2006 Minnesota Statutes

216C.05 FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
The legislature finds and declares that continued growth in demand for energy will cause
severe social and economic dislocations, and that the state has a vital interest in providing for:
increased efficiency in energy consumption, the development and use of renewable energy
resources wherever possible, and the creation of an effective energy forecasting, planning, and
education program.
The legislature further finds and declares that the protection of life, safety, and financial
security for citizens during an energy crisis is of paramount importance.
Therefore, the legislature finds that it is in the public interest to review, analyze, and
encourage those energy programs that will minimize the need for annual increases in fossil
fuel consumption by 1990 and the need for additional electrical generating plants, and provide
for an optimum combination of energy sources consistent with environmental protection and
the protection of citizens.
The legislature intends to monitor, through energy policy planning and implementation,
the transition from historic growth in energy demand to a period when demand for traditional
fuels becomes stable and the supply of renewable energy resources is readily available and
adequately utilized.
History: 1974 c 307 s 1; 1980 c 579 s 4; 1981 c 356 s 248; 1987 c 312 art 1 s 10 subd 1