1.1Senator Frentz moved to amend
S.F. No. 4091 as follows:
1.2Page 8, after line 26, insert:
1.3 "Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 216B.1691, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.4 Subdivision 1.
Definitions. (a) Unless otherwise specified in law, "eligible energy
1.5technology" means an energy technology that generates electricity from the following
1.6renewable energy sources:
1.7(1) solar;
1.8(2) wind;
1.9(3) hydroelectric with a capacity of less than 100 megawatts;
1.10(4) hydrogen
, provided that after January 1, 2010, the hydrogen must be generated from
1.11the resources listed in this paragraph; or
1.12(5) biomass, which includes, without limitation, landfill gas; an anaerobic digester
1.13system; the predominantly organic components of wastewater effluent, sludge, or related
1.14by-products from publicly owned treatment works, but not including incineration of
1.15wastewater sludge to produce electricity; and an energy recovery facility used to
capture
1.16the heat value of mixed municipal solid waste or refuse-derived fuel from mixed municipal
1.17solid waste as a primary fuel.
1.18 (b) "Electric utility" means a public utility providing electric service, a generation
and
1.19transmission cooperative electric association, a municipal power agency, or a power
district.
1.20 (c) "Total retail electric sales" means the kilowatt-hours of electricity sold in
a year by
1.21an electric utility to retail customers of the electric utility or to a distribution
utility for
1.22distribution to the retail customers of the distribution utility. "Total retail electric
sales"
1.23does not include the sale of hydroelectricity supplied by a federal power marketing
1.24administration or other federal agency, regardless of whether the sales are directly
to a
1.25distribution utility or are made to a generation and transmission utility and pooled
for further
1.26allocation to a distribution utility.
1.27 (d) "Carbon-free" means a technology that generates electricity without emitting carbon
1.28dioxide.
1.29 (e) "Area of concern for environmental justice" means an area in Minnesota that, based
1.30on the most recent data published by the United States Census Bureau, meets one or
more
1.31of the following conditions:
2.1 (1) 50 percent or more of the population is nonwhite;
2.2 (2) 40 percent or more of the households have an income at or below 185 percent of
the
2.3federal poverty level; or
2.4 (3) is within Indian country, as defined in United State Code, title 18, section 1151.
2.5EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
2.6 Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 216B.1691, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
2.7 Subd. 2a.
Eligible energy technology standard. (a) Except as provided in paragraph
2.8(b), Each electric utility shall generate or procure sufficient electricity generated
by an
2.9eligible energy technology to provide its retail customers in Minnesota, or the retail
customers
2.10of a distribution utility to which the electric utility provides wholesale electric
service, so
2.11that at least the following standard percentages of the electric utility's total retail
electric
2.12sales to retail customers in Minnesota are generated by eligible energy technologies
by the
2.13end of the year indicated:
2.14
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(1)
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2012
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12 percent
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2.15
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(2)
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2016
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17 percent
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2.16
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(3)
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2020
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20 percent
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2.17
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(4)
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2025
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25 40 percent.
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2.18
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(5)
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2035
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55 percent.
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2.19 (b) An electric utility that owned a nuclear generating facility as of January 1,
2007,
2.20must meet the requirements of this paragraph rather than paragraph (a). An electric
utility
2.21subject to this paragraph must generate or procure sufficient electricity generated
by an
2.22eligible energy technology to provide its retail customers in Minnesota or the retail
customer
2.23of a distribution utility to which the electric utility provides wholesale electric
service so
2.24that at least the following percentages of the electric utility's total retail electric
sales to
2.25retail customers in Minnesota are generated by eligible energy technologies by the
end of
2.26the year indicated:
2.27
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(1)
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2010
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15 percent
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2.28
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(2)
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2012
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18 percent
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2.29
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(3)
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2016
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25 percent
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2.30
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(4)
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2020
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30 percent.
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2.31Of the 30 percent in 2020, at least 25 percent must be generated by solar energy or
wind
2.32energy conversion systems and the remaining five percent by other eligible energy
2.33technology. Of the 25 percent that must be generated by wind or solar, no more than
one
3.1percent may be solar generated and the remaining 24 percent or greater must be wind
3.2generated.
