PUBLIC UTILITIES

Accounting and bookkeeping

Employee expenses, rate schedule itemization, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.16

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.10

Intrastate natural gas pipelines, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.045

Solid waste removal, first class cities, Minn. Statutes 2025 443.34

Advertising

Costs, rates disallowed, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.16

Outdoor advertising, Minn. Statutes 2025 173.08

Renewable and high-efficiency energy rate options, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.169

Affiliated interests, relations with, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.48

Air pollution control environmental projects, advance determination of prudence, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.1695

Air rights, sale, lease, acquisition, or use, Minn. Statutes 2025 222.01

Appeals

Consumer disputes, procedures, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.172

Energy conservation improvements, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.241

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.52

Area development rate plans, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.161

Armed forces members, payment arrangements, Minn. Statutes 2025 325E.028

Assessments

Energy storage systems, integrated resource plans, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.2422

Flexible tariffs, reports, costs, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.163

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.62

Large energy facilities, certificates of need, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.243

Legislative Energy Commission, Minn. Statutes 2025 3.8851

Proceedings, participant compensation, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.631

Assigned service areas, see under POWER COMPANIES

Audit investigations, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.62

Audits and examinations

Energy conservation improvements, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.241

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.10

Officers and employees, duties, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.12

Records, order to produce, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.13

Right of entry, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.12

Bids, resource selection, environmental cost estimates, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.2422

Billing plans, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.098

Biomass power mandate, see under BIOMASS

Boiler operators, licenses, Minn. Statutes 2025 326B.972

Border city development zones, property taxes, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2025 272.0212

Central Corridor utility zone, electric service, see POWER COMPANIES

Certificates of need

Dry cask storage, Minn. Statutes 2025 116C.77, 116C.771

Environmental costs, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.2422

Large energy facilities, see same under this topic

Solid waste management facilities, new capacity, Minn. Statutes 2025 115A.917

Charges, see Rates under this topic

Charitable contributions, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.16

Cities, services, extending to public institutions, Minn. Statutes 2025 435.51

Cogeneration and small power production, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.164

Cold weather shutoff

Eligibility for assistance, data classification, Minn. Statutes 2025 13.679

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.096

Municipally franchised utilities, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.16

Commerce Department, rulemaking authority, Minn. Statutes 2025 216A.07

Commission (state), see PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

Commissions (local), see PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSIONS

Community solar garden, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.1641

Competitive rates for electric utilities, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.162, 216B.164, 216B.38

Competitive resource acquisition, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.1691

Complaints, notice, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.17

Complaints against

Commerce Department, authority to resolve, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.098

Consumer disputes, procedures, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.172

Data, classification, Minn. Statutes 2025 13.679

Consumer disputes, procedures and rights, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.172

Contested cases

Complaints, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.17

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.16

Hearing costs, assessments, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.62

Intrastate natural gas pipelines, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.045

Large energy facilities, certificate of need, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.243

Orders, generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.52

Contracts and agreements

Affiliated interests, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.48, 216B.62

Assigned service areas, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.39

Clean energy and capacity tariffs, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.1623

Distributed generation interconnection agreements, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.1611

Electric service, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.05

Energy shared savings program in state buildings, Minn. Statutes 2025 16B.32

Facilities, relocation or alteration, minimum wage exemption, Minn. Statutes 2025 161.365

Pole, duct, and conduit agreements, Minn. Statutes 2025 238.02, 238.37 to 238.42

Power purchase agreements, wind energy taxes, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.16

Power purchase contracts

Amendments, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.2424

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.1645

Joint powers agreements, counties, Minn. Statutes 2025 373.48

Renewable energy projects, pooling agreements, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.2411

Spent fluorescent and high intensity discharge lamps, collection, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.241

Standardization, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.1613

Corporate takeovers

Laws, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2025 80B.12

Requirements, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.50, 216B.51

Cost recovery

Electric school bus deployment program, infrastructure, Minn. Statutes 2025 216C.374

Energy benchmarking program, Minn. Statutes 2025 216C.331

Cumulative generation, limits, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.164

Customer deposits

Electric companies, see POWER COMPANIES

Gas companies, see GAS COMPANIES

Power companies, see POWER COMPANIES

Telephone companies, see TELEPHONE COMPANIES

Water companies, see WATER COMPANIES

Customer facilities, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.2402, 216B.241

