Minnesota Legislature
SF 1759
as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 02/17/2023 09:51am
Current Version - as introduced
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A bill for an act
relating to energy; establishing an energy-use goal for certain commercial and
residential buildings; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 216C.05,
subdivision 2.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 216C.05, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Energy policy goals.
It is the energy policy of the state of Minnesota that:
(1) annual energy savings equal to at least 1.5 percent of annual retail energy sales of
electricity and natural gas deleted text begin bedeleted text end new text begin isnew text end achieved through cost-effective energy efficiency;
(2) the per capita use of fossil fuel as an energy input deleted text begin bedeleted text end new text begin isnew text end reduced by 15 percent by the
year 2015, through increased reliance on energy efficiency and renewable energy alternatives;
(3) 25 percent of the total energy used in deleted text begin the state bedeleted text end new text begin Minnesota isnew text end derived from renewable
energy resources by the year 2025; deleted text begin and
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(4) energy use in existing commercial and residential buildings is reduced by 50 percent
by 2035, and is achieved by: (i) using the most effective current energy-saving incentives
programs, evaluated by participation and efficacy; and (ii) developing and implementing
new programs, prioritizing solutions that achieve the highest overall carbon reduction; and
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deleted text begin (4)deleted text end new text begin (5)new text end retail electricity rates for each customer class deleted text begin bedeleted text end new text begin arenew text end at least five percent below
the national average.