Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate Committee
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Present: Senator Nick A. Frentz - Chair, Senator Andrew Mathews - Chair, Senator Steve Green - Vice Chair, Senator Tou Xiong - Vice Chair, Senator D. Scott Dibble, Senator Steve Drazkowski, Senator Glenn H. Gruenhagen, Senator John A. Hoffman, Senator Matt D. Klein, Senator Eric Lucero, Senator Jennifer A. McEwen, Senator Lindsey Port, Senator Jason Rarick, Senator Bill Weber
Absent: No Members Absent
12:30 PM, 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.
Minutes
Present: Senator Nick A. Frentz - Chair, Senator Andrew Mathews - Chair, Senator Steve Green - Vice Chair, Senator Tou Xiong - Vice Chair, Senator D. Scott Dibble, Senator Steve Drazkowski, Senator Glenn H. Gruenhagen, Senator John A. Hoffman, Senator Matt D. Klein, Senator Eric Lucero, Senator Jennifer A. McEwen, Senator Lindsey Port, Senator Jason Rarick, Senator Bill Weber
Absent: No Members Absent
Senator Andrew Mathews called the meeting to order at 12:36pm
Call to Order
S.F. 426: Senator Eichorn: Hydroelectric capacity that qualifies as an eligible energy technology under the renewable energy standard modification provision.
-Deb Birgen, Missouri River Energy Services -Zach Martin, ALLETE / Minnesota Power -Rachel Stuckey, Minnesota Conservative Energy Forum
Senator Mathews moved that S.F. 426, be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill. - MOTION ADOPTED.
-Deb Birgen, Missouri River Energy Services -Zach Martin, ALLETE / Minnesota Power -Rachel Stuckey, Minnesota Conservative Energy Forum
Senator Mathews moved that S.F. 426, be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill. - MOTION ADOPTED.
S.F. 350: Senator Mathews: Certificate of need issuance for a new nuclear power plant prohibition abolishment.
Mathews offers the A4 author’s amendment Passes via voice vote -Jenny Glumack, Minnesota Rural Electric Association-Nuclear Alliance -Tom Dicklich, Minnesota State Building & Construction Trades Council -Eric Meyer, Generation Atomic -Aaron Klemz, MCEA -Lindsay Potter, Nukewatch (Zoom) -Leanna Goose, Rise and Repair Alliance (Zoom) -George Crocker, North American Water Office -Rick Evans, Xcel Energy -Blake Johnson, Prairie Island Indian Community -Rachel Stuckey, Minnesota Conservative Energy Forum -Philip Adam -Margaret Levin, Sierra Club North Star Chapter -Veda Kanitz -Charles Sutton, Operating Engineers Union and the Carpenters Union -Michelle Benson, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce
Senator Green moved that S.F. 350, be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill. - MOTION ADOPTED.
Mathews offers the A4 author’s amendment Passes via voice vote -Jenny Glumack, Minnesota Rural Electric Association-Nuclear Alliance -Tom Dicklich, Minnesota State Building & Construction Trades Council -Eric Meyer, Generation Atomic -Aaron Klemz, MCEA -Lindsay Potter, Nukewatch (Zoom) -Leanna Goose, Rise and Repair Alliance (Zoom) -George Crocker, North American Water Office -Rick Evans, Xcel Energy -Blake Johnson, Prairie Island Indian Community -Rachel Stuckey, Minnesota Conservative Energy Forum -Philip Adam -Margaret Levin, Sierra Club North Star Chapter -Veda Kanitz -Charles Sutton, Operating Engineers Union and the Carpenters Union -Michelle Benson, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce
Senator Green moved that S.F. 350, be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill. - MOTION ADOPTED.
S.F. 468: Senator Mathews: Certificates of need authorization for certain small modular reactors.
Mathews offers the A4 author’s amendment Passes via voice vote -Jenny Glumack, Minnesota Rural Electric Association-Nuclear Alliance -Tom Dicklich, Minnesota State Building & Construction Trades Council -Eric Meyer, Generation Atomic -Aaron Klemz, MCEA -Lindsay Potter, Nukewatch (Zoom) -Leanna Goose, Rise and Repair Alliance (Zoom) -George Crocker, North American Water Office -Rick Evans, Xcel Energy -Blake Johnson, Prairie Island Indian Community -Rachel Stuckey, Minnesota Conservative Energy Forum -Philip Adam -Margaret Levin, Sierra Club North Star Chapter -Veda Kanitz -Charles Sutton, Operating Engineers Union and the Carpenters Union -Michelle Benson, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce
Senator Mathews moved that S.F. 468, as amended, be recommended to pass. - MOTION FAILED.
Mathews offers the A4 author’s amendment Passes via voice vote -Jenny Glumack, Minnesota Rural Electric Association-Nuclear Alliance -Tom Dicklich, Minnesota State Building & Construction Trades Council -Eric Meyer, Generation Atomic -Aaron Klemz, MCEA -Lindsay Potter, Nukewatch (Zoom) -Leanna Goose, Rise and Repair Alliance (Zoom) -George Crocker, North American Water Office -Rick Evans, Xcel Energy -Blake Johnson, Prairie Island Indian Community -Rachel Stuckey, Minnesota Conservative Energy Forum -Philip Adam -Margaret Levin, Sierra Club North Star Chapter -Veda Kanitz -Charles Sutton, Operating Engineers Union and the Carpenters Union -Michelle Benson, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce
Senator Mathews moved that S.F. 468, as amended, be recommended to pass. - MOTION FAILED.
The meeting was adjourned at 2:41pm
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Senator Andrew Mathews |
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