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IMDML(p I,,,,Iw principles to guide the process for developing an • �}' - _ updated CIP that: -- `ob tv • Reflects that consumer-owned utilities have a "', - � °`' d'* � valuable role to play in Minnesota energy policy • Expands focus beyond just conservation and ..+'` reduced KWh, and recognizes multiple purposes and ' �• benefits, including but not limited to: end use carbon _ ' ' - emissions reduction, customer cost savings, utility efficiency, energy efficiencies, and economic growth _ • Recognizes efforts that advance any of Minnesota's energy policy priorities, including utility innovation, < distributed generation support, consumer education, The existing CIP program fails to support and advance Minnesota energy sustainability and resiliency emerging green technologies,such as electric vehicles. • Establishes safety and reliability as bedrock concerns • Establishes a separate CIP for COUs and IOUs • Uses reasonable, credible metrics for illustrating success • Repeal current minimum expenditure requirement • Allows multi-year plans with averaging of savings • Allows COUs to develop CIP plans that would towards overall goals cover up to a five-year period during which the utility could average a 1.5 percent savings even if in • Ensures the needs of low-income consumers are some years the savings were less than 1.5 percent effectively addressed while placing an increased focus on multi-family residential buildings • Requires CIP plans, and annual updates as applicable, to be filed with the Department of • Simplifies administration Commerce but does not impose any authority to the Commissioner to approve, deny, or take any similar • Remains flexible and sustainable for the long-term. action regarding an utility's plan Requested Action • Eliminates any differential treatment under CIP of MMUA continues to work closely with the Minnesota utilities with over 45,000 customers Rural Electric Association and their member cooperatives, and NGOs, to develop a sustainable • Clarifies that the 1.5 percent savings goal applies CIP reform effort. MMUA seeks support for passage against fossil-based fuels of CIP reform that reflects the objectives identified above in a viable and cost-effective manner for • Modifies the three current Department of consumer-owned utilities. Specifically, MMUA Commerce imposed assessments utilities currently requests support for a CIP bill that: pay under CIP to more proportionately reflect the benefits to their customers from a utility's assessed • Retains the current 1.5 percent savings goal contribution. • Recognizes, and perhaps incentivizes, efficient MMUA is working with advocates on behalf of low- electrification (including electric vehicles), using a income residents in hopes of being able to enhance kWh equivalent matrix the benefit of the current CIP requirement to have a low-income program as part of any plan. MMUA is • Allows COUs to count efficient electrification and not seeking nor supporting any changes to the size other new approaches for credit towards one-half of utilities subject to CIP, nor the option of certain their CIP goal large consumers to opt out of CIP. 4/2019 State Position Statements 108