Energy Finance and Policy

MN - HF9 Hydroelectric capacity that qualifies as an eligible energy technology under the renewable energy standard modified; electric utility requirements relating to energy, solar, or carbon-free standards delayed under certain conditions; and sales tax exemption for residential heating fuels and electricity expanded.

MN - HF76 Rate recovery of executive pay limited for certain public utilities.

MN - HF75 Hydroelectric capacity that qualifies as an eligible energy technology under the renewable energy standard modified.

MN - HF28 Data center energy generation redundancy provided.

MN - HF252 Minnesota Public Utilities; small natural gas utilities eligibility amended to be exempt from regulation.

MN - HF251 Hydroelectric generated energy of any capacity allowed to be considered an eligible energy technology.

MN - HF250 Carbon capture and sequestration technology state policy established.

MN - HF249 Carbon-free definition amended.

MN - HF771 Supplemental energy assistance funding provided, annual report required, and money appropriated.

MN - HF701 Louisville Township anaerobic digestor township system funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF486 Electric generation facility decommission and repurpose plan submission required for a scheduled retirement.

MN - HF485 Small modular certificates of need authorized.

MN - HF369 Requirement for electric utilities to meet the renewable energy, solar, or carbon-free standard delayed under certain conditions; and demolition of fossil-fuel-powered electric generating plants prohibited under certain conditions.

MN - HF1040 Wind and solar infrastructure product stewardship program required, retail sales fee provided for wind and solar infrastructure, wind and solar energy infrastructure moratorium established in landfills, report required, and money appropriated.

MN - HF1013 Minnesota Energy Alley funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF880 Community solar garden subscribers required to reside in the same county as the solar garden generating facility.

MN - HF845 Various provisions governing net metering modified.

MN - HF787 Electricity generated outside the state exempted from the requirement that a proportion of retail electricity be carbon-free by certain dates.

MN - HF1213 Member access to cooperative documents and meetings improved, and electronic voting and voting by mail for cooperative board directors required.

MN - HF1200 Cooperative electric associations exempted from clean and renewable energy standards.

MN - HF1139 State Building Code amended to require electric vehicle charging infrastructure in all new residential buildings that provide on-site parking facilities.

MN - HF1138 Disclosure of energy costs and ratings to prospective purchasers of real property required.

MN - HF1311 Procedures governing cost recovery for public utility electric generation and transmission assets modified.

MN - HF1226 Natural gas utilities authorized to sell extraordinary event bonds under certain circumstances, account established, and money appropriated.

MN - HF1366 Brainerd; energy efficiency projects funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF1598 Air ventilation improvement and geothermal infrastructure for schools financing program established, and money appropriated.

MN - HF1738 Renewable development account repealed, conforming changes made in associated statutes, utility solar production incentive program sunset, accounts established, and money appropriated.

MN - HF1707 Local government and Tribal approval for all solar projects required.

MN - HF1656 Geothermal energy system construction funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF1859 Wind energy conversion systems residential setbacks established.

MN - HF1852 Solar energy generating systems setbacks from parks and wildlife management areas established.

MN - HF1749 Green ammonia power generation technology research and development funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF2002 Prohibition on issuing certificate of need for new nuclear power plant abolished.

MN - HF2103 Ammonia, hydrogen, and renewable energy certificate tracking system funding provided; reports required; and money appropriated.

MN - HF2059 Local governments required to establish residential instant solar permitting platforms, and report required.

MN - HF2248 Definition of large energy facility modified.

MN - HF2162 Geothermal planning grants funding provided and money appropriated.

MN - HF2317 Wastewater treatment facility heat capture pilot program funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF2297 Special license plate established for solar pollinator programs, and agrivoltaic solar sites made eligible for solar site management practices.

MN - HF2498 Geothermal heat exchange system rebate program established, and money appropriated.

MN - HF2442 Biennial budget for commerce and energy established, various energy provisions modified, provisions governing consumer small loans and lending modified, Minnesota premium security plan modified, state innovation waiver submission required, provisions governing cannabis licenses modified, and money appropriated.

MN - HF2423 Emerald ash borer-infested tree disposal funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF2366 Green Hydrogen Project funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF2573 University of St. Thomas; microgrid research and application funding provided, previous appropriations extended, and money appropriated.

MN - HF2553 Incumbent electric transmission owner rights eliminated.

MN - HF2681 Certain uses of B100 fuel included as a carbon-free energy technology.

MN - HF2670 Prohibition on issuing certificate of need for new nuclear power plant abolished.

MN - HF2633 Electric utilities required to obtain consent to install certain electric meters.

MN - HF2862 Certificate of need exemption provided to certain electric generating facilities.

MN - HF2803 Certain energy generating facilities required to be certified as child labor free, and certain products required to be certified as child labor free.

MN - HF2793 Community solar garden program sunset.

MN - HF2934 State's geologic hydrogen potential evaluation funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF2928 Preapplication filings for large water appropriation projects required, permit application information for large water appropriation projects added, level of environmental review for data centers specified, data centers exempted from making financial contributions to an energy conservation and optimization plan, and other data center provisions modified.

MN - HF2912 Macalester College geothermal energy system funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF2986 Additional information in a public utility's resource plan required, public utilities directed to file a virtual power plant tariff and program with the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, cost recovery provided, and reports required.

