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This bill, the Energy Conservation and Optimization Act of 2021, establishes new energy savings goals and programs for consumer-owned utilities and public utilities in Minnesota. The key provisions include: - Increasing the statewide annual energy savings goal from 1.5% to 2.5% of annual retail energy sales, allowing energy savings from additional energy conservation improvements, efficient fuel-switching, and waste heat recovery as part of meeting this goal. - Requiring consumer-owned utilities to file energy conservation and optimization plans every three years detailing their programs and strategies to meet the energy savings goals, with the commissioner able to adjust the minimum energy savings goal from energy conservation improvements. - Establishing requirements for consumer-owned utilities to provide energy conservation programs for low-income households, including the ability to contribute funds to a state-administered low-income energy conservation program. - Allowing public utilities to include efficient fuel-switching and cost-effective load management programs in their energy conservation and optimization plans, subject to approval by the Department of Commerce. - Repealing several existing provisions related to energy conservation improvement programs and investment requirements. The bill aims to increase energy savings, promote efficient use of energy resources, and provide more flexibility for utilities to achieve their energy savings goals.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF0164&ssn=0&y=2021