Bill > HF2317

This bill appropriates funding for a pilot program aimed at capturing waste heat from wastewater treatment facilities in Minnesota. The bill provides an unspecified amount of money in fiscal year 2026 to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to develop and explore heat recovery from wastewater treatment plants. Specifically, the commissioner is tasked with identifying wastewater facilities across the state where waste heat can be feasibly captured, quantifying the total potential energy available for heating, and funding engineering reviews and designs for two pilot projects - one in the seven-county metropolitan area and another outside of it. The bill requires the commissioner to produce a comprehensive report by December 1, 2027, to be submitted to legislative committee chairs. This report must detail the identified sites, explain potential challenges and benefits of waste heat capture systems, and suggest potential future funding sources for implementing such projects. The overall goal is to explore innovative ways of recovering and reusing energy that would otherwise be wasted in the wastewater treatment process, which could potentially reduce energy costs and environmental impact.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF2317&ssn=0&y=2025