Applications open for the Refueling Readiness
The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) is now accepting applications for the third round of Wisconsin’s Refueling Readiness Grant Program. The program is designed to foster fueling infrastructure resilience, and assist Fueling Points of Distribution or Designated Disaster Fueling Facilities, to stay open in long-term power outages or declared emergencies.
The commission is expected to award up to $215,000 by December 2021.
“Investing in facilities that provide essential services to our first responders and utility line trucks during an emergency, is critical to protecting public safety,” said PSC chairperson Rebecca Cameron Valcq.
The program is part of the PSC’s ongoing coordination of energy assurance planning and exercise activities with other key agencies, such as Wisconsin Emergency Management; the Wisconsin National Guard; the WisDOT; and the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, as well as tribal and county emergency managers.
Grants could be awarded to fund general electrical panels, labor of electricians, transfer switches, tap switches and other necessary accessories, to maintain access to vehicle fuel during power outages.
Eligible facilities for funding include the following:
• Privately, municipally and triballyowned convenience stores, with unleaded and diesel fuel availability.
• Municipally and tribally-owned highway shops.
• Bulk petroleum storage facilities: A privately- owned facility used in the storage or marketing of petroleum products (including propane), which has a bulk storage capacity of less than 50,000 barrels and receives product by rail, barge or truck.
Applications are due Wednesday, Nov. 3, by 4:30 p.m.