Customers

Customer deposits, see same under this topic

Energy storage incentive program grants, requirements, Minn. Statutes 2025 216C.379

Local power quality zones, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.82

Petitions by, energy conservation improvements, revocation or modification, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.24

Renewable and high-efficiency energy rate options, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.169

Residential customers, see same under this topic

Damages, meters, unauthorized use, Minn. Statutes 2025 325E.026

Data

Electricity usage data, customer requests, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.164

Energy benchmarking program, customer energy use data, Minn. Statutes 2025 216C.331

Deeds, trust deeds, Minn. Statutes 2025 507.327

Definitions

Affiliated interests, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.48

Assigned electric service areas, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.38

Commercial Code, Minn. Statutes 2025 336.9-102

Construction of facilities, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.24

Large energy facilities, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.2421, 216I.02

Meters, unauthorized use, Minn. Statutes 2025 325E.026

Municipal ownership, Minn. Statutes 2025 452.01

Public utilities, financing statements, Minn. Statutes 2025 336B.01

Public utility commissions, Minn. Statutes 2025 412.351

Public utility regulation, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.02

Railroad rights of way, Minn. Statutes 2025 237.045

Securitization, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.491

Submetering, shared-metered residential buildings, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.022

Utility construction, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.24

Demonstration programs, decoupling of energy sales from revenues, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.2412

Descriptions of property

Financing statements, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2025 336B.02

Mortgages or trust deeds, Minn. Statutes 2025 507.327

Disconnection, see Termination of service under this topic

Discounts, low-income affordability program, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.16

Distributed generation, see under ELECTRICITY

Distribution facilities, preventative maintenance, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.79

District heating utilities, see DISTRICT HEATING SYSTEMS

Diversity, employees and vendors, reports, Minn. Statutes 2025 216C.51

Drivers, qualifications, Minn. Statutes 2025 221.031

Easements

County recorders' transcriptions, Minn. Statutes 2025 386.26

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 238.35

Hazardous substances releases, liability, Minn. Statutes 2025 115B.03

Mortgages or trust deeds covering, Minn. Statutes 2025 507.327

Recording, tax payment certificate, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2025 272.12

Vacating, municipalities, Minn. Statutes 2025 462.358

Efficient fuel switching, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.16

Electric service, see Service under this topic

Electric utilities, see POWER COMPANIES

Electricity, see ELECTRICITY

Electricity usage data, customer requests, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.164

Eminent domain

Acquisitions by, Minn. Statutes 2025 117.054, 216B.47

Wetlands preservation areas, Minn. Statutes 2025 103F.614

Emissions reduction planning, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.2422

Emissions reduction riders, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.1692

Employees

Absentee voting, Minn. Statutes 2025 203B.01, 203B.29

Diversity, reports, Minn. Statutes 2025 216C.51

Expenses, rate schedule itemization, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.16

Local job creation preference, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.2422

Minimum wage, relocation or alteration of facilities, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2025 161.365

Energy assistance, see under ENERGY

Energy audits

Area development rate, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.161

Power companies, competitive rates, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.162

Energy benchmarking program, customer energy use data, Minn. Statutes 2025 216C.331

Energy conservation

Decoupling of energy sales from revenues, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.2412

Energy conservation improvements, see same under this topic

Information about, Commerce Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2025 216C.02

Minnesota efficient technology accelerator program, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.241

Natural gas utility innovation plan, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.2427

Public information and education programs, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.161

Rulemaking, former Public Service Department, Minn. Statutes 2025 216A.08

State policy goal, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.2401

Energy conservation improvements

Commerce Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.62

Competitive rates, electric utilities, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.162

Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.2402

Distributed energy projects, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.2411

Efficient fuel-switching programs, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.241

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.241

Goals, Minn. Statutes 2025 16B.322, 216C.43

Incentive plans, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.16, 216B.241

Load management programs, cost-effectiveness, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.241

Minnesota efficient technology accelerator program, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.241

Orders, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.16

Planning, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.16, 216B.241

Rate determinations, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.16

Regulatory costs, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.62

Solar energy construction plans, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.241, 216B.2411

Energy Infrastructure Permitting Act, see ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE PERMITTING ACT

Energy storage systems

Assessment, integrated resource plans, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.2422

Defined, electric power facility permits, Minn. Statutes 2025 216I.02

Energy storage incentive program grants, Minn. Statutes 2025 216C.379

Pilot projects, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.16

Environmental costs, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.2422

Equipment, market value, sliding scale exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2025 272.0211

