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This bill requires public utilities that own coal-fired electric generation facilities in the Mississippi River - St. Cloud Watershed area, and are scheduled for retirement between 2027 and 2031, to submit a detailed decommissioning and repurposing plan. The plan must be provided as part of the utility's next resource plan filing to the Public Utilities Commission (PUC), but no later than February 1, 2027. Specifically, the utility must outline its known plans for repurposing each generation unit. Additionally, the utility must simultaneously provide a copy of this plan and its timeline to the governing body of the municipality where the electric generation facility is located. If a resource plan is not filed or required before the February 1, 2027 deadline, the utility must still submit the decommissioning and repurposing plan as a separate filing to both the PUC and the municipality. This bill aims to provide transparency and early planning for the retirement of coal-fired power plants in a specific geographic region of Minnesota.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF0465&ssn=0&y=2025