Minnesota Legislature
HF 1395
as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 04/08/2015 07:59am
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A bill for an act
relating to energy; increasing and extending the renewable energy standard to
2030; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 216B.1691, subdivision 2a.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 216B.1691, subdivision 2a, is amended to
read:
Subd. 2a.
Eligible energy technology standard.
(a) Except as provided in
paragraph (b), each electric utility shall generate or procure sufficient electricity generated
by an eligible energy technology to provide its retail customers in Minnesota, or the
retail customers of a distribution utility to which the electric utility provides wholesale
electric service, so that at least the following standard percentages of the electric utility's
total retail electric sales to retail customers in Minnesota are generated by eligible energy
technologies by the end of the year indicated:
| (1) |
2012 |
12 percent |
| (2) |
2016 |
17 percent |
| (3) |
2020 |
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| (4) |
2025 |
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(b) An electric utility that owned a nuclear generating facility as of January 1, 2007,
must meet the requirements of this paragraph rather than paragraph (a). An electric utility
subject to this paragraph must generate or procure sufficient electricity generated by
an eligible energy technology to provide its retail customers in Minnesota or the retail
customer of a distribution utility to which the electric utility provides wholesale electric
service so that at least the following percentages of the electric utility's total retail electric
sales to retail customers in Minnesota are generated by eligible energy technologies by the
end of the year indicated:
| (1) |
2010 |
15 percent |
| (2) |
2012 |
18 percent |
| (3) |
2016 |
25 percent |
| (4) |
2020 |
30 percent |
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Of the 30 percent in 2020, at least 25 percent must be generated by solar energy
or wind energy conversion systems and the remaining five percent by other eligible
energy technology. Of the 25 percent that must be generated by wind or solar, no more
than one percent may be solar generated and the remaining 24 percent or greater must
be wind generated.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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