1st Engrossment - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)
Posted on 06/03/2025 10:36 a.m.
A bill for an act
relating to energy; exempting electricity generated outside the state from the
requirement that a certain proportion of retail electricity be carbon-free by certain
dates; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 216B.1691, subdivision 2g.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 216B.1691, subdivision 2g, is amended to
read:
In addition to the requirements under subdivisions
2a and 2f, deleted text begin eachdeleted text end new text begin to the extent annew text end electric utility deleted text begin must generate or procure sufficientdeleted text end new text begin generates
or procuresnew text end electricity deleted text begin generateddeleted text end from a deleted text begin carbon-free energy technology to provide the electric
utility's retail customers in Minnesota, or the retail customers of a distribution utility to
which the electric utility provides wholesale electric service, so thatdeleted text end new text begin generation source within
Minnesota,new text end the electric utility deleted text begin generates or procuresdeleted text end new text begin must generate or procurenew text end an amount of
electricity from carbon-free energy technologies that is equivalent to at least the following
standard percentages of the electric utility's total deleted text begin retail electric sales to retail customers indeleted text end new text begin
generation or procurement from sources withinnew text end Minnesota by the end of the year indicated:
| (1) |
2030 |
80 percent for public utilities; 60 percent for other electric utilities |
| (2) |
2035 |
90 percent for all electric utilities |
| (3) |
2040 |
100 percent for all electric utilities. |
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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