3.3EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
3.4 Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 216B.1691, subdivision 2b, is amended to read:
3.5 Subd. 2b.
Modification or delay of standard. (a) The commission shall modify or delay
3.6the implementation of a standard obligation
under subdivision 2a, 2f, or 2g, in whole or in
3.7part, if the commission determines it is in the public interest to do so. The commission,
3.8when requested to modify or delay implementation of a standard, must consider:
3.9(1) the impact of implementing the standard on its customers' utility costs, including
the
3.10economic and competitive pressure on the utility's customers;
3.11(2) the environmental costs that would be incurred as a result of a delay or modification,
3.12based on the full range of environmental cost values established in section 216B.2422,
3.13subdivision 3;
3.14(2) (3) the effects of implementing the standard on the reliability of the electric system;
3.15(3) (4) technical advances or technical concerns;
3.16(4) (5) delays in acquiring sites or routes due to rejection or delays of necessary siting
3.17or other permitting approvals;
3.18(5) (6) delays, cancellations, or nondelivery of necessary equipment for construction or
3.19commercial operation of an eligible energy technology facility;
3.20(6) (7) transmission constraints preventing delivery of service;
and
3.21(7) (8) other statutory obligations imposed on the commission or a utility
; and
3.22(9) impacts on areas of concern for environmental justice.
3.23 The commission may modify or delay implementation of a standard obligation under
3.24clauses (1) to
(3) (4) only if it finds implementation would cause significant rate impact,
3.25requires significant measures to address reliability, or raises significant technical
issues.
3.26The commission may modify or delay implementation of a standard obligation under clauses
3.27(4) (5) to
(6) (7) only if it finds that the circumstances described in those clauses were due
3.28to circumstances beyond an electric utility's control and make compliance not feasible.
3.29 (b) When evaluating transmission capacity constraints under paragraph (a), clause
(7),
3.30the commission must consider whether the utility has:
4.1 (1) undertaken reasonable measures under the utility's control and consistent with
the
4.2utility's obligations under local, state, and federal laws and regulations, and the
utility's
4.3obligations as a member of a regional transmission organization or independent system
4.4operator, to acquire sites, necessary permit approvals, and necessary equipment to
develop
4.5and construct new transmission lines or upgrade existing transmission lines to transmit
4.6electricity generated by eligible energy technologies; and
4.7 (2) taken all reasonable operational measures to maximize cost-effective electricity
4.8delivery from eligible energy technologies in advance of transmission availability.
4.9 (b) (c) When considering whether to delay or modify implementation of a standard
4.10obligation, the commission must give due consideration to a preference for electric
generation
4.11through use of eligible energy technology and to the achievement of the standards
set by
4.12this section.
4.13(c) (d) An electric utility requesting a modification or delay in the implementation of a
4.14standard must file a plan to comply with its standard obligation in the same proceeding
that
4.15in which it
is requesting requests the delay.
4.16EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
4.17 Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 216B.1691, subdivision 2d, is amended to read:
4.18 Subd. 2d.
Commission order. The commission shall issue necessary orders detailing
4.19the criteria and standards
by which it will used to measure an electric utility's efforts to meet
4.20the renewable energy
objectives of subdivision 2 standards under subdivisions 2a, 2f, and
4.212g, and to determine whether the utility is
making the required good faith effort achieving
4.22the standards. In this order, the commission shall include criteria and standards that protect
4.23against undesirable impacts on the reliability of the utility's system and economic
impacts
4.24on the utility's ratepayers and that consider technical feasibility.
4.25EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
4.26 Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 216B.1691, subdivision 2e, is amended to read:
4.27 Subd. 2e.
Rate impact of standard compliance; report. Each electric utility must
4.28submit to the commission and the legislative committees with primary jurisdiction
over
4.29energy policy a report containing an estimation of the rate impact of activities of
the electric
4.30utility necessary to comply with this section. In consultation with the Department
of
4.31Commerce, the commission shall determine a uniform reporting system to ensure that
4.32individual utility reports are consistent and comparable, and shall, by order, require
each
5.1electric utility subject to this section to use that reporting system. The rate impact
estimate
5.2must be for wholesale rates and, if the electric utility makes retail sales, the estimate
shall
5.3also be for the impact on the electric utility's retail rates. Those activities include,
without
5.4limitation, energy purchases, generation facility acquisition and construction, and
5.5transmission improvements.
