{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-196.71","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 196.71","heading":"Municipal public utility contracts.","body":"If a municipality owns a public utility and if there is no other public utility furnishing the same service, the commission, after a public hearing and determination that the municipally owned public utility cannot be operated profitably, may authorize a contract between the municipality and any person not a public utility to furnish light, power or electric current to the municipality upon terms and conditions approved by the commission. The person contracting with the municipality is not a public utility solely due to the contract with the municipality.","path":["Chs. 178-226, Partnerships and Corporations; Transportation; Utilities; Banks; Savings Associations","Chapter 196 Regulation Of Public Utilities"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/196.71","current_through":"2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:01:06Z","sha256":"39004977ecddfff557528563ad2859776c6cabfd9bf8ad88ed51df161bca92cb","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-196.70","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-196.72"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}