HF 3768

as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to energy; clarifying that a certain facility does not violate the exclusive
service territory law.

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

Section 1. new text begin ETHANOL PLANT; RENEWABLE GENERATION FACILITY
CLARIFICATION.
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new text begin The owner and operator of an up-to-15-megawatt, biomass-fueled, electric
generation facility located in Scott County is not an electric utility for the purpose of
Minnesota Statutes, section 216B.40, if the biomass facility is located adjacent to an
agricultural product processing plant that uses the heat from the biomass facility in its
production process and if the electricity produced by the biomass facility is used primarily
for the operations of the owners of the biomass facility. The providing of electric service
by the biomass facility primarily to the owners of the facility is not subject to Minnesota
Statutes, section 216B.40, and does not require the consent of the electric utility in whose
service area the agricultural product processing plant is located.
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