An initial report must be submitted within 150 days of May
5.628, 2011. After the initial report, A report must be updated and submitted as part of each
5.7integrated resource plan or plan modification filed by the electric utility under
section
5.8216B.2422. The reporting obligation of an electric utility under this subdivision expires
5.9December 31,
2025, for an electric utility subject to subdivision 2a, paragraph (a), and
5.10December 31, 2020, for an electric utility subject to subdivision 2a, paragraph (b) 2040.
5.11EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
5.12 Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 216B.1691, subdivision 2f, is amended to read:
5.13 Subd. 2f.
Solar energy standard. (a) In addition to the requirements of subdivisions 2a
5.14and
2b 2g, each public utility shall generate or procure sufficient electricity generated by
5.15solar energy to serve its retail electricity customers in Minnesota so that by the
end of 2020,
5.16at least 1.5 percent of the utility's total retail electric sales to retail customers
in Minnesota
5.17is generated by solar energy.
5.18(b) For a public utility with more than 200,000 retail electric customers, at least
ten
5.19percent of the 1.5 percent goal must be met by solar energy generated by or procured
from
5.20solar photovoltaic devices with a nameplate capacity of 40 kilowatts or less.
5.21(c) A public utility with between 50,000 and 200,000 retail electric customers:
5.22(1) must meet at least ten percent of the 1.5 percent goal with solar energy generated
by
5.23or procured from solar photovoltaic devices with a nameplate capacity of 40 kilowatts
or
5.24less; and
5.25(2) may apply toward the ten percent goal in clause (1) individual customer subscriptions
5.26of 40 kilowatts or less to a community solar garden program operated by the public
utility
5.27that has been approved by the commission.
5.28(d) The solar energy standard established in this subdivision is subject to all the
provisions
5.29of this section governing a utility's standard obligation under subdivision 2a.
5.30(e) It is an energy goal of the state of Minnesota that, by 2030, ten percent of the
retail
5.31electric sales in Minnesota be generated by solar energy.
6.1(f) For the purposes of calculating the total retail electric sales of a public utility
under
6.2this subdivision, there shall be excluded retail electric sales to customers that
are:
6.3(1) an iron mining extraction and processing facility, including a scram mining facility
6.4as defined in Minnesota Rules, part 6130.0100, subpart 16; or
6.5(2) a paper mill, wood products manufacturer, sawmill, or oriented strand board
6.6manufacturer.
6.7Those customers may not have included in the rates charged to them by the public utility
6.8any costs of satisfying the solar standard specified by this subdivision.
6.9(g) A public utility may not use energy used to satisfy the solar energy standard
under
6.10this subdivision to satisfy its standard obligation under subdivision 2a. A public
utility may
6.11not use energy used to satisfy the standard obligation under subdivision 2a to satisfy
the
6.12solar standard under this subdivision.
6.13(h) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a solar renewable energy credit associated
6.14with a solar photovoltaic device installed and generating electricity in Minnesota
after
6.15August 1, 2013, but before 2020 may be used to meet the solar energy standard established
6.16under this subdivision.
6.17(i) Beginning July 1, 2014, and each July 1 through 2020, each public utility shall
file
6.18a report with the commission reporting its progress in achieving the solar energy
standard
6.19established under this subdivision.
6.20EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
6.21 Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 216B.1691, is amended by adding a subdivision
6.22to read:
6.23 Subd. 2g. Carbon-free standard. In addition to the requirements under subdivisions
6.242a and 2f, each electric utility must generate or procure sufficient electricity generated
from
6.25a carbon-free energy technology to provide its retail customers in Minnesota, or the
retail
6.26customers of a distribution utility to which the electric utility provides wholesale
electric
6.27service, so that at least the following standard percentages of the electric utility's
total retail
6.28electric sales to retail customers in Minnesota are generated from carbon-free energy
6.29technologies by the end of the year indicated:
6.30
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(1)
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2025
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65 percent
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6.31
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(2)
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2030
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80 percent
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7.1
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(3)
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2035
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90 percent
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7.2
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(4)
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2040
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100 percent.
