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         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.1"></a><var>1.1</var>A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.1.2"></a><var>1.2</var>relating to energy; modifying renewable energy standard;amending Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>Statutes 2008, section 216B.1691, subdivisions 2a, 2b.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 216B.1691, subdivision 2a, is amended to <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2a. <b>Eligible energy technology standard.</b> (a) Except as provided in <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>paragraph (b), each electric utility shall generate or procure sufficient electricity generated <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>by an eligible energy technology to provide its retail customers in Minnesota, or the <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>retail customers of a distribution utility to which the electric utility provides wholesale <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>electric service, so that at least the following standard percentages of the electric utility's <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>total retail electric sales to retail customers in Minnesota are generated by eligible energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>technologies by the end of the year indicated:<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var><br />
                  		
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               <td>(1)<br />
                  		
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               <td align="left">2012<br />
                  		
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               <td>12 percent<br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var><br />
                  		
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               <td>(2)<br />
                  		
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               <td align="left">2016<br />
                  		
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               <td>17 percent<br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var><br />
                  		
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               <td>(3)<br />
                  		
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               <td align="left">2020<br />
                  		
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               <td>20 percent<br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var><br />
                  		
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               <td>(4)<br />
                  		
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               <td align="left">2025<br />
                  		
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               <td>25 percent~~.~~<br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var><br />
                  		
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               <td>(5)<br />
                  		
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               <td>2050<br />
                  		
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               <td>100 percent.<br />
                  		
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         </table><a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) An electric utility that owned a nuclear generating facility as of January 1, 2007, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>must meet the requirements of this paragraph rather than paragraph (a). An electric utility <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>subject to this paragraph must generate or procure sufficient electricity generated by <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>an eligible energy technology to provide its retail customers in Minnesota or the retail <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>customer of a distribution utility to which the electric utility provides wholesale electric <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>service so that at least the following percentages of the electric utility's total retail electric <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>sales to retail customers in Minnesota are generated by eligible energy technologies by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>end of the year indicated:<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var><br />
                  		
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               <td>(1)<br />
                  		
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               <td align="left">2010<br />
                  		
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               <td align="left">15 percent<br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var><br />
                  		
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               <td>(2)<br />
                  		
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               <td align="left">2012<br />
                  		
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               <td align="left">18 percent<br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var><br />
                  		
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               <td>(3)<br />
                  		
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               <td align="left">2016<br />
                  		
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               <td align="left">25 percent<br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var><br />
                  		
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               <td>(4)<br />
                  		
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               <td align="left">2020<br />
                  		
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               <td align="left">30 percent~~.~~<br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var><br />
                  		
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               <td>(5)<br />
                  		
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               <td>2050<br />
                  		
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               <td>100 percent.<br />
                  		
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         </table><a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>Of the 30 percent in 2020, at least 25 percent must be generated by wind energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>conversion systems and the remaining five percent by other eligible energy technology.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 216B.1691, subdivision 2b, is amended to <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2b. <b>Modification or delay of standard.</b> (a) The commission shall modify or <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>delay the implementation of a standard obligation, in whole or in part, if the commission <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>determines it is in the public interest to do so. The commission, when requested to modify <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>or delay implementation of a standard, must consider:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>(1) the impact of implementing the standard on its customers' utility costs, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>the economic and competitive pressure on the utility's customers;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>(2) the effects of implementing the standard on the reliability of the electric system;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>(3) technical advances or technical concerns;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>(4) delays in acquiring sites or routes due to rejection or delays of necessary siting or <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>other permitting approvals;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>(5) delays, cancellations, or nondelivery of necessary equipment for construction or <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>commercial operation of an eligible energy technology facility;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>(6) transmission constraints preventing delivery of service; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>(7) other statutory obligations imposed on the commission or a utility.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>The commission may modify or delay implementation of a standard obligation under <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>clauses (1) to (3) only if it finds implementation would cause significant rate impact, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>requires significant measures to address reliability, or raises significant technical issues. <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>The commission may modify or delay implementation of a standard obligation under <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>clauses (4) to (6) only if it finds that the circumstances described in those clauses were due <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>to circumstances beyond an electric utility's control and make compliance not feasible.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) When considering whether to delay or modify implementation of a standard <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>obligation, the commission must give due consideration to a preference for electric <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>generation through use of eligible energy technology and to the achievement of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.35"></a><var>2.35</var>standards set by this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>(c) An electric utility requesting a modification or delay in the implementation of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>standard must file a plan to comply with its standard obligation in the same proceeding <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>that it is requesting the delay.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>(d) This subdivision does not apply to the standard obligation for the year 2050.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.3.0"></a><a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. <b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>Sections 1 and 2 are effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		
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