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HF 3923

as introduced - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 02/27/2020 01:47pm

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underscored = added, new language.
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Introduction Posted on 02/27/2020

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A bill for an act
 relating to energy; requiring electric utilities to offer rebates for certain air source
heat pumps; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216B.

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

Section 1.

new text begin [216B.2414] COLD CLIMATE AIR SOURCE HEAT PUMPS; UTILITY
REBATES.
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new text begin (a) A utility providing retail electric service must offer and promote to its Minnesota
residential customers a rebate of at least $300 per ton to purchase and install a cold climate
air source heat pump that meets technical specifications established by the utility.
 new text end

new text begin (b) For the purposes of this section, "cold climate air source heat pump" means a
mechanism that heats and cools indoor air by transferring heat from outdoors or indoors
using a fan, a refrigerant-filled heat exchanger, and an inverter-driven compressor that varies
the pressure of the refrigerant to warm or cool the refrigerant vapor.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following
final enactment. A utility providing retail electric service must begin offering the rebate
under this section no later than October 15, 2020.
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