S.F. No. 570 amends a 2012 law that created a program related to solar energy in state buildings. That 2012 law references definitions contained in a solar energy incentive program funded by the renewable development fund created in Minnesota Statutes, sections 116C.779 and 116C.7791. The 2012 law defined a “state building” as a building whose construction or renovation is paid wholly or in part by the state from the bond proceeds fund (state general obligation bond proceeds).
Section 1, subdivision 1 requires that solar photovoltaic modules used in the program must be manufactured and assembled within Minnesota at a UL 1703 certified or equivalent manufacturing facility and the module must meet a specified UL certification.
Subdivision 2 eliminates the requirement for a cost-benefit analysis concerning the installation of a solar energy system. It eliminates the discretion to install a solar energy system in new or renovated state buildings and replaces it with a mandate. An exception is created to the existing cap that the cost of the solar project not exceed five percent of bond proceeds appropriations for the project. Requires the creation of criteria for awarding solar energy system contracts and specifies some components of the criteria.
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