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02/20/19 REVISOR RSI/SL 19-3503 as introduced 7.1 prior June 1,a summary of the plan's result must be filed.A summary for a completed plan's 7.2 result must also be filed.The summary for a completed plan must include: (1)the total 7.3 savings achieved under the plan;(2)a breakdown of total expenditures and investments 7.4 made;and(3)a brief discussion regarding where the utility achieved the greatest savings 7.5 and,if areas exist where savings were less than anticipated under the plan,where the shortage 7.6 occurred and what the suspected reason for the shortage is.For consumer-owned utilities 7.7 that fall short of the total applicable savings goal,the final report or update on that plan 7.8 must indicate where the actual savings differed from anticipated savings,any known reasons 7.9 for the shortfall,and any identified changes that utility will make in future plans filed under 7.10 this subdivision to reach the identified savings goal.A consumer-owned utility must file a 7.11 new plan under this paragraph by June 1 of the year following the completion of the 7.12 consumer-owned utility's most recently completed plan. 7.13 (b)Energy savings from electric utility infrastructure projects or waste heat recovery 7.14 converted into electricity projects that may count as energy savings may be included in a 7.15 plan submitted under paragraph(a).A consumer-owned electric facility's infrastructure 7.16 project must result in increased energy efficiency greater than would have occurred during 7.17 normal maintenance activities. 7.18 (c)Energy savings from thermal-to-electric efficient electrification or conversion 7.19 improvement programs must be stated in kilowatt-hours,using a conversion rate of 3.412 7.20 British thermal units to one kilowatt-hour. 7.21 (d)A consumer-owned utility must not spend or invest in energy conservation 7.22 improvements that directly benefit large energy facility or a large electric customer facility 7.23 the commissioner has issued an exemption to under subdivision 12. 7.24 (e)A generation and transmission cooperative electric association cooperative electric 7.25 association,a municipal power agency,or a comparable organization that provides energy 726 services to consumer-owned utilities may invest in energy conservation improvements on 7.27 behalf of the consumer-owned utilities it serves and may fulfill all aspects of the conservation, 7.28 reporting,and energy-saving goals for any of the consumer-owned utilities on an aggregate 7.29 basis. 7.30 Subd.5.Low-income programs.(a)Each consumer-owned utility subject to this section 7.31 must provide low-income energy conservation programs.When approving spending and 7.32 energy-savings goals for low-income energy conservation programs,the consumer-owned 7.33 utility must consider historic spending and participation levels,energy savings for low-income 7.34 programs,and the number of low-income persons residing in the utility's service territory. Article 3 Section 1. 7 105