1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to energy; directing Legislative Energy Commission to analyze state 
1.3 	energy standards for certain appliances.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPLIANCE ENERGY STANDARDS; LEGISLATIVE ENERGY 
1.6 	COMMISSION.
 1.7 	The Legislative Energy Commission shall analyze the adoption of state energy 
1.8 	use standards for appliances it determines consume a significant amount of energy 
1.9 	statewide and for which the state is not preempted by federal law from adopting standards. 
1.10 	Televisions must be one of the appliances for which a standard must be analyzed. The 
1.11 	analysis must include:
1.12 	(1) consideration of the effect of the standard on the appliance market in the state;
1.13 	(2) the effect of the standard on consumer costs of purchasing and operating an 
1.14 	appliance;
1.15 	(3) technical ability to comply with a standard currently and in the future; and
1.16 	(4) energy savings achievable by a standard.