Bill Text: MN HF1301 | 2013-2014 | 88th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: State energy conservation policies provided.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-04-19 - Committee report, to pass as amended and re-refer to Rules and Legislative Administration [HF1301 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2013-HF1301-Engrossed.html
1.2relating to energy; providing for state energy conservation policies; amending
1.3Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 216B.2401; 216C.05.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 216B.2401, is amended to read:
1.6216B.2401 ENERGYCONSERVATION SAVINGS POLICY GOAL.
1.7 The legislature finds that energy savings are an energy resource, and that
1.8cost-effective energy savings are preferred over all other energy resources. The legislature
1.9further finds that cost-effective energy savings should be procured systematically and
1.10aggressively in order to reduce utility costs for businesses and residents, improve the
1.11competitiveness and profitability of businesses, create more energy-related jobs, reduce the
1.12economic burden of fuel imports, and reduce pollution and emissions that cause climate
1.13change. Therefore, it is the energy policy of the state of Minnesota to achieve annual
1.14energy savings equal to at least 1.5 percent of annual retail energy sales of electricity and
1.15natural gasdirectly through cost-effective energy conservation improvement programs
1.16and rate design,and indirectly through energy efficiency achieved by energy consumers
1.17without direct utility involvement, energy codes and appliance standards, programs
1.18designed to transform the market or change consumer behavior, energy savings resulting
1.19from efficiency improvements to the utility infrastructure and system, and other efforts to
1.20promote energy efficiency and energy conservation.
1.21 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 216C.05, is amended to read:
1.22216C.05 FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
2.1 Subdivision 1. Energy planning. The legislature finds and declares that continued
2.2growth in demand for energy will cause severe social and economic dislocations, and that
2.3the state has a vital interest in providing for: increased efficiency in energy consumption,
2.4the development and use of renewable energy resources wherever possible, and the
2.5creation of an effective energy forecasting, planning, and education program.
2.6 The legislature further finds and declares that the protection of life, safety, and
2.7financial security for citizens during an energy crisis is of paramount importance.
2.8 Therefore, the legislature finds that it is in the public interest to review, analyze, and
2.9encourage those energy programs that will minimize the need for annual increases in fossil
2.10fuel consumption by 1990 and the need for additional electrical generating plants, and
2.11provide for an optimum combination of energy sources and energy conservation consistent
2.12with environmental protection and the protection of citizens.
2.13 The legislature intends to monitor, through energy policy planning and
2.14implementation, the transition from historic growth in energy demand to a period when
2.15demand for traditional fuels becomes stable and the supply of renewable energy resources
2.16is readily available and adequately utilized.
2.17The legislature further finds that for economic growth, environmental improvement,
2.18and protection of citizens, it is in the public interest to encourage those energy programs
2.19that will provide an optimum combination of energy resources, including energy savings.
2.20Therefore, the legislature, through its committees, must monitor and evaluate
2.21progress towards greater reliance on cost-effective energy efficiency and renewable
2.22energy and lesser dependence on fossil fuels in order to reduce the economic burden
2.23of fuel imports, diversify utility-owned and consumer-owned energy resources, reduce
2.24utility costs for businesses and residents, improve the competitiveness and profitability of
2.25Minnesota businesses, create more energy-related jobs that contribute to the Minnesota
2.26economy, and reduce pollution and emissions that cause climate change.
2.27 Subd. 2. Energy policy goals. It is the energy policy of the state of Minnesota that:
2.28(1) annual energy savings equal to at least 1.5 percent of annual retail energy sales of
2.29electricity and natural gas be achieved through energy efficiency;
2.30(1) (2) the per capita use of fossil fuel as an energy input be reduced by 15 percent
2.31by the year 2015, through increased reliance on energy efficiency and renewable energy
2.32alternatives; and
2.33(2) (3) 25 percent of the total energy used in the state be derived from renewable
2.34energy resources by the year 2025.
2.35 Sec. 3. REPORT.
3.1The Legislative Energy Commission must conduct public meetings with
3.2stakeholders and members of the public during the interim between the 2013 and
3.32014 regular legislative sessions and shall produce a report on findings and legislative
3.4recommendations to accomplish the following purposes:
3.5(1) clarify statewide energy-savings policies and utility energy-savings goals;
3.6(2) maximize cost-effective energy savings, including energy savings of large
3.7customers;
3.8(3) maximize carbon reductions and economic benefits from energy efficiency and
3.9conservation improvements;
3.10(4) minimize total utility costs and rate impacts for ratepayers in all sectors;
3.11(5) determine appropriate funding sources for nonconservation projects and
3.12programs, including cogeneration projects; and
3.13(6) determine the appropriate consideration in the integrated resource planning and
3.14certificate of need processes of the requirement for energy conservation efforts, including
3.15attaining energy saving goals required in the conservation improvement program.
