Bill > SF2747

This bill proposes the following key provisions: 1. It amends the existing Renewable Development Account to establish a new "Distributed Energy Resources System Upgrade Program" that will fund distribution and network upgrades to the utility's system to enable customers to interconnect distributed generation, such as rooftop solar and energy storage systems, more easily and at lower costs. The program aims to reduce the number of capacity-constrained locations on the distribution system and minimize the costs of upgrades through the use of control technologies, energy storage, and other innovative solutions. 2. It requires the utility to submit a plan for the program by September 1, 2023, for approval by the Commissioner of Commerce, and prohibits the utility from implementing the program until the plan is approved. 3. It allocates specific funding amounts from the Renewable Development Account to the new program in 2023 and 2024. 4. It also establishes a "Small Interconnection Cost-Sharing Program" to cover the costs of certain distribution and network upgrades necessary to interconnect smaller distributed generation projects, funded by additional allocations from the Renewable Development Account. The overall goal of the bill is to facilitate the interconnection of more distributed energy resources, such as rooftop solar and energy storage, by providing funding for necessary upgrades to the utility's distribution system.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF2747&ssn=0&y=2023