Bill > HF2620

This bill provides funding for distribution system upgrades to enable the interconnection of distributed energy projects, such as distributed generation and energy storage systems. The key provisions are: 1. Establishment of a "Distributed Energy Resources System Upgrade Program" to be operated by the utility subject to Section 116C.779, with the goals of enabling simplified interconnection applications, facilitating customer-sited distributed generation, minimizing capacity-constrained locations, and using innovative technologies to minimize upgrade costs. 2. Funding for the Distributed Energy Resources System Upgrade Program through money withheld from the renewable development account, with $X allocated in 2023 and $Y allocated in 2024. 3. Creation of a "Small Interconnection Cost-Sharing Program" to cover the costs of certain distribution and network upgrades necessary to interconnect smaller distributed energy projects, funded through $250,000 withheld from the renewable development account in 2023.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF2620&ssn=0&y=2023