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HF 3060

as introduced - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 02/17/2010 04:32pm

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
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Introduction Posted on 02/17/2010

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A bill for an act
 relating to energy; deleting the burning of mixed municipal solid waste and
refuse-derived fuel and production of landfill gas from list of technologies that
fulfill utility's requirement to generate portion of electricity from renewable
energy resources; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 216B.1691,
subdivision 1.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, 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 that generates electricity from the following
renewable energy sources: (1) solar; (2) wind; (3) hydroelectric with a capacity of less
than 100 megawatts; (4) hydrogendeleted text begin , provided that after January 1, 2010, the hydrogen
must bedeleted text end generated from the resources listed in this deleted text begin clausedeleted text end new text begin paragraphnew text end ; or (5) biomass,
which includesdeleted text begin , without limitation, landfill gas;deleted text end an anaerobic digester systemdeleted text begin ;deleted text end new text begin andnew text end the
predominantly organic components of wastewater effluent, sludge, or related byproducts
from publicly owned treatment works, but new text begin does new text end not deleted text begin includingdeleted text end new text begin includenew text end incineration
of wastewater sludge to produce electricitydeleted text begin ; 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 fueldeleted 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.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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