SF 3873
Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)
Posted on 03/13/2026 08:58 a.m.
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A bill for an act
relating to energy; regulating the installation and operation of a plug-in solar
photovoltaic device; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter
216B.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
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[216B.2429] PLUG-IN SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE.
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(a) "Energy storage system" has the meaning given in section
216B.2422, subdivision 1.
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(b) "Photovoltaic device" has the meaning given in section 216C.06, subdivision 16.
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(c) "Plug-in solar photovoltaic device" means a portable photovoltaic device that:
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(1) is intended primarily to offset a portion of a customer's electricity consumption;
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(2) has a maximum power output of 1,200 watts;
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(3) is capable of being connected with an on-site energy storage system; and
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(4) is listed or certified as compliant with the requirements for interactive plug-in
photovoltaic equipment and systems by a testing laboratory that is recognized under the
federal Occupational Health and Safety Agency's Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory
program to certify photovoltaic equipment and systems.
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(a) A plug-in solar photovoltaic device is exempt from:
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(1) a requirement to enter an interconnection agreement with an electric utility;
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(2) the net metering provisions under section 216B.164; and
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(3) a fee, condition, approval, or reporting requirement that an electric utility imposes
with respect to the plug-in solar photovoltaic device's installation or operation.
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(b) An electric utility is not liable for damage or injury caused by a plug-in solar
photovoltaic device.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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