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7.3EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
7.4 Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 216B.1691, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
7.5 Subd. 3.
Utility plans filed with commission. (a) Each electric utility shall report on
7.6its plans, activities, and progress with regard to the
objectives and standards of standard
7.7obligations under this section in its filings under section
216B.2422 or in a separate report
7.8submitted to the commission every two years, whichever is more frequent, demonstrating
7.9to the commission the utility's effort to comply with this section. In its resource
plan or a
7.10separate report, each electric utility shall provide a description of:
7.11 (1) the status of the utility's renewable energy mix relative to the
objective and standards
7.12standard obligations;
7.13 (2) efforts taken to meet the
objective and standards standard obligations;
7.14 (3) any obstacles encountered or anticipated in meeting the
objective or standards; and
7.15standard obligations;
7.16 (4) potential solutions to the obstacles
.;
7.17 (5) the number of Minnesotans employed to construct facilities designed to meet the
7.18utility's standard obligations under this section;
7.19 (6) efforts taken to retain and retrain workers employed at electric generating facilities
7.20that the utility has ceased operating or designated to cease operating for new positions
7.21constructing or operating facilities to meet a utility's standard obligation;
7.22 (7) impacts of facilities designed to meet the utility's standard obligations under
this
7.23section on areas of concern for environmental justice; and
7.24 (8) efforts to increase the diversity of both its workforce and vendors.
7.25 (b) The commissioner shall compile the information provided to the commission under
7.26paragraph (a), and report to the chairs of the house of representatives and senate
committees
7.27with jurisdiction over energy and environment policy issues as to the progress of
utilities
7.28in the state, including the progress of each individual electric utility, in increasing
the amount
7.29of renewable energy provided to retail customers, with any recommendations for regulatory
7.30or legislative action, by January 15 of each odd-numbered year.
7.31EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
8.1 Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 216B.1691, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
8.2 Subd. 4.
Renewable energy credits. (a) To facilitate compliance with this section, the
8.3commission, by rule or order, shall establish by January 1, 2008, a program for tradable
8.4renewable energy credits for electricity generated by eligible energy technology.
The credits
8.5must represent energy produced by an eligible energy technology, as defined in subdivision
8.61. Each kilowatt-hour of renewable energy credits must be treated the same as a kilowatt-hour
8.7of eligible energy technology generated or procured by an electric utility if it is
produced
8.8by an eligible energy technology. The program must permit a credit to be used only
once.
8.9The program must treat all eligible energy technology equally and shall not give more
or
8.10less credit to energy based on the state where the energy was generated or the technology
8.11with which the energy was generated. The commission must determine the period in which
8.12the credits may be used for purposes of the program.
8.13 (b) In lieu of generating or procuring energy directly to satisfy
the eligible energy
8.14technology objective or a standard
of obligation under this section, an electric utility may
8.15utilize renewable energy credits allowed under the program to satisfy the
objective or
8.16standard.
8.17 (c) The commission shall facilitate the trading of renewable energy credits between
8.18states.
8.19 (d) The commission shall require all electric utilities to participate in a
8.20commission-approved credit-tracking system or systems. Once a credit-tracking system
is
8.21in operation, the commission shall issue an order establishing protocols for trading
credits.
8.22(e) An electric utility subject to subdivision 2a, paragraph (b), may not sell renewable
8.23energy credits to an electric utility subject to subdivision 2a, paragraph (a), until
2021.
8.24EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
8.25 Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 216B.1691, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
8.26 Subd. 5.
Technology based on fuel combustion. (a) Electricity produced by fuel
8.27combustion through fuel blending or co-firing under paragraph (b) may only count toward
8.28a utility's
objectives or standards standard obligation if the generation facility:
8.29 (1) was constructed in compliance with new source performance standards promulgated
8.30under the federal Clean Air Act, United States Code, title 42, section 7401 et seq.,
for a
8.31generation facility of that type; or
9.1 (2) employs the maximum achievable or best available control technology available
for
9.2a generation facility of that type.
