Each electricity provider, except self-providers and operators of wholesale merchant plants, shall submit all of the following economic data:

1. (1) Average energy production cost. The electricity provider’s average energy production cost for each type of generating unit, including nuclear, coal-fired, gas simple-cycle, gas combined-cycle, diesel and renewable units. The electricity provider shall specify the expected range of energy production cost by unit type for each year in a 3-year period encompassing the SEA and one succeeding calendar year.

2. (2) System dispatch cost. Upon commission request, for those days when the market energy price exceeded $250 per megawatt-hour measured exclusive of capital costs or when the market price exceeded $2,000 per megawatt-hour measured inclusive of capital costs, the electricity provider’s hourly historical system dispatch costs, computed using available electric generating capacity and those capacity purchases or sales relevant at the time.

   Note: This information is needed to determine, as required by s. 196.491 (2) (a) 12. and 13., Stats., if competition is contributing to the provision of sufficient capacity and energy at a reasonable price.

History

History: Cr. Register, June, 2000, No. 534, eff. 7-1-00; CR 03-086: am. (1) Register September 2005 No. 597, eff. 10-1-05.