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SENATE ENERGY POLICY OMNIBUS#1 <br /> HF 1678 Rep. Melissa Hortman(DFL-Brooklyn Park) <br /> SF 1431 Sen. John Marty(DFL-Roseville) <br /> This legislation included several provisions: <br /> • To increase the Renewable Energy Standard from 25%by 2025 to 40%by 2030 <br /> • To increase the Conservation Improvement Program goal from 1.5%to 2% for electric <br /> utilities and 1%to 2% for gas utilities <br /> • To add propane to the state's energy assurance plan <br /> • To make technical improvements to the Guaranteed Energy Savings Program <br /> • To implement changes to siting large solar energy generating systems, allowing counties <br /> or cities to site facilities up to 25 MW and providing siting authority to the Public <br /> Utilities Commission for larger projects <br /> • To exempt the repowering of large wind energy conversion systems or solar energy <br /> generating systems from the certificate of need process <br /> • To allow municipal utilities and co-ops to appeal Conservation Improvement Program <br /> cost-effectiveness decisions to the Public Utilities Commission <br /> • To allow investor-owned natural gas utilities to file for rate recovery for natural gas <br /> extension projects (Similar provisions were passed in Special Session Chapter 1) <br /> • To allow investor-owned utilities to file for multiyear, performance-based rate plans <br /> (Similar provisions were passed in Special Session Chapter 1) <br /> • To allow Minnesota Power to provide competitive rate schedules to energy-intensive, <br /> trade-exposed customers (Similar provisions were passed in Special Session Chapter 1) <br /> STATUS: SF 1431 was assembled in the Senate Environment and Energy Committee and <br /> included policy recommendations from the Division of Energy Resources and member bills. The <br /> bill passed out of committee,but was never debated on the Senate floor. HF 1678 received an <br /> informational hearing in the House Job Growth and Energy Affordability Committee,but no <br /> further action was taken. <br /> CONSERVATION TO COUNT TOWARDS RES <br /> HF 1721 Rep. Jim Newberger(R-Becker) <br /> No Senate companion <br /> To allow energy conservation measures to count toward meeting a utility's renewable energy <br /> standard. <br /> STATUS: This bill did not receive a committee hearing in the House. <br /> SOLAR SITING REQUIREMENTS <br /> HF 1745 Rep. Chris Swedzinski (R-Ghent) <br /> SF 1744 Sen. Gary Dahms(R-Redwood Falls) <br /> To modify siting requirements for large solar energy generating systems: requiring a 400-foot <br /> setback from residential property,requiring the environmental review to consider the effects of <br /> 140 <br />