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HF 1721

as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 03/10/2015 03:24pm

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
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A bill for an act
 relating to energy; allowing energy conservation to count towards a utility's
renewable energy standard; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section
216B.1691, subdivision 1.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 216B.1691, subdivision 1, is amended to
read:


Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

(a) Unless otherwise specified in law, "eligible energy
technology" means an energy technology thatnew text begin :
new text end

new text begin (1)new text end generates electricity from the following renewable energy sources:

deleted text begin (1)deleted text end new text begin (i) new text end solar;

deleted text begin (2)deleted text end new text begin (ii) new text end wind;

deleted text begin (3)deleted text end new text begin (iii) new text end hydroelectric with a capacity of less than 100 megawatts;

deleted text begin (4)deleted text end new text begin (iv) new text end hydrogen, provided that after January 1, 2010, the hydrogen must be
generated from the resources listed in this paragraph; or

deleted text begin (5)deleted text end new text begin (v) new text end biomass, which includes, without limitation, landfill gas; an anaerobic
digester system; the predominantly organic components of wastewater effluent, sludge, or
related by-products from publicly owned treatment works, but not including incineration
of wastewater sludge to produce electricity; and an energy recovery facility used to
capture the heat value of mixed municipal solid waste or refuse-derived fuel from mixed
municipal solid waste as a primary fuelnew text begin ; or
new text end

new text begin (2) results in energy conservation, as defined in section 216B.241, subdivision 1new text end .

(b) "Electric utility" means a public utility providing electric service, a generation
and transmission cooperative electric association, a municipal power agency, or a power
district.

(c) "Total retail electric sales" means the kilowatt-hours of electricity sold in a year
by an electric utility to retail customers of the electric utility or to a distribution utility
for distribution to the retail customers of the distribution utility. "Total retail electric
sales" does not include the sale of hydroelectricity supplied by a federal power marketing
administration or other federal agency, regardless of whether the sales are directly to a
distribution utility or are made to a generation and transmission utility and pooled for
further allocation to a distribution utility.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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