Evidence, resource plans, orders, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.2422

Excise taxes, generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.36

Facilities

Construction, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.24, 216B.2422

Large energy facilities, see same under this topic

Preventative maintenance, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.79

Rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.24

Final determination, Public Utilities Commission, duties, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.16

Financing statements, Minn. Statutes 2025 336B.01 to 336B.03

Fines, generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.57

Flexible tariffs, gas companies, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.16, 216B.163

Forms, pole, duct, and conduit agreements, permits, Minn. Statutes 2025 238.38

Franchise agreements, city councils, conflicts of interest, disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2025 471.88

Franchises

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.36

Issuance, Public Utilities Commission, duties, Minn. Statutes 2025 216A.05

Municipal franchises, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.16

Funds and accounts

Depreciation, amortization, and depletion accounts, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.11

Energy and conservation account, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.241

Gas utilities, see GAS COMPANIES

Generation facilities

Certificates of need, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.1694, 216B.243

Distributed generation, see under ELECTRICITY

Preventative maintenance, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.79

Retirement notice, electric generation transition aid, Minn. Statutes 2025 477A.24

Greenhouse gas emission control, see Emission control under GREENHOUSE GASES

Hearings

Air rights, sale, lease, acquisition, or use, Minn. Statutes 2025 222.01

Large energy facilities, certificate of need, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.243

Mergers and consolidations, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.50, 216B.62

Rates, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.20

Rehearings, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.243, 216B.27

Rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.27

Sale, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.45

Indemnity, Minn. Statutes 2025 238.40

Innovative energy project, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.1694

Inspections

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.12

Intrastate natural gas pipelines, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.045

Schedules, rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.05

Interconnection facilities

Distributed energy resources system upgrade program, funding, Minn. Statutes 2025 216C.378

Investigations

Affiliated interests, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.48

Costs, payment, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.045, 216B.62

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.14, 216B.62

Utility service, Minn. Statutes 2025 216A.07

Investments by

Energy conservation improvements, see same under this topic

Infrastructure investments, orders, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.62, 216B.79

Investments and expenses of a public utility, defined, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.2402

Power purchase, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.1645

Securities, generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.49

Joint ventures by utilities, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.16, 452.25

Large electric customer facilities, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.1622, 216B.241

Large energy facilities

Certificates of need

Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.2421

Environmental costs, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.2422

Exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.243

Hearings, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.243, 216B.62

Market values, sliding scale exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2025 272.0211

Resource plans, Minn. Statutes 2025 216C.053

Construction or siting, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.2422, 216B.243, 216C.15

Contested cases, certificates of need, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.243

Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.2421, 216H.03

Distributed generation opportunities, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.2426

Emissions reduction riders, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.1692

Energy Infrastructure Permitting Act, see ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE PERMITTING ACT

Greenhouse gas emissions control plan, Minn. Statutes 2025 216H.03

Renewable energy development, Minn. Statutes 2025 216C.053

Renewable energy preference, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.2422

Site and route selection, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.243, 216I.03, 216I.05

State agencies, duties, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.243

Lawsuits

Assessments by Public Utilities Commission, recovery of costs, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.63

Interim rates, recovery of excess, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.16

Meters, unauthorized use, Minn. Statutes 2025 325E.026

Rates, appearance by Public Utilities Commission, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.09

Liability

Cable communication systems, use of poles, ducts, and conduits, Minn. Statutes 2025 238.40

Energy conservation improvements, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.241

Load management, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.241

Loans, on-bill repayment program, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.241

Local power quality zones, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.82

Low-income affordability programs, proceedings, participant compensation, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.631

Maintenance, all-terrain vehicle use, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2025 84.928

Maps, power lines, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.39

Market value, sliding scale exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2025 272.0211

Megawatt capacity changes, biomass power, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.2424

Mercury emissions, reduction

Costs

Additional costs, exemption from, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.688

Customer share, reports about, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.105

Recovery and financial incentives, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.683

Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.68

Emissions reduction rate riders

Approval, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.685

Cost recovery, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.683

Evaluation, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.685

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.1692

Evaluation by Pollution Control Agency, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.684

Monitoring systems, installation, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.681

Permit conditions, enforcement, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.687

Plans for

Evaluation, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.684, 216B.6851

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.682

Option for smaller utilities, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.6851

