HF 2442

2nd Engrossment - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026) Posted on 05/12/2025 08:01pm

A bill for an act
relating to energy; appropriating money for energy and renewable development
account programs and activities.

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

ARTICLE 1

CLIMATE AND ENERGY FINANCE

Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS. new text end

new text begin The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies
and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the general fund,
or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose.
The figures "2026" and "2027" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under
them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, or June 30, 2027, respectively.
"The first year" is fiscal year 2026. "The second year" is fiscal year 2027. "The biennium"
is fiscal years 2026 and 2027. If an appropriation in this article is enacted more than once
in the 2025 regular or a special legislative session, the appropriation must be given effect
only once.
new text end

			new text begin APPROPRIATIONS new text end
			new text begin Available for the Year new text end
			new text begin Ending June 30 new text end
				new text begin 2026 new text end		new text begin 2027 new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 15,343,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 15,343,000 new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2026 new text end	new text begin 2027 new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 14,246,000 new text end	new text begin 14,246,000 new text end
new text begin Petroleum Tank new text end	new text begin 1,097,000 new text end	new text begin 1,097,000 new text end

new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Energy Resources new text end

new text begin 14,246,000 new text end

new text begin 14,246,000 new text end

new text begin (a) $150,000 the first year and $150,000 the
second year are to remediate vermiculite
insulation from households that are eligible
for weatherization assistance under
Minnesota's weatherization assistance program
state plan under Minnesota Statutes, section
216C.264. Remediation must be performed in
conjunction with federal weatherization
assistance program services.
new text end

new text begin (b) $189,000 each year is for activities
associated with a utility's implementation of
a natural gas innovation plan under Minnesota
Statutes, section 216B.2427.
new text end

new text begin (c) $3,199,000 each year is for weatherization
and preweatherization work to serve additional
households and allow for services that would
otherwise be denied due to current federal
limitations related to the federal weatherization
assistance program. Money under this
paragraph is transferred from the general fund
to the preweatherization account in the special
revenue fund under Minnesota Statutes,
section 216C.264, subdivision 1c.
new text end

new text begin (d) $500,000 each year is for a grant to the
clean energy resource teams under Minnesota
Statutes, section 216C.385, subdivision 2, to
provide additional capacity to perform the
duties specified under Minnesota Statutes,
section 216C.385, subdivision 3. This
appropriation may be used to reimburse the
reasonable costs incurred by the department
to administer the grant.
new text end

new text begin (e) $301,000 each year is to implement energy
benchmarking under Minnesota Statutes,
section 216C.331.
new text end

new text begin (f) $164,000 each year is for activities
associated with a public utility's filing a
transportation electrification plan under
Minnesota Statutes, section 216B.1615.
new text end

new text begin (g) $77,000 each year is for activities
associated with appeals of consumer
complaints to the commission under
Minnesota Statutes, section 216B.172.
new text end

new text begin (h) $961,000 each year is for activities
required under Minnesota Statutes, section
216B.1641, for community solar gardens. This
appropriation must be assessed directly to the
public utility subject to Minnesota Statutes,
section 116C.779.
new text end

new text begin (i) $46,000 each year is for work to align
energy transmission and distribution planning
activities with opportunities along trunk
highway rights-of-way.
new text end

new text begin (j) $265,000 each year is to (1) participate in
a Minnesota Public Utilities Commission
proceeding to review electric transmission line
owners' plans to deploy grid-enhancing
technologies, and (2) issue an order to
implement the plans. The base in fiscal year
2028 is $0.
new text end

new text begin The general fund base is $13,981,000 in fiscal
year 2028 and $13,981,000 in fiscal year 2029.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Petroleum Tank Release Compensation Board new text end

new text begin 1,097,000 new text end

new text begin 1,097,000 new text end

new text begin This appropriation is from the petroleum tank
fund.
new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 11,551,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 11,396,000 new text end

ARTICLE 2

RENEWABLE DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT APPROPRIATIONS

Section 1. new text begin RENEWABLE DEVELOPMENT FINANCE. new text end

new text begin The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies
and for the purposes specified in this article. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
116C.779, subdivision 1, paragraph (j), the appropriations are from the renewable
development account in the special revenue fund established in Minnesota Statutes, section
116C.779, subdivision 1, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose.
The figures "2026" and "2027" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under
them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, or June 30, 2027, respectively.
"The first year" is fiscal year 2026. "The second year" is fiscal year 2027. "The biennium"
is fiscal years 2026 and 2027. If an appropriation in this article is enacted more than once
in the 2025 regular or special legislative session, the appropriation must be given effect
only once.
new text end

			new text begin APPROPRIATIONS new text end
			new text begin Available for the Year new text end
			new text begin Ending June 30 new text end
				new text begin 2026 new text end		new text begin 2027 new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 500,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 100,000 new text end

new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin "Made in Minnesota" Administration new text end

new text begin $100,000 each year is to administer the "Made
in Minnesota" solar energy production
incentive program under Minnesota Statutes,
section 216C.417. Any unobligated amount
remaining on June 30, 2027, cancels to the
renewable development account.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Microgrid Research and Application new text end

new text begin $400,000 the first year is for a grant to the
University of St. Thomas Center for Microgrid
Research, which must be used to:
new text end

new text begin (1) increase the center's capacity to provide
industry partners with opportunities to test
near-commercial microgrid products on a
real-world scale and to multiply opportunities
for innovative research;
new text end

new text begin (2) procure advanced equipment and controls
to enable the extension of the university's
microgrid to additional buildings; and
new text end

new text begin (3) expand (i) hands-on educational
opportunities for undergraduate and graduate
electrical engineering students to increase
understanding of microgrid operations, and
(ii) partnerships with community colleges.
new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 92,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 92,000 new text end

new text begin $92,000 each year is for software and
administrative costs associated with the state
building energy conservation improvement
revolving loan program under Minnesota
Statutes, section 16B.87.
new text end