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PSC 113.0501 Information available to customers. (1) Each utility shall have available in its offices where payments are received and at area libraries, copies of its rates and rules applicable to the locality. The rates and rules shall be available for customer inspection by electronic, written or telephonic means and reasonable notice as to their availability shall be provided to customers. (2) Each electric utility, for every municipality in which it serves shall provide in the respective telephone directories a telephone listing by which the utility can be notified during a 24-hour day of any utility service deficiency or emergency which may exist. (3) Where a second language is common in a particular area served by the utility and so identified by the commission, all rules pertaining to billing and credit shall be available upon customer request, for distribution in English and that second language in every business office of the utility in that area accessible to the public and where customer payments are received. (4) Each utility shall provide written notice to its residential customers annually and a written notice to all new residential customers, at a minimum, of the rules on deposits, payment options including deferred payment agreements and budget billing, disconnection and dispute procedures; of the availability of information on energy conservation practices, of the availability of a clear, concise record of the customer’s actual electric consumption (or actual degree-day adjusted electric consumption) for each billing period during the prior 12 months or the actual number of months that the customer has lived at that location if less than 12 months and of the availability of agencies or programs which may provide financial aid assistance or counseling; and contain a reply procedure to allow customers an opportunity to advise the utility of any special circumstances, such as the presence of infants or elderly persons or the use of human life-sustaining equipment and to advise the utility to contact a specific third party agency or individual prior to any disconnection action being taken. (5) A utility shall provide on request to current or prospective customers, tenants or property owners residential energy consumption information. This information shall include either the average consumption for the prior 12-month period or figures reflecting the highest and lowest consumption amounts for the previous 12 months. Provision of this information is neither a breach of customer confidentiality nor a guarantee or contract by the utility as to future consumption levels for the premises in question. The requestor shall be entitled to one such statement at a charge not in excess of $1 once every 12 months. Additional statements shall be furnished if the customer pays the utility’s reasonable costs of preparing and furnishing the statement.
Wisconsin Administrative Code § PSC 113.0501 establishes a set of information-access requirements that electric and other utilities must meet toward their customers. Utilities must keep their rates and rules available for inspection at payment offices and libraries, publish 24-hour emergency contact numbers in local phone directories, and offer billing and credit rules in a second language where the commission has identified one as common. Annually, residential customers must receive written notice covering deposits, payment options, disconnection procedures, energy conservation resources, and a reply mechanism for reporting special circumstances such as life-sustaining medical equipment. Customers, tenants, and property owners may also request a summary of residential energy consumption history, with one free statement permitted every 12 months.
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Under § PSC 113.0501, property owners and managers who request residential energy consumption data from a utility are entitled to receive either the average consumption for the prior 12-month period or the highest and lowest figures for that period. Compliant operators typically keep records of such requests, noting that one statement per 12-month cycle is available at no more than $1, with additional copies available at the utility's reasonable cost. Landlords who serve areas where the commission has identified a common second language should be aware that billing and credit rules must be made available in that language upon customer request at accessible business offices.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
Section § PSC 113.0501 gives residential tenants the right to request energy consumption history for a dwelling—either the 12-month average or the high and low figures—directly from the utility, with one such statement available at a charge of no more than $1 per 12-month period. Tenants are also entitled to receive annual written notices from the utility covering deposit rules, payment options such as deferred payment agreements and budget billing, disconnection procedures, and information about financial assistance programs. The annual notice under § PSC 113.0501 also includes a reply procedure through which tenants can inform the utility of special circumstances—such as the use of life-sustaining medical equipment—or request that a third party be contacted before any disconnection action; tenant-rights organizations can help explain how to use these protections.
General guidance for tenants — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult a tenant-rights organization or attorney for advice on your case.
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