Pollutants other than mercury, plans for, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.686

Mergers and consolidations

Corporate takeovers, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.50, 216B.51

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.50

Hearings, assessments, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.62

Meters

Aggregating meters, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.164

Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2025 325E.026

Electric meters, energy conservation, Minn. Statutes 2025 326B.106

Reading, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.075

Refusal to allow reading, termination of service, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.075

Rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.09

Submetering, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.02, 216B.022

Unauthorized use, bypassing, or tampering, Minn. Statutes 2025 325E.026

Minnesota efficient technology accelerator program, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.241

Mortgages, Minn. Statutes 2025 507.327

Motor vehicles, gross weight limitations, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2025 169.829, 169.87

Multiyear rate plans, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.16

Municipal gas agencies, Minn. Statutes 2025 429.021, 453A.01 to 453A.12, 471.895

Municipal power agencies, see MUNICIPAL POWER AGENCIES

Municipal regulation

Option, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.025

Requirements, compliance, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.36

Municipal waste disposal deemed as, Minn. Statutes 2025 443.34

Municipally owned utilities, see MUNICIPALLY OWNED UTILITIES

Natural gas extension project costs, recovery, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.1638

Natural gas utility innovation plan, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.2427

Negligence, pole, duct, and conduit agreements, Minn. Statutes 2025 238.40

Net metering, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.164

Nuclear generating plants, integrated distribution plan, contents, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.2425

Orders

Appeals from, generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.52

Effective date, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.26, 216B.27

Energy conservation improvements, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.16

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.23

Modification or vacation, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.56

Purchase by municipality, price, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.45

Rates, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.16, 216B.23, 216B.25

Records, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.13

Refunds, excess interim rates, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.16

Resource plans, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.2422

Security issuance, approval, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.49

Suspension, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.53

Outdoor advertising, generally, permitted advertising, Minn. Statutes 2025 173.08

Payments by

Assessments, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.62, 216B.63

Interventions, costs, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.16, 216B.62

Intrastate natural gas pipelines, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.045

Regulatory expenses, generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.62

Payments to

Armed forces members, payment arrangements, Minn. Statutes 2025 325E.028

Customer payment agreements, arrears or undercharges, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.098

On-bill repayment program, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.241

Prompt payment of bills, local governments, exception, Minn. Statutes 2025 471.425

Responsibility, Minn. Statutes 2025 325E.025

Veterans' organizations, defined as lawful purpose, Minn. Statutes 2025 349.12

Permits

Cable communication systems, use of poles, ducts, and conduits, Minn. Statutes 2025 238.40

Data centers, Minnesota Business First Stop, referral to, Minn. Statutes 2025 84.0267, 103B.107

Energy Infrastructure Permitting Act, see ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE PERMITTING ACT

Pole, duct, and conduit agreements, Minn. Statutes 2025 238.38

Personal property

Classification, tax purposes, Minn. Statutes 2025 270.12

Equalization, tax purposes, Minn. Statutes 2025 273.88

Petitions by

Air pollution control environmental projects, advance determination of prudence, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.1695

Emissions reduction riders, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.1692

Energy conservation improvements, revocation or modification, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.241

Energy storage system pilot projects, rate schedules, modification, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.16

Local power quality zones, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.82

Natural gas intrastate pipelines, ownership and operation, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.045

Power purchase contracts or investments, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.1645

Pipeline safety programs, see Safety under PIPES AND PIPELINES

Planning

Distributed energy resources system upgrade program, funding, Minn. Statutes 2025 216C.378

Emissions reduction projects, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.1692

Energy conservation improvement plan, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.16, 216B.241

Local job creation preference, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.2422

Resource plans, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.2422, 216B.2423, 216B.2426

Transportation electrification plan, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.1615

Worker impact, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.2422

Poles and wires

Cable communications systems, Minn. Statutes 2025 238.02, 238.37 to 238.42

Defined as personal property, Minn. Statutes 2025 272.03

Outdoor advertising devices on, Minn. Statutes 2025 173.15

Policy of state, easements, Minn. Statutes 2025 238.35

Political contributions, recovery from ratepayers, prohibition, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.16

Power plants, see POWER PLANTS

Property, depreciation, amortization, or depletion, rates and methods, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.11

