A power plant with a rated capacity of 100 megawatts (MW) or more must have a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) from the Commission before plant-related construction may begin.   Power plant projects rated less than 100MW may require a Certificate of Authority (CA) from the Commission prior to construction.  Follow the link below to obtain a copy of the most recent version of the Power Plant Application Filing Requirements.  Power plant projects will also require a study of the potential noise impact from the project.  A link to the Commission’s Noise Measurement Protocol may also be found below. 

Electric transmission lines and/or natural gas pipelines may also be needed for new power plants.  Follow the links to the electric transmission line and natural gas pipeline Application Filing Requirements.

Power Plant Application Filing Requirement (AFR):

Fossil Fuel Power Plants
(142kb)	Applicants should use Version 12 of the Commission's Application Filing Requirements (AFR) for CPCN and CA applications for authority to construct fossil fuel or biomass electric generation facilities. Please direct questions to William Fannucchi ((608) 267-3594, william.fannucchi@psc.state.wi.us
(327kb)	Measurement Protocol for Noise Assessment of Proposed and Existing Electric Power Plants (February 7, 2002)

Wind Powered Electric Generation
(234kb)	Applicants should use Version 4.4 of the Commission's Application Filing Requirements (AFR) for CPCN and CA applications for authority to construct wind energy electric generation facilities.  Please direct questions to William Fannucchi (608) 267-3594, william.fannucchi@psc.state.wi.us
(69kb)	Figure 1
(20kb)	Table 1