Wisconsin Adds EV Charging Infrastructure, Microgrids And Resiliency Improvements To PACE

The State of Wisconsin adopted a suite of amendments to its PACE statute (Wis. Stat. § 66.0627(8)) on March 14, 2022 through 2021 Wisconsin Act 175 (the "Act").¹  The Act was the only major clean energy bill that passed during the 2021-2022 legislative session in Wisconsin, and it made some key modernizations to the Wisconsin PACE statute summarized as follows:

• Eligible Measures: The Act expanded the suite of improvements to real property that are eligible for PACE financing. These expansions include the following:
  • Reliability improvements such as energy storage, backup power generation or microgrid improvements;
  • EV infrastructure improvements;
  • Resiliency Improvements that increase resilience or improve the durability of infrastructure, including storm, wind fire and flooding resiliency measures (provided if a floodplain zoning ordinance applies to the subject property, and the building is nonconforming, the improvements must bring the property