Property taxes

Recommended and ordered values, Minn. Statutes 2025 273.3711

Statutory cities, Minn. Statutes 2025 412.251

Valuation of property, Minn. Statutes 2025 273.33, 273.37, 273.371, 273.88

Public information and education programs

Energy conservation, area development rate plan, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.161

Energy efficient lighting, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.241

Rates, allowance, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.16

Transportation electrification plan, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.1615

Public roads, use, notice, Minn. Statutes 2025 222.37

Public Utilities Act

Citation, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.67

Statutory construction, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.58

Public Utilities Commission, see PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

Purchase of electricity, community solar gardens, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.1641

Railroad rights of way, crossing or paralleling, Minn. Statutes 2025 237.045

Rate schedules

Adjustment, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.16, 216B.1645

Compensation different from schedules, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.06

Competitive rate schedules, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.162, 216B.164, 216B.38

Contested cases, see same under this topic

Electric service, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.1621, 216B.1622

Employee expense itemization, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.16

Energy conservation improvement programs, cost recovery, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.241

Energy-intensive, trade-exposed customers, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.1696

Energy storage system pilot projects, petitions, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.16

Filing, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.05

Flexible tariffs, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.16, 216B.163

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.16

Inspection, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.05

Rules, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.05

Rates

Adjustment schedules, uncontrollable expenses, filing, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.241

Aggregating meters, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.164

Air pollution control environmental projects, cost recovery, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.1695

Alternative tariff rates, solar photovoltaic devices, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.164

Area development rate plans, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.161

Attorney general, duties, Minn. Statutes 2025 8.33

Clean energy and capacity tariffs, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.1623

Competitive rates for electric utilities, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.162, 216B.164, 216B.38

Contested cases, see same under this topic

Defined, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.02

Delinquency charges, billings, statement of penalties, Minn. Statutes 2025 325E.021

Depreciation, amortization, or depletion, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.11

Distributed generation tariffs, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.1611

Electric service, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.1621, 216B.1622

Electric vehicle charging tariff, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.1614

Emissions reduction rate riders, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.1692

Energy conservation improvement programs, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.241

Filing, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.09

Flexible tariffs, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.16, 216B.163

Gas utilities, see Rates under GAS COMPANIES

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.16

Hearings, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.20

High-efficiency energy, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.169

Interim rates, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.16, 216B.162, 216B.163

Lawsuits, Public Utilities Commission, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.09

Natural gas utility innovation plan, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.2427

Orders, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.16, 216B.23, 216B.25

Preferences, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.07

Proceedings

Participant compensation, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.631

Payments to affiliated interest, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.48

Reasonable rates, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.03

Renewable energy, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.03, 216B.169

Revenues, refunds, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.23

Schedules, see Rate schedules under this topic

Real estate licensure, exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2025 82.56

Records and record keeping

Audits and examinations, see same under this topic

Financial, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.045, 216B.10, 443.34

Orders to produce, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.13

Refunds

Income and franchise taxes, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2025 290.07

Interim rates, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.16, 216B.163

Regulation

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.66

Purpose, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.01

Remedies, financing order, inconsistent or imprudent utility actions, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.493

Renewable energy, see under ENERGY

Reports given

Annual reports, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.045, 216B.10

Cold weather shutoff customers, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.096

Distributed energy resources system upgrade program, Minn. Statutes 2025 216C.378

Diversity, employees and vendors, Minn. Statutes 2025 216C.51

Electric vehicle charging tariff, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.1614

Energy conservation improvements, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.241

Energy forecasts, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.2422, 216C.17

High-voltage transmission lines projects, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.2425

Monthly reports, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.091

Natural gas utility innovation plan, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.2427

Renewable energy obligations, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.1691

Renewable or high-efficiency energy, failure to meet demand, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.169

Solar on public buildings grant program, energy savings to local governments, Minn. Statutes 2025 216C.377

Research, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.241

Residential customers

Consumer protections, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.098

Disconnection, see Termination of service under this topic

Electricity usage data, customer requests, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.164

Monthly reports, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.091

Natural gas utility innovation plan, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.2427

Summary of rights and responsibilities, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.096

Residential energy sales, see POWER COMPANIES

Residential rental property, shared-metered residential buildings, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.022 to 216B.024, 504B.216

Resource plans

Distributed generation opportunities, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.2426

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.2422

Renewable energy development, Minn. Statutes 2025 216C.053

Wind energy conversion systems, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.2423

