PUBLIC UTILITIES

See also ENERGY

Advertising, energy efficiency, Minn. Law 2024 c 126 art 6 s 7, 2024 c 127 art 42 s 7

Appeals, consumer disputes, procedures, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 12 s 18

Assessments, Minn. Law 2019 1Sp c 7 art 11 s 6

Assessments, energy grid reliability, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 4 art 8 s 22

Assessments for regulatory costs, expiration, Minn. Law 2015 1Sp c 1 art 3 s 23

Assessments, generally, Minn. Law 2017 c 94 art 8 s 8

Assessments, large energy facilities, certificates of need, Minn. Law 2024 c 126 art 8 s 2, 3, 2024 c 127 art 44 s 2, 3

Assessments, proceedings, participant compensation, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 12 s 25

Assessments, right-of-way proceedings, Minn. Law 2016 c 180 s 1

Assigned service areas, revisor's corrections, Minn. Law 2014 c 275 art 1 s 35

Bills, consumer investments in renewables or conservation, repayment on bill, Minn. Law 2014 c 254 s 11

Bills, landlord's failure to pay, tenants' rights, single-metered residential buildings, repealed, Minn. Law 2024 c 107 s 9

Certificates of need, greenhouse gases, renewables, and solar energy, Minn. Law 2013 c 132 s 3

Cogeneration and small power production, Minn. Law 2013 c 132 s 1

Cold weather shutoff, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 4 art 8 s 9 to 2021 1Sp c 4 art 8 s 15

Community-based energy development (C-BED) repeal, Minn. Law 2016 c 189 art 6 s 6, 13, 16

Community solar garden, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 12 s 14, 73

Complaints against

Consumer disputes, procedures, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 12 s 18

Notice, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 12 s 17

Consumer disputes

Definitions, Minn. Law 2024 c 107 s 5

Procedures, Minn. Law 2024 c 107 s 6

Consumer disputes, procedures and rights, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 10 s 2, 2023 c 60 art 12 s 18

Contracts and agreements, power purchase contracts, Minn. Law 2021 c 23 s 2

Cooperative electric associations, integrated resource planning, reporting requirements, Minn. Law 2012 c 268

Cost recovery

Electric school bus deployment program, infrastructure, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 12 s 35

Energy benchmarking program, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 12 s 34

Customers, energy storage incentive program grants, requirements, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 12 s 39

Data

Electricity usage data, customer requests, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 12 s 13

Energy benchmarking program, customer energy use data, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 12 s 34

Definitions

Electric power facilities, Minn. Law 2023 c 7 s 24, 2023 c 60 art 12 s 48, 49

Electric power generating plant, Minn. Law 2024 c 126 art 7 s 2, 2024 c 127 art 43 s 2

Large energy facilities, Minn. Law 2024 c 126 art 8 s 1, 2024 c 127 art 44 s 1

Renewable energy, Minn. Law 2023 c 7 s 17

Submetering, shared-metered residential buildings, Minn. Law 2024 c 107 s 1

Utility worker, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 31

Definitions, energy conservation, Minn. Law 2021 c 29 s 3, 19

Disconnection restrictions, armed forces members' failure to pay, Minn. Law 2015 c 21 art 1 s 72

Discounts, low-income affordability program, Minn. Law 2014 c 254 s 8

Distributed energy resources, solar photovoltaic devices, Minn. Law 2013 c 85 art 10 s 4

Distributed generation, Minn. Law 2013 c 85 art 9

Diversity, employees and vendors, reports, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 12 s 47

Electric utilities, see POWER COMPANIES

Electric vehicle recharging tariff, Minn. Law 2014 c 254 s 10

Electricity, see ELECTRICITY

Electricity usage data, customer requests, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 12 s 13

Employees

Diversity, reports, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 12 s 47

Local job creation preference, Minn. Law 2023 c 7 s 17, 19, 21

Energy benchmarking program, customer energy use data, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 10 s 2, 2023 c 60 art 12 s 34

Energy benchmarking program, definitions, Minn. Law 2024 c 126 art 6 s 27, 2024 c 127 art 42 s 27

Energy conservation improvements

Assessments, Minn. Law 2021 c 29 s 15

Building performance standards, Minn. Law 2021 c 29 s 8

Conforming changes, Minn. Law 2021 c 29 s 9, 11, 12

Decoupling of energy sales from revenues, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 4 art 8 s 18

Definitions, Minn. Law 2024 c 126 art 6 s 8 to 2024 c 126 art 6 s 10, 2024 c 127 art 42 s 8 to 2024 c 127 art 42 s 10

Efficient lighting, Minn. Law 2021 c 29 s 13

Fuel switching, Minn. Law 2021 c 29 s 7, 10, 16, 17

Fuel-switching programs, efficiency, Minn. Law 2024 c 126 art 6 s 17, 18, 2024 c 127 art 42 s 17, 18