3.16The report must be submitted by January 15, 2014, to the chairs and ranking minority
3.17members of the committees of the legislature with primary jurisdiction over energy policy.
3.18EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
1.3Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 216B.2401; 216C.05.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 216B.2401, is amended to read:
1.6216B.2401 ENERGY
1.7 The legislature finds that energy savings are an energy resource, and that
1.8cost-effective energy savings are preferred over all other energy resources. The legislature
1.9further finds that cost-effective energy savings should be procured systematically and
1.10aggressively in order to reduce utility costs for businesses and residents, improve the
1.11competitiveness and profitability of businesses, create more energy-related jobs, reduce the
1.12economic burden of fuel imports, and reduce pollution and emissions that cause climate
1.13change. Therefore, it is the energy policy of the state of Minnesota to achieve annual
1.14energy savings equal to at least 1.5 percent of annual retail energy sales of electricity and
1.15natural gas
1.16and rate design,
1.17without direct utility involvement, energy codes and appliance standards, programs
1.18designed to transform the market or change consumer behavior, energy savings resulting
1.19from efficiency improvements to the utility infrastructure and system, and other efforts to
1.20promote energy efficiency and energy conservation.
1.21 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 216C.05, is amended to read:
1.22216C.05 FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
2.1 Subdivision 1. Energy planning. The legislature finds and declares that continued
2.2growth in demand for energy will cause severe social and economic dislocations, and that
2.3the state has a vital interest in providing for: increased efficiency in energy consumption,
2.4the development and use of renewable energy resources wherever possible, and the
2.5creation of an effective energy forecasting, planning, and education program.
2.6 The legislature further finds and declares that the protection of life, safety, and
2.7financial security for citizens during an energy crisis is of paramount importance.
2.8 Therefore, the legislature finds that it is in the public interest to review, analyze, and
2.9encourage those energy programs that will minimize the need for annual increases in fossil
2.10fuel consumption by 1990 and the need for additional electrical generating plants, and
2.11provide for an optimum combination of energy sources and energy conservation consistent
2.12with environmental protection and the protection of citizens.
2.13 The legislature intends to monitor, through energy policy planning and
2.14implementation, the transition from historic growth in energy demand to a period when
2.15demand for traditional fuels becomes stable and the supply of renewable energy resources
2.16is readily available and adequately utilized.
2.17The legislature further finds that for economic growth, environmental improvement,
2.18and protection of citizens, it is in the public interest to encourage those energy programs
2.19that will provide an optimum combination of energy resources, including energy savings.
2.20Therefore, the legislature, through its committees, must monitor and evaluate
2.21progress towards greater reliance on cost-effective energy efficiency and renewable
2.22energy and lesser dependence on fossil fuels in order to reduce the economic burden
2.23of fuel imports, diversify utility-owned and consumer-owned energy resources, reduce
2.24utility costs for businesses and residents, improve the competitiveness and profitability of
2.25Minnesota businesses, create more energy-related jobs that contribute to the Minnesota
2.26economy, and reduce pollution and emissions that cause climate change.
2.27 Subd. 2. Energy policy goals. It is the energy policy of the state of Minnesota that:
2.28(1) annual energy savings equal to at least 1.5 percent of annual retail energy sales of
2.29electricity and natural gas be achieved through energy efficiency;
2.30
2.31by the year 2015, through increased reliance on energy efficiency and renewable energy
2.32alternatives; and
2.33
2.34energy resources by the year 2025.
2.35 Sec. 3. REPORT.
3.1The Legislative Energy Commission must conduct public meetings with
3.2stakeholders and members of the public during the interim between the 2013 and
3.32014 regular legislative sessions and shall produce a report on findings and legislative
3.4recommendations to accomplish the following purposes:
3.5(1) clarify statewide energy-savings policies and utility energy-savings goals;
3.6(2) maximize cost-effective energy savings, including energy savings of large
3.7customers;
3.8(3) maximize carbon reductions and economic benefits from energy efficiency and
3.9conservation improvements;
3.10(4) minimize total utility costs and rate impacts for ratepayers in all sectors;
3.11(5) determine appropriate funding sources for nonconservation projects and
3.12programs, including cogeneration projects; and
3.13(6) determine the appropriate consideration in the integrated resource planning and
3.14certificate of need processes of the requirement for energy conservation efforts, including
3.15attaining energy saving goals required in the conservation improvement program.
3.16The report must be submitted by January 15, 2014, to the chairs and ranking minority
3.17members of the committees of the legislature with primary jurisdiction over energy policy.
3.18EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
