Bill > SF5030

This bill clarifies how electric cooperatives and municipal utilities can recover fixed costs from customers with net-metered facilities, which are systems that generate their own electricity and send excess power back to the grid. Specifically, it states that these utilities are prohibited from recovering these fixed costs through any means other than those already permitted by existing billing arrangements, and any additional fees must be reasonable and based on cost studies. The bill also allows for meter aggregation, meaning customers can combine readings from multiple meters on their property for billing purposes, and clarifies that this applies to both public utilities and electric cooperatives. Furthermore, it expands the commission's authority over electric cooperative practices and improves member access to cooperative documents and meetings, requiring remote participation options and making various documents, like bylaws and financial statements, available online. The bill also mandates electronic and mail-in voting for cooperative board directors and requires annual notification of members' capital credit allocations, which represent a member's share of the cooperative's surplus revenue.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/94/2026/0/SF/5030/