Generally, Minn. Law 2024 c 126 art 6 s 15 to 2024 c 126 art 6 s 18, 2024 c 127 art 42 s 15 to 2024 c 127 art 42 s 18

Goals, Minn. Law 2021 c 29 s 2, 6

Incentive plans, Minn. Law 2024 c 126 art 6 s 6, 2024 c 127 art 42 s 6

Large customer facilities, Minn. Law 2021 c 29 s 5

Load management, Minn. Law 2021 c 29 s 18

Low-income programs, Minn. Law 2021 c 29 s 14

Minnesota efficient technology accelerator program, participation, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 4 art 8 s 17

Plans, Minn. Law 2021 c 29 s 10

Preweatherization measures, Minn. Law 2021 c 29 s 12, 14

Technical assistance, Minn. Law 2021 c 29 s 7

Energy conservation improvements, generally, Minn. Law 2017 c 94 art 10 s 11 to 2017 c 94 art 10 s 17

Energy conservation improvements, waste heat recovery, Minn. Law 2013 c 85 art 13 s 3, 4

Energy Resources Division study, Minn. Law 2013 c 85 art 12 s 8

Energy storage systems

Assessment, integrated resource plans, Minn. Law 2019 1Sp c 7 art 11 s 5

Certificates of need, exemption, Minn. Law 2024 c 126 art 8 s 5, 2024 c 127 art 44 s 5

Defined, Minn. Law 2024 c 126 art 7 s 2, 2024 c 127 art 43 s 2

Defined, electric power facility permits, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 12 s 48

Energy storage incentive program grants, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 11 s 2, 2023 c 60 art 12 s 39

Pilot projects, Minn. Law 2019 1Sp c 7 art 11 s 2

Siting, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 12 s 67

Environmental costs, Minn. Law 2023 c 7 s 18

Facilities

Construction, local job creation preference, Minn. Law 2023 c 7 s 17, 19, 21

Decommissioning and demolition, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 12 s 70

Franchises, fees, rates, city of Saint Paul, repealed, Minn. Law 2024 c 121 art 4 s 10

Fuel switching

Electric utilities, Minn. Law 2021 c 29 s 16

Gas utilities, Minn. Law 2021 c 29 s 17

Optimization plans, Minn. Law 2021 c 29 s 10

Standards, Minn. Law 2021 c 29 s 7

Gas companies, see GAS COMPANIES

Gas utilities, see GAS COMPANIES

Greenhouse gas reduction infrastructure cost recovery, repeal, Minn. Law 2013 c 85 art 13 s 6

Hearings, large energy facilities, certificate of need, Minn. Law 2024 c 126 art 8 s 4, 2024 c 127 art 44 s 4

Infrastructure Resilience Advisory Task Force, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 2 s 121

Innovative energy project, Minn. Law 2017 c 94 art 10 s 10

Integrated resource plans, emission reduction, long-range planning, Minn. Law 2014 c 254 s 12

Integrated resource plans, greenhouse gases, renewables, and solar energy, Minn. Law 2013 c 132 s 3

Interconnection facilities, distributed energy resources system upgrade program, funding, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 12 s 38

Large electric customer facilities, Minn. Law 2021 c 29 s 5

Large energy facilities

Certificates of need, exemptions, Minn. Law 2016 c 189 art 6 s 8, 2024 c 126 art 8 s 5, 2024 c 127 art 44 s 5

Certificates of need, waiver, Minn. Law 2017 c 5 s 1

Construction or siting, Minn. Law 2024 c 126 art 8 s 2, 3, 2024 c 127 art 44 s 2, 3

Definitions, Minn. Law 2016 c 189 art 6 s 12, 2024 c 126 art 8 s 1, 2024 c 127 art 44 s 1

Greenhouse gas emissions control plan, Minn. Law 2017 c 94 art 10 s 24 to 2017 c 94 art 10 s 26

Renewable energy preference, Minn. Law 2017 c 94 art 10 s 19

Site and route selection, Minn. Law 2024 c 126 art 7 s 3, 5, 2024 c 127 art 43 s 3, 5

Large energy facilities, certificates of need, exemptions, Minn. Law 2023 c 7 s 23, 2023 c 60 art 12 s 22

Lines, crossing or paralleling, obsolete provisions, repeal, Minn. Law 2014 c 222 art 1 s 31

Low-income affordability programs, proceedings, participant compensation, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 12 s 25

Mercury emissions reduction riders, extension, Minn. Law 2013 c 85 art 7 s 4 to 2013 c 85 art 7 s 6

Mergers and consolidations, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 12 s 23

Meters, submetering, Minn. Law 2024 c 107 s 1

Mortgages, Minn. Law 2020 c 118 s 4, 2021 c 18

Multiyear rate plans, Minn. Law 2015 1Sp c 1 art 3 s 19

Natural gas extension projects, recovery of costs, Minn. Law 2015 1Sp c 1 art 3 s 20

