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02/20/19 REVISOR RSI/SL 19-3503 as introduced 16.1 a petition that,on its face,fails to make a reasonable argument that a program is not in the 16.2 public interest. 16.3 (f)The commissioner may order a public utility to include,with the filing of the utility's 16.4 annual status report,the results of an independent audit of the utility's conservation 16.5 improvement programs and expenditures performed by the department or an auditor with 16.6 experience in the provision of energy conservation and energy efficiency services approved 16.7 by the commissioner and chosen by the utility. The audit must specify the energy savings 16.8 or increased efficiency in the use of energy within the service territory of the utility that is 16.9 the result of the spending and investments.The audit must evaluate the cost-effectiveness 16.10 of the utility's conservation programs. 16.11 (g)A gas utility may not spend for or invest in energy conservation improvements that 16.12 directly benefit a large customer facility or commercial gas customer facility for which the 16.13 commissioner has issued an exemption pursuant to subdivision la,paragraph(b),(c),or 16.14 (e).The commissioner shall consider and may require a utility to undertake a program 16.15 suggested by an outside source,including a political subdivision,a nonprofit corporation, 16.16 or a community organization. 16.17 Sec.4.Minnesota Statutes 2018,section 216B.241, subdivision 2b, is amended to read: 16.18 Subd.2b.Recovery of expenses.The commission shall allow a public utility to recover 16.19 expenses resulting from a conservation improvement program required by the department 16.20 and contributions and assessments to the energy and conservation account,unless the 16.21 recovery would be inconsistent with a financial incentive proposal approved by the 16.22 commission.The commission shall allow a cooperative electric association subject to rate 16.23 regulation under section 216B.026,to recover expenses resulting from energy conservation 16.24 improvement programs,load management programs,and assessments and contributions to 16.25 the energy and conservation account unless the recovery would be inconsistent with a 16.26 fmancial incentive proposal approved by the commission.In addition,a public utility may 16.27 file annually,or the Public Utilities Commission may require the utility to file,and the 16.28 commission may approve,rate schedules containing provisions for the automatic adjustment 16.29 of charges for utility service in direct relation to changes in the expenses of the utility for 16.30 real and personal property taxes,fees,and permits,the amounts of which the utility cannot 16.31 control.A public utility is eligible to file for adjustment for real and personal property taxes, 16.32 fees,and permits under this subdivision only if,in the year previous to the year in which it 16.33 files for adjustment,it has spent or invested at least 1.75 percent of its gross revenues from 16.34 provision of electric service,excluding gross operating revenues from electric service Article 4 Sec.4. 16 114