1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to energy; modifying the hydroelectric capacity that qualifies as an eligible
1.3 energy technology under the renewable energy standard; amending Minnesota
1.4 Statutes 2022, section 216B.1691, subdivision 1.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 216B.1691, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.7 Subdivision 1.Definitions.(a) Unless otherwise specified in law, "eligible energy
1.8technology" means an energy technology that generates electricity from the following
1.9renewable energy sources:
1.10 (1) solar;
1.11 (2) wind;
1.12 (3) hydroelectric with a capacity of less than 100 megawatts;
1.13 (4) hydrogen, provided that after January 1, 2010, the hydrogen must be generated from
1.14the resources listed in this paragraph; or
1.15 (5) biomass, which includes, without limitation, landfill gas; an anaerobic digester
1.16system; the predominantly organic components of wastewater effluent, sludge, or related
1.17by-products from publicly owned treatment works, but not including incineration of
1.18wastewater sludge to produce electricity; and an energy recovery facility used to capture
1.19the heat value of mixed municipal solid waste or refuse-derived fuel from mixed municipal
1.20solid waste as a primary fuel.
1.21 (b) "Electric utility" means a public utility providing electric service, a generation and
1.22transmission cooperative electric association, a municipal power agency, or a power district.
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SENATE
STATE OF MINNESOTA
S.F. No. 299NINETY-THIRD SESSION
(SENATE AUTHORS: EICHORN, Koran and Mathews)
OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE
Introduction and first reading01/17/2023
Referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate 2.1 (c) "Total retail electric sales" means the kilowatt-hours of electricity sold in a year by
2.2an electric utility to retail customers of the electric utility or to a distribution utility for
2.3distribution to the retail customers of the distribution utility. "Total retail electric sales"
2.4does not include the sale of hydroelectricity supplied by a federal power marketing
2.5administration or other federal agency, regardless of whether the sales are directly to a
2.6distribution utility or are made to a generation and transmission utility and pooled for further
2.7allocation to a distribution utility.
2.8 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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