Natural gas utility innovation plan, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 4 art 1 s 2, 5, 2021 1Sp c 4 art 8 s 20, 2023 c 60 art 10 s 2, 2024 c 126 art 6 s 22, 23, 2024 c 127 art 42 s 22, 23

Net metering, Minn. Law 2013 c 85 art 9

Payments by, interventions, costs, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 12 s 11

Permits, electric power facilities, energy storage systems capacity, Minn. Law 2024 c 126 art 7 s 2, 2024 c 127 art 43 s 2

Personal property, equalization, tax purposes, Minn. Law 2017 1Sp c 1 art 15 s 24

Planning

Distributed energy resources system upgrade program, funding, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 12 s 38

Local job creation preference, Minn. Law 2023 c 7 s 17, 19, 21

Transportation electrification plan, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 12 s 12

Planning, energy conservation improvement plan, Minn. Law 2024 c 126 art 6 s 6, 2024 c 127 art 42 s 6

Planning, facility retirement, worker impact, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 4 art 8 s 19

Posting (notices), service, discontinuance for nonpayment, single-metered residential buildings, repealed, Minn. Law 2024 c 107 s 9

Power lines, see POWER LINES

Power plants, see POWER PLANTS

Propane, definitions, Minn. Law 2015 1Sp c 1 art 3 s 14

Propane storage facilities, definitions, Minn. Law 2015 1Sp c 1 art 3 s 15

Property taxes

Recommended and ordered values, Minn. Law 2019 1Sp c 6 art 4 s 19

Valuation of property, Minn. Law 2019 1Sp c 6 art 4 s 18

Property taxes, valuation of property, Minn. Law 2017 1Sp c 1 art 15 s 24

Public information and education programs, energy efficient lighting, Minn. Law 2020 c 105

Public information and education programs, transportation electrification plan, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 12 s 12

Public roads, use, notice, Minn. Law 2023 c 68 art 4 s 77

Public Utilities Commission, see PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

Purchase of electricity, community solar gardens, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 12 s 14

Rate schedules, adjustment, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 12 s 15

Rates

Changes, transmission cost adjustments, Minn. Law 2013 c 85 art 7 s 1

Greenhouse gas reduction infrastructure cost recovery, repeal, Minn. Law 2013 c 85 art 13 s 6

Local workers, Minn. Law 2023 c 7 s 1, 2

Proceedings, participant compensation, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 12 s 25

Rates, low-income residential ratepayers, Minn. Law 2014 c 254 s 8

Reports given

Cold weather shutoff customers, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 12 s 10

Distributed energy resources system upgrade program, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 12 s 38

Diversity, employees and vendors, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 12 s 47

Grid-enhancing technologies, Minn. Law 2024 c 126 art 6 s 52, 2024 c 127 art 42 s 52

High-voltage transmission lines projects, Minn. Law 2024 c 126 art 6 s 21, 2024 c 127 art 42 s 21

Solar on public buildings grant program, energy savings to local governments, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 12 s 37

Residential customers, consumer protections, Minn. Law 2024 c 126 art 6 s 5, 2024 c 127 art 42 s 5

Residential customers, electricity usage data, customer requests, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 12 s 13

Residential rental property

Shared-metered residential buildings, submetering, Minn. Law 2024 c 107 s 1 to 2024 c 107 s 8

Single-metered residential rental buildings, repealed, Minn. Law 2024 c 107 s 9

Resource plans, generally, Minn. Law 2017 c 94 art 10 s 18

Right-of-way crossing (railroads), Minn. Law 2016 c 180 s 2

Service

Consumer disputes, right to service during, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 12 s 18

Proceedings, participant compensation, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 12 s 25

Signs, revisor's correction, Minn. Law 2023 c 25 s 98

Solar energy, see SOLAR ENERGY, SOLAR POWER

Solar energy incentive program, Minn. Law 2018 c 193 s 1

Solar energy incentive program, Prairie Island, utility owning, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 4 art 8 s 5, 2023 c 60 art 12 s 6

Solar for schools program, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 4 art 8 s 23, 24

Solar for schools program, renewable energy credits, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 12 s 36

State aid, distributed energy resources system upgrade program, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 11 s 2, 2023 c 60 art 12 s 38

Submetering, Minn. Law 2024 c 107 s 1

Synthetic gas, definitions, Minn. Law 2015 1Sp c 1 art 3 s 16

Termination of operations, recovery of facility value, Minn. Law 2015 1Sp c 1 art 3 s 17

Termination of service, single-metered residential buildings, tenants' rights, repealed, Minn. Law 2024 c 107 s 9

Transportation electrification plan, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 10 s 2, 2023 c 60 art 12 s 12

Trust deeds, Minn. Law 2020 c 118 s 4, 2021 c 18

Valuation of property, equalization, repealed, Minn. Law 2017 1Sp c 1 art 15 s 37