HF 2386

as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 03/13/2017 01:51pm

A bill for an act
relating to energy; establishing low electricity rates as a state policy goal; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 216C.05, subdivision 2.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 216C.05, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Energy policy goals.

It is the energy policy of the state of Minnesota that:

(1) annual energy savings equal to at least 1.5 percent of annual retail energy sales of
electricity and natural gas be achieved through cost-effective energy efficiency;

(2) the per capita use of fossil fuel as an energy input be reduced by 15 percent by the
year 2015, through increased reliance on energy efficiency and renewable energy alternatives;
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(3) 25 percent of the total energy used in the state be derived from renewable energy
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new text begin (4) retail electricity rates for each customer class be at least five percent below the
national average.
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