| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to energy; amending the definition of electric utility for purposes of certain |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 renewable energy standards; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 216B.1691, subdivision 1. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 216B.1691, subdivision 1, is amended to read: |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7 Subdivision 1.Definitions.(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8the meaning given them. |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9 (b) "Carbon-free" means a technology that generates electricity without emitting carbon |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10dioxide. |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11 (c) Unless otherwise specified in law, "eligible energy technology" means an energy |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12technology that generates electricity from the following renewable energy sources: |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13 (1) solar; |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14 (2) wind; |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15 (3) hydroelectric with a capacity of: (i) less than 100 megawatts; or (ii) 100 megawatts |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16or more, provided that the facility is in operation as of February 8, 2023; |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17 (4) hydrogen generated from the resources listed in this paragraph; or |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18 (5) biomass, which includes, without limitation, landfill gas; an anaerobic digester |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19system; the predominantly organic components of wastewater effluent, sludge, or related |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20by-products from publicly owned treatment works, but not including incineration of |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1.21wastewater sludge to produce electricity; and, except as provided in subdivision 1a, an |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 23 | 23 | | 25-02201 as introduced01/22/25 REVISOR RSI/LJ |
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| 24 | 24 | | SENATE |
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| 25 | 25 | | STATE OF MINNESOTA |
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| 26 | 26 | | S.F. No. 1436NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 27 | 27 | | (SENATE AUTHORS: MATHEWS and Weber) |
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| 28 | 28 | | OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE |
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| 29 | 29 | | Introduction and first reading02/17/2025 |
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| 30 | 30 | | Referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate 2.1energy recovery facility used to capture the heat value of mixed municipal solid waste or |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2.2refuse-derived fuel from mixed municipal solid waste as a primary fuel. |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2.3 (d) "Electric utility" means: (1) a public utility providing electric service; (2) a generation |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2.4and transmission cooperative electric association; (3) a municipal power agency; (4) a power |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2.5district; or (5) a cooperative electric association or municipal utility providing electric service |
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| 35 | 35 | | 2.6that is not a member of an entity in clauses (2) to (4) an investor-owned utility. |
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| 36 | 36 | | 2.7 (e) "Environmental justice area" means an area in Minnesota that, based on the most |
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| 37 | 37 | | 2.8recent data published by the United States Census Bureau, meets one or more of the following |
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| 38 | 38 | | 2.9criteria: |
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| 39 | 39 | | 2.10 (1) 40 percent or more of the area's total population is nonwhite; |
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| 40 | 40 | | 2.11 (2) 35 percent or more of households in the area have an income that is at or below 200 |
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| 41 | 41 | | 2.12percent of the federal poverty level; |
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| 42 | 42 | | 2.13 (3) 40 percent or more of the area's residents over the age of five have limited English |
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| 43 | 43 | | 2.14proficiency; or |
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| 44 | 44 | | 2.15 (4) the area is located within Indian country, as defined in United State Code, title 18, |
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| 45 | 45 | | 2.16section 1151. |
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| 46 | 46 | | 2.17 (f) "Total retail electric sales" means the kilowatt-hours of electricity sold in a year by |
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| 47 | 47 | | 2.18an electric utility to retail customers of the electric utility or to a distribution utility for |
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| 48 | 48 | | 2.19distribution to the retail customers of the distribution utility. |
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| 49 | 49 | | 2Section 1. |
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| 50 | 50 | | 25-02201 as introduced01/22/25 REVISOR RSI/LJ |
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