9.3 (b) An eligible energy technology may blend or co-fire a fuel listed in subdivision
1,
9.4paragraph (a), clause (5), with other fuels in the generation facility, but only the
percentage
9.5of electricity that is attributable to a fuel listed in that clause can be counted
toward an
9.6electric utility's
renewable energy objectives standard obligation.
9.7EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
9.8 Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 216B.1691, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
9.9 Subd. 7.
Compliance. The commission must regularly investigate whether an electric
9.10utility is in compliance with its
good faith objective under subdivision 2 and standard
9.11obligation under
subdivision subdivisions 2a
, 2f, and 2g. If the commission finds
9.12noncompliance, it may order the electric utility to construct facilities, purchase
energy
9.13generated by eligible energy technology, purchase renewable energy credits, or engage
in
9.14other activities to achieve compliance. If an electric utility fails to comply with
an order
9.15under this subdivision, the commission may impose a financial penalty on the electric
utility
9.16in an amount not to exceed the estimated cost of the electric utility to achieve compliance.
9.17The penalty may not exceed the lesser of the cost of constructing facilities or purchasing
9.18credits. The commission must deposit financial penalties imposed under this subdivision
9.19in the energy and conservation account established in the special revenue fund under
section
9.20216B.241, subdivision 2a. This subdivision is in addition to and does not limit any other
9.21authority of the commission to enforce this section.
9.22EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
9.23 Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 216B.1691, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
9.24 Subd. 9.
Local benefits. (a) The commission shall take all reasonable actions within its
9.25statutory authority to ensure this section is implemented
to maximize in a manner that
9.26maximizes net benefits to
all Minnesota citizens
, balancing throughout the state, including
9.27but not limited to:
9.28(1) the creation of high-quality jobs in Minnesota paying wages that support families;
9.29(2) recognition of the rights of workers to organize and unionize;
9.30(3) ensuring that workers have the necessary tools, opportunities, and economic assistance
9.31to adapt successfully during the energy transition, particularly in areas of concern
for
9.32environmental justice;
10.1(4) ensuring that all Minnesotans share the benefits of clean and renewable energy,
and
10.2the opportunity to participate fully in the clean energy economy;
10.3(5) ensuring that statewide air emissions are reduced, particularly in areas of concern
10.4for environmental justice; and
10.5(6) the provision of affordable electric service to Minnesotans, particularly to low-income
10.6consumers.
10.7(b) The commission must also implement this section in a manner that balances factors
10.8such as local ownership of or participation in energy production, development and
ownership
10.9of eligible energy technology facilities by independent power producers, Minnesota
utility
10.10ownership of eligible energy technology facilities, the costs of energy generation
to satisfy
10.11the renewable
standard and carbon-free standards, and the reliability of electric service to
10.12Minnesotans.
10.13(c) When making investments to meet the requirements under this section, utilities
are
10.14encouraged to locate new energy generating facilities in Minnesota communities where
10.15fossil-fuel generating plants have been retired or are scheduled for retirement.
10.16EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
10.17 Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 216B.1691, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
10.18 Subd. 10.
Utility acquisition of resources. A competitive resource acquisition process
10.19established by the commission prior to June 1, 2007, shall not apply to a utility
for the
10.20construction, ownership, and operation of generation facilities used to satisfy the
requirements
10.21of this section unless, upon a finding that it is in the public interest, the commission
issues
10.22an order on or after June 1, 2007, that requires compliance by a utility with a competitive
10.23resource acquisition process. A utility that owns a nuclear generation facility and
intends
10.24to construct, own, or operate facilities under this section shall file with the commission
on
10.25or before March 1, 2008, as part of the utility's filing under section 216B.2422 a renewable
10.26energy plan setting forth the manner in which the utility proposes to meet the requirements
10.27of this section.
The utility shall update the plan as necessary in its filing under section
10.28216B.2422. The commission shall approve the plan unless it determines, after public hearing
10.29and comment, that the plan is not in the public interest. As part of its determination
of public
10.30interest, the commission shall consider the plan's impact on balancing the state's
interest in:
10.31 (1) promoting the policy of economic development in rural areas through the development
10.32of renewable energy projects, as expressed in subdivision 9;
10.33 (2) maintaining the reliability of the state's electric power grid; and
11.1 (3) minimizing cost impacts on ratepayers.
11.2EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment."
11.3Page 28, after line 13, insert:
11.4 "Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 216E.03, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
11.5 Subd. 10.
Final decision. (a) No site permit shall be issued in violation of the site
11.6selection standards and criteria established in this section and in rules adopted
by the
11.7commission. When the commission designates a site, it shall issue a site permit to
the
11.8applicant with any appropriate conditions. The commission shall publish a notice of
its
11.9decision in the State Register within 30 days of issuance of the site permit.
11.10(b) No route permit shall be issued in violation of the route selection standards
and
11.11criteria established in this section and in rules adopted by the commission. When
the
11.12commission designates a route, it shall issue a permit for the construction of a high-voltage
11.13transmission line specifying the design, routing, right-of-way preparation, and facility
11.14construction it deems necessary, and with any other appropriate conditions. The commission
11.15may order the construction of high-voltage transmission line facilities that are capable
of
11.16expansion in transmission capacity through multiple circuiting or design modifications.
The
11.17commission shall publish a notice of its decision in the State Register within 30
days of
11.18issuance of the permit.
11.19(c) The commission may require, as a condition of permit issuance, that the recipient
of
11.20a site permit to construct a large electric power generating plant, including all
of the permit
11.21recipient's construction contractors and subcontractors on the project, pay no less
than the
11.22prevailing wage rate, as defined in section 177.42. The commission may also require,
as a
11.23condition of modifying a site permit for a large electric power generating plant repowering
11.24project as defined in section 216B.243, subdivision 8, paragraph (b), that the recipient
of
11.25the site permit, including all of the permit recipient's construction contractors
and
11.26subcontractors on the repowering project, pay no less than the prevailing wage rate
as defined
11.27in section 177.42.
11.28(d) When deciding whether to require payment of no less than the prevailing wage rate
11.29under paragraph (c), the commission must consider relevant factors including:
11.30(1) the direct and indirect economic impact of construction; and
11.31(2) the quality, efficiency, and safety of construction.
12.1 Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 216F.04, is amended to read:
12.2216F.04 SITE PERMIT.
12.3(a) No person may construct an LWECS without a site permit issued by the Public
12.4Utilities Commission.
12.5(b) Any person seeking to construct an LWECS shall submit an application to the
12.6commission for a site permit in accordance with this chapter and any rules adopted
by the
12.7commission. The permitted site need not be contiguous land.
12.8(c) The commission shall make a final decision on an application for a site permit
for
12.9an LWECS within 180 days after acceptance of a complete application by the commission.
12.10The commission may extend this deadline for cause.
12.11(d) The commission may place conditions in a permit and may deny, modify, suspend,
12.12or revoke a permit.
12.13(e) The commission may require, as a condition of permit issuance, that the recipient
of
12.14a site permit to construct an LWECS with a nameplate capacity above 25,000 kilowatts,
12.15including all of the permit recipient's construction contractors and subcontractors
on the
12.16project, pay no less than the prevailing wage rate, as defined in section 177.42.
The
12.17commission may also require, as a condition of modifying a site permit for an LWECS
12.18repowering project as defined in section 216B.243, subdivision 8, paragraph (b), that
the
12.19recipient of the site permit, including all of the permit recipient's construction
contractors
12.20and subcontractors on the repowering project, pay no less than the prevailing wage
rate as
12.21defined in section 177.42.
12.22(f) When deciding whether to require payment of no less than the prevailing wage rate
12.23under paragraph (e), the commission must consider relevant factors including:
12.24(1) the direct and indirect economic impact of construction; and
12.25(2) the quality, efficiency, and safety of construction."
12.26Page 31, delete section 30 and insert:
12.27 "Sec. 45.
REPEALER.
12.28(a) Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 216B.1691, subdivision 2, is repealed.
12.29(b) Laws 2005, chapter 97, article 10, section 3, as amended by Laws 2013, chapter 85,
12.30article 7, section 9; and Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 4, article 2, section
3,
12.31subdivision 3, are repealed."
13.1Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
13.2Amend the title accordingly
13.3The motion prevailed. #did not prevail. So the amendment was #not adopted.