Bill > AB869

This bill, titled "Increasing the Focus on Energy rate and including residential energy storage in Focus on Energy," aims to significantly boost funding for statewide energy efficiency and renewable resources programs, collectively known as Focus on Energy, which are currently funded by investor-owned electric and natural gas utilities. Specifically, the bill mandates that the Public Service Commission require these utilities to allocate 2.4 percent of their annual operating revenues from retail sales to these programs, effectively doubling the current requirement of 1.2 percent. Furthermore, the bill explicitly includes residential energy storage systems within the scope of Focus on Energy programs, meaning that initiatives promoting the use of technologies that store energy for later use by homeowners will now be supported by this funding. An "energy storage system" is defined as a commercially available technology that uses mechanical, chemical, or thermal processes to store energy for later use.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab869