1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to utilities; requiring utility bills to show energy costs;proposing coding 
1.3 	for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325E.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. [325E.023] ENERGY SOURCES AND COSTS SHOWN ON UTILITY 
1.6 	BILLS.
1.7 	Utilities serving Minnesota commercial and retail customers shall identify on 
1.8 	monthly utility bills the percentage and the per-kilowatt cost of each energy source 
1.9 	utilized for electrical generation being purchased, transmitted, and supplied to ratepayers. 
1.10 	Utilities shall provide information on monthly utility bills identifying and categorizing the 
1.11 	various electrical generation costs for each of the 12 months prior to each bill. Energy 
1.12 	sources may include, but are not limited to, coal, nuclear, hydropower, biomass, solar, 
1.13 	photovoltaic, refuse-derived fuel, geothermal, gases, and wind.