Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Minnesota House Bill HF369 Compare Versions

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1	1	1.1 A bill for an act
2	2	1.2 relating to energy; delaying the requirement for electric utilities to meet the
3	3	1.3 renewable energy, solar, or carbon-free standard under certain conditions;
4	4	1.4 prohibiting the demolition of fossil-fuel-powered electric generating plants under
5	5	1.5 certain conditions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 216B.1691,
6	6	1.6 subdivision 2b; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216B.
7	7	1.7BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
8	8	1.8 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 216B.1691, subdivision 2b, is amended to
9	9	1.9read:
10	10	1.10 Subd. 2b.Modification or delay of standard.(a) The commission shall modify or delay
11	11	1.11the implementation of a standard obligation under subdivision 2a, 2f, or 2g, in whole or in
12	12	1.12part, if the commission determines that modifying or delaying the standard obligation is in
13	13	1.13the public interest. The commission, when evaluating a request to modify or delay
14	14	1.14implementation of a standard, must consider:
15	15	1.15 (1) the impact of implementing the standard on its customers' utility costs, including the
16	16	1.16economic and competitive pressure on the utility's customers;
17	17	1.17 (2) the environmental costs that would be incurred as a result of a delay or modification,
18	18	1.18based on the full range of environmental cost values established in section 216B.2422,
19	19	1.19subdivision 3;
20	20	1.20 (3) the effects of implementing the standard on the reliability of the electric system;
21	21	1.21 (4) technical advances or technical concerns;
22	22	1.22 (5) delays in acquiring sites or routes due to rejection or delays of necessary siting or
23	23	1.23other permitting approvals;
24	24	1Section 1.
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26	26	State of Minnesota
27	27	This Document can be made available
28	28	in alternative formats upon request
29	29	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
30	30	H. F. No. 369
31	31	NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
32	32	Authored by Murphy and Sexton02/13/2025
33	33	The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Energy Finance and Policy 2.1 (6) delays, cancellations, or nondelivery of necessary equipment for construction or
34	34	2.2commercial operation of an eligible energy technology facility;
35	35	2.3 (7) transmission constraints preventing delivery of service;
36	36	2.4 (8) other statutory obligations imposed on the commission or a utility;
37	37	2.5 (9) impacts on environmental justice areas; and
38	38	2.6 (10) additional electric load from beneficial electrification and the greenhouse gas
39	39	2.7emissions savings associated with those loads as compared to serving the load with
40	40	2.8nonelectric energy sources.
41	41	2.9For the purposes of this paragraph, "beneficial electrification" means the substitution of
42	42	2.10electricity for a fossil fuel, provided that the substitution meets at least one of the following
43	43	2.11conditions without adversely affecting either of the other two, as determined by the
44	44	2.12commission:
45	45	2.13 (i) saves a consumer money over the long run compared with continued use of the fossil
46	46	2.14fuel;
47	47	2.15 (ii) enables an electric utility to better manage the electric utility's electric grid network;
48	48	2.16or
49	49	2.17 (iii) reduces negative environmental impacts of fuel use, including but not limited to
50	50	2.18statewide greenhouse gas emissions.
51	51	2.19 (b) The commission may modify or delay implementation of a standard obligation under
52	52	2.20paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (4), only if it finds implementation would cause significant rate
53	53	2.21impact, requires significant measures to address reliability, or raises significant technical
54	54	2.22issues. The commission may modify or delay implementation of a standard obligation under
55	55	2.23paragraph (a), clauses (5) to (7), only if it finds that the circumstances described in those
56	56	2.24clauses were due to circumstances beyond an electric utility's control and make compliance
57	57	2.25not feasible.
58	58	2.26 (c) When evaluating transmission capacity constraints under paragraph (a), clause (7),
59	59	2.27the commission must consider whether the utility has:
60	60	2.28 (1) taken reasonable measures that are under the utility's control and consistent with the
61	61	2.29utility's obligations under local, state, and federal laws and regulations, and the utility's
62	62	2.30obligations as a member of a regional transmission organization or independent system
63	63	2.31operator, to acquire sites, necessary permit approvals, and necessary equipment to develop
64	64	2Section 1.
65	65	REVISOR RSI/EN 25-0201801/23/25 3.1and construct new transmission lines or upgrade existing transmission lines to transmit
66	66	3.2electricity generated by eligible energy technologies; and
67	67	3.3 (2) taken all reasonable operational measures to maximize cost-effective electricity
68	68	3.4delivery from eligible energy technologies in advance of transmission availability.
69	69	3.5 (d) When considering whether to delay or modify implementation of a standard obligation,
70	70	3.6the commission must give due consideration to a preference for electric generation through
71	71	3.7use of eligible energy technology and to the achievement of the standards set by this section.
72	72	3.8 (e) An electric utility that requests a modification or delay to the implementation of a
73	73	3.9standard must file a plan to comply with the electric utility's standard obligation as part of
74	74	3.10the same proceeding in which the electric utility requests the modification or delay.
75	75	3.11 (f) The requirement to meet a standard obligation under this section is automatically
76	76	3.12delayed for three years for an electric utility that does not meet the goal established under
77	77	3.13section 216C.05, subdivision 2, clause (4), as determined by the commissioner.
78	78	3.14 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
79	79	3.15 Sec. 2. [216B.2442] RETIRED FOSSIL-FUEL-POWERED ELECTRIC
80	80	3.16GENERATING PLANT; DEMOLITION.
81	81	3.17 A political subdivision is prohibited from issuing a permit to an electric utility to demolish
82	82	3.18a fossil-fuel-powered electric generating plant if the utility fails to meet the goal established
83	83	3.19under section 216C.05, subdivision 2, clause (4), as determined by the commissioner.
84	84	3.20 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
85	85	3Sec. 2.
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