Office of the Revisor of Statutes
SF 2758
Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)
Posted on 07/15/2025 10:25 a.m.
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A bill for an act
relating to energy; appropriating money for microgrid research and application;
extending previous appropriations.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATION; UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS CENTER FOR
MICROGRID RESEARCH.
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(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 116C.779, subdivision 1, paragraph (j),
$1,200,000 in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the renewable development account
established in Minnesota Statutes, section 116C.779, subdivision 1, to the commissioner of
commerce for a grant to the University of St. Thomas Center for Microgrid Research for
the purposes of paragraph (b). This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June
30, 2028.
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(b) The appropriations in paragraph (a) must be used by the University of St. Thomas
Center for Microgrid Research to:
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(1) increase the center's capacity to provide industry partners opportunities to test
near-commercial microgrid products on a real-world scale and to multiply opportunities for
innovative research;
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(2) procure advanced equipment and controls to enable the extension of the university's
microgrid to additional buildings; and
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(3) expand hands-on educational opportunities for traditional and nontraditional students
and the center's outreach activities to increase understanding of microgrid operations.
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Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION EXTENSION.
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Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, and Laws 2023, chapter 60, article
11, section 2, subdivision 3, paragraph (c), the availability of the fiscal year 2024 and fiscal
year 2025 appropriations for grants to the University of St. Thomas Center for Microgrid
Research in Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 11, section 2, subdivision 3, are extended to June
30, 2028.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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