MN - HF2974 Landlords required to make apportioned and submetered utility service bills for residential buildings due not less than 31 days from the date of bill issuance.

MN - HF3062 Former St. Paul Athletic Club building energy efficiency improvements funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF3060 Electric utility prohibited from restricting the installation of electricity producing facilities on Minnesota Tribal government land.

MN - HF3179 Certain buildings required to meet energy performance standards, reports required, and money appropriated.

MN - HF3229 Spent fuel located at Prairie Island required to be transferred to another site for storage, additional storage authorized to be constructed at the Monticello nuclear generating plant, public utility authorized to withhold money from the renewable development account to pay for the cost to transport spent fuel.

MN - HF3286 Propane school bus deployment program established, report required, and money appropriated.

MN - HF3298 Reimbursement program established for underground petroleum storage tank systems with pressurized single-walled steel piping.

MN - HF3296 Data centers excluded from gross annual retail energy sales for energy conservation and optimization purposes.

MN - HF3458 Tribal lands exempted from provisions governing exclusive service areas for electric utilities.

MN - HF3556 Community solar garden named for Melissa Hortman.

MN - HF3555 Installation and operation of a plug-in solar photovoltaic device regulated.

MN - HF3688 Expenditures on fuel-switching improvements made to low-income households allowed to apply to low-income conservation spending requirements for municipal utilities and cooperative electric associations.

MN - HF3686 Priority position of nonprofit organizations modified to receive certain sate energy grants.

MN - HF3802 Exemptions to the certificate of need requirement amended.

MN - HF3778 Public utilities and cooperative electric associations required to report revenue authorized and collected.

MN - HF3777 Commission required to promote affordable service and consider customers' ability to pay rates.

MN - HF3912 Utility allowed to charge a fee to a customer who has entered into a payment agreement and whose household income is above 50 percent of state median income, utility allowed to charge a reconnection fee, and utility allowed to charge a late payment charge subject to conditions.

MN - HF3830 Reporting requirements for recoverable expenses in rate cases modified, and sunset of cost recovery for gas utility infrastructure costs eliminated.

MN - HF4023 A+ Energy Act established.

MN - HF4122 Thermal energy network plan requirements established.

MN - HF4059 Additional financing mechanisms to support Minnesota Climate Innovation Financing Authority activities provided.

MN - HF4236 Public utility interim rate amounts limited.

MN - HF4233 Excavation notice system governing requirements modified, including electronic positive response requirement.

MN - HF4189 Renewable development account funds transferred to the preweatherization account.

MN - HF4153 Criteria for preapplication evaluations of water appropriations for data centers modified, data centers' electricity sales exempted in calculating a utility's solar energy standard, and data centers exempted from paying sales tax on electricity purchases.

MN - HF4411 100 percent carbon free by 2040 standard repealed.

MN - HF4377 Required elements in an application to the Public Utilities Commission for a certificate of need for a petroleum pipeline specified.

MN - HF4374 Use of certain money provided to the Minnesota Climate Innovation Finance Authority clarified.

MN - HF4345 Public utilities prohibited from recovering infrastructure costs incurred to extend service to new natural gas customers from existing natural gas customers.

MN - HF4308 Annual payments by the Monticello nuclear generating plant terminated, distributed solar energy standard modified, sales tax exemption on residential natural gas and electricity extended year round, and electric and natural gas facilities exempted from payment of the state commercial-industrial property tax.

MN - HF4596 Brainerd; energy efficiency projects funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF4560 Technical and clarifying changes to statutes related to Public Utilities Commission made.

MN - HF4559 Commissioner of commerce's ability to enter into energy research partnerships or compacts expanded, energy security planning provided, and various energy-related grant programs extended and modified.

MN - HF4711 Inclusion of nuclear power required as an optional resource in a utility's integrated resource plan, and state required to apply for federal funding related to nuclear-powered electric generating plants.

MN - HF4706 Propane school bus deployment program established, report required, and money appropriated.

MN - HF4703 Funding for study evaluating the potential to construct nuclear-powered electric generating facilities provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF4770 Anaerobic digester or biomass thermal generation facility planning and construction funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF4739 Geothermal energy system construction funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF4829 Provisions to support deployment of energy storage added and modified, Public Utilities Commission directed to issue an order, utilities required to install an energy storage system , incentive program established, and money appropriated.

MN - HF4825 Rate recovery of executive pay for public utilities limited, and utility expenses that may not be recovered from ratepayers specified.

MN - HF4928 Lower Sioux Indian Community grant funding provided for renewable energy, reports required, and money appropriated.

MN - HF4924 Municipal electric utilities exempted from the lice-cycle analysis requirement.

MN - HF4919 Distributed energy resource aggregator standards established, fees authorized, and money appropriated.

MN - HF4888 New data center moratorium established, and Public Utility Commission required to submit a report.

MN - HF4880 Solar Energy Protection Act established relating to the sale of solar energy systems.

MN - HF4874 Electric cooperatives and municipal utilities; recovery of fixed costs clarified with respect to net metered facilities, meter aggregation allowed for electric cooperatives and municipal utilities, commission authority clarified with respect to electric cooperative practices, member access to cooperative documents and meetings improved, and electronic voting and voting by mail required for cooperative board directors.

MN - HF4941 Minnesota Climate Innovation Finance Authority eliminated, and debt obligations transferred.