Minnesota SF 58: MinnesotaCare separate purchase option for individuals exceeding the MinnesotaCare income eligibility limit; federal waiver authorization

Bill Text

1.1 A bill for an act​
1.2 relating to energy; exempting cooperative electric associations from clean and​
1.3 renewable energy standards; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section​
1.4 216B.1691, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision.​
1.5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 216B.1691, subdivision 1, is amended to read:​
1.7 Subdivision 1.Definitions.(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have​
1.8 the meaning given them.​
1.9 (b) "Carbon-free" means a technology that generates electricity without emitting carbon​
1.10 dioxide.​
1.11 (c) Unless otherwise specified in law, "eligible energy technology" means an energy​
1.12 technology that generates electricity from the following renewable energy sources:​
1.13 (1) solar;​
1.14 (2) wind;​
1.15 (3) hydroelectric with a capacity of: (i) less than 100 megawatts; or (ii) 100 megawatts​
1.16 or more, provided that the facility is in operation as of February 8, 2023;​
1.17 (4) hydrogen generated from the resources listed in this paragraph; or​
1.18 (5) biomass, which includes, without limitation, landfill gas; an anaerobic digester​
1.19 system; the predominantly organic components of wastewater effluent, sludge, or related​
1.20 by-products from publicly owned treatment works, but not including incineration of​
1.21 wastewater sludge to produce electricity; and, except as provided in subdivision 1a, an​
1​Section 1.​
25-00925 as introduced​01/06/25 REVISOR RSI/DG​
SENATE​
STATE OF MINNESOTA​
S.F. No. 58​NINETY-FOURTH SESSION​
(SENATE AUTHORS: GREEN and Mathews)​
OFFICIAL STATUS​D-PG​DATE​
Introduction and first reading​67​01/16/2025​
Referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate​
Author added Mathews​391​02/13/2025​

2.1 energy recovery facility used to capture the heat value of mixed municipal solid waste or​
2.2 refuse-derived fuel from mixed municipal solid waste as a primary fuel.​
2.3 (d) "Electric utility" means: (1) a public utility providing electric service; (2) a generation​
2.4 and transmission cooperative electric association; (3) a municipal power agency; (4) (3) a​
2.5 power district; or (5) (4) a cooperative electric association or municipal utility providing​
2.6 electric service that is not a member of an entity in clauses (2) to (4) or (3).​
2.7 (e) "Environmental justice area" means an area in Minnesota that, based on the most​
2.8 recent data published by the United States Census Bureau, meets one or more of the following​
2.9 criteria:​
2.10 (1) 40 percent or more of the area's total population is nonwhite;​
2.11 (2) 35 percent or more of households in the area have an income that is at or below 200​
2.12 percent of the federal poverty level;​
2.13 (3) 40 percent or more of the area's residents over the age of five have limited English​
2.14 proficiency; or​
2.15 (4) the area is located within Indian country, as defined in United State Code, title 18,​
2.16 section 1151.​
2.17 (f) "Total retail electric sales" means the kilowatt-hours of electricity sold in a year by​
2.18 an electric utility to retail customers of the electric utility or to a distribution utility for​
2.19 distribution to the retail customers of the distribution utility.​
2.20 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 216B.1691, is amended by adding a subdivision​
2.21 to read:​
2.22 Subd. 11.Cooperative electric association exemption.To the extent authorized by​
2.23 federal law, a cooperative electric association is exempt from the following standards:​
2.24 (1) the eligible energy technology standard under subdivision 2a;​
2.25 (2) the solar energy standard under subdivision 2f;​
2.26 (3) the carbon-free standard under subdivision 2g; and​
2.27 (4) the distributed solar energy standard under subdivision 2h.​
2​Sec. 2.​
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