Worker impact, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.2422

Revenues

Decoupling of energy sales from, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.2412

Gross operating, large electric customer facilities, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.241

Rights of way

Acquisition by local governments, plats, Minn. Statutes 2025 505.1793

Assessments, proceedings, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.62

City toll bridges, use, Minn. Statutes 2025 441.48

Railroad rights of way, crossing or paralleling, Minn. Statutes 2025 237.045

Rules, filing, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.09

Sale of

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.45

Procedure, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.45, 216B.46

Referendum, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.465

Securities, public financing, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.49

Securitization

Expenses, recovery of, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.494

Extraordinary event bonds, obligation of state or local governments, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.497

Extraordinary event charges, requirements, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.495

Extraordinary event property

Sale of property, effect, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.496

Security interests in, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.496

Financing order, applications, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.492

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.491 to 216B.499

Preemption of other laws, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.499

Security interests, perfection, generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 336B.01 to 336B.03

Service

Classification, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.09

Consumer disputes, right to service during, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.172

Consumer protections, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.098

Cutting off, emergency management, Minn. Statutes 2025 12.21

Defined, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.02

Disconnection, see Termination of service under this topic

Electric service, right to provide, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.47

Investigation by Public Utilities Commission, Minn. Statutes 2025 216A.07

Payment, responsibility, Minn. Statutes 2025 325E.025

Proceedings, participant compensation, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.631

Purchase by state agencies, state contracts, Minn. Statutes 2025 16C.10

Rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.09

Standards, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.04, 216B.09

Termination of service, see same under this topic

Service of process on, interim rates, orders, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.16

Settlement conferences, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.16

Shares, purchase of voting stock in other utilities, consent, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.51

Signs, Minn. Statutes 2025 173.02

Small power production, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.164

Solar energy incentive program, Prairie Island, utility owning, Minn. Statutes 2025 116C.7792

Solar for schools program

Applications, Minn. Statutes 2025 216C.375

Renewable energy credits, Minn. Statutes 2025 216C.375

Solar voltaic energy

Individual system capacity limits, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.164

Site management benefiting habitat, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.1642

Special service districts, charges and rates, Minn. Statutes 2025 428A.02

State aid, distributed energy resources system upgrade program, Minn. Statutes 2025 216C.378

Stay of proceedings, orders, suspension, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.53

Submetering, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.022

Subsidiaries, defined as affiliated interests, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.48

Surety bonds, suspension of orders, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.53

Taxes, pole, duct, and conduit agreements, indemnity, Minn. Statutes 2025 238.40

Television signal distribution systems, Minn. Statutes 2025 465.70

Termination of service

Armed forces members on active service, Minn. Statutes 2025 325E.028

Cold weather shutoff, see same under this topic

Disconnection of service

Cost recovery, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.097

Notice, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.0976

Extreme heat conditions, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.0975

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.075

Medically necessary equipment, reconnection or continued service required, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.098

Unlawful termination of utilities by landlords, Minn. Statutes 2025 504B.221, 504B.225

Tests, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.12

Trade practices, regulation, Minn. Statutes 2025 325E.01 to 325E.026

Transmission companies, see TRANSMISSION COMPANIES (ELECTRICAL)

Transmission facilities

Cost adjustments, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.16

Innovative energy project, increased capacity, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.1694

Preventative maintenance, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.79

Transmitting utilities

Defined, Minn. Statutes 2025 336.9-102

Preventative maintenance, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.79

Secured transactions, Minn. Statutes 2025 336.9-501, 336.9-513, 336.9-515, 336.9-705

Transportation electrification plan, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.1615

Trust deeds, Minn. Statutes 2025 507.327

Underground utilities, see ONE CALL EXCAVATION NOTICE SYSTEM

Utilities, public utilities defined as, Minn. Statutes 2025 325E.026

Utility cooperatives

Natural disaster assistance program, Minn. Statutes 2025 12.221

State public assistance program, Minn. Statutes 2025 12B.15

Violations and penalties

Continuing violations, separate offenses, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.59

Cumulative penalties, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.60

Fines, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.57

Meters, unauthorized use, Minn. Statutes 2025 325E.026

Recovery of penalties, lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.61

Revenues, refunds, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.23

Waivers, energy conservation improvements, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.241

Wind energy

Curtailment payments, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.1681

Individual system capacity limits, Minn. Statutes 2025 216B.164