the low-income assistance program funding level, the department, using the formulas provided in s. 16.957(4) (c) and (5), Stats., shall determine the portion of the low-income assistance program funding level that the non-municipal electric utilities shall collect each fiscal year. The department shall allocate 70% of this portion to be collected from residential customers and 30% to be collected from non-residential customers.(4) After determining the residential and non-residential amounts to be collected, the department shall make a determination as to the ability to collect the full amounts as determined by the formula. The basis of the determination shall be multiplying the most recent gross sales of the non-municipal electric utilities by the cap of 3%. If the department determines that the result exceeds the non-municipal electric utility's ability to collect, the department may reduce the amount to be collected to a level the department believes can be collected.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Administration Adm 43.05
Cr. Register, November, 2000, No. 539, eff. 12-1-00; CR 07-078: r. and recr. Register August 2008 No. 632, eff. 9-1-08.