Bill > SF1436

This bill modifies the definition of "electric utility" in Minnesota's renewable energy standards statute, narrowing the definition to specifically mean an investor-owned utility (IOUs), which are privately owned electric companies that provide electricity to customers and are regulated by state public utility commissions. Previously, the definition was broader and included public utilities, generation and transmission cooperative electric associations, municipal power agencies, power districts, and cooperative electric associations or municipal utilities. The bill does not change other definitions in the statute, which include terms like "carbon-free" (electricity generation without carbon dioxide emissions), "eligible energy technology" (renewable energy sources including solar, wind, small hydroelectric, hydrogen, and certain biomass), and "environmental justice area" (areas meeting specific demographic criteria related to population diversity, income levels, language proficiency, or location). The modification to the electric utility definition could potentially impact how renewable energy standards are applied to different types of electricity providers in Minnesota.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF1436&ssn=0&y=2025