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Revised: August 2025 vii. Contractors shall contact the local emergency government office and other nonprofit agencies informing them of their procedure in case of a disaster viii. Contractors shall contact the local emergency government office to determine the emergency government office’s procedures in the event of a disaster, and to coordinate efforts
9.8 Public Benefits PB are funded by fees collected by participating electric vendors from residential and commercial customers and remitted to the WI DOA/DEHCR.
Electric vendors have the following responsibilities:
All participating municipal, cooperative, and non-municipal electric vendors shall comply with all fee scheduling, billing requirements and payment deadlines within 30 days from the last invoice period. Vendors that do not comply are subject to inactivation in the HE+ System. A vendor inactivation results in the Division withholding WHEAP benefits/payments issued to the vendor on behalf of eligible customers. Vendors will remain inactive until the vendor has met all the requirements set by the Division.
Municipal Utilities and Electric Cooperatives Municipal utilities and electric cooperatives that participate in the PB program are invoiced by the Division on a quarterly basis per the following schedule:
Quarter 1 July – September Quarter 2 October – December Quarter 3 January – March Quarter 4 April – June
Municipal utilities and electric cooperatives that choose to operate a Commitment to Community Program shall comply with State of Wisconsin statutes associated with the Commitment to Community Program.
Non-Municipal Utilities IOUs are required to participate in the PB program. Utilities are required to provide an annual fee schedule to the Division. The Division then establishes a semi-annual invoice based on this schedule. Payments are due to the Division by the 15th of each month.