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UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING TO: FROM: ERMU Commission Tom Sagstetter – Conservation & Key Accounts Manager MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: May 10, 2022 2.4 SUBJECT: 2022 Distributed Energy Resources and Net Metering -Rulesand Tariff ACTION REQUESTED: Resolution 22-7 – Adopt by resolution the ERMURules Governing the Interconnection of Cogeneration and Small Power Production Facilities Resolution 22-8 – Adopt by resolution the ERMUCogeneration and Small Power Production Tariff, which includes the Distributed Energy Resource Interconnection Process BACKGROUND: Every municipal electric utility in Minnesota must have rules for governing the interconnection of cogeneration and small power production facilities to fulfill the requirements ofMinnesota Statutes, Section 216B.1611 subd. 3. Included in the rules are requirementspertaining to the required tariffs, and processes for the interconnection of cogeneration and small power production facilities, also known as Distributed Energy Resources (DER). The rules established will reflect the expectations and obligations forboth the municipal utility and customers who seek to interconnect their own electric generation facilities with the distribution system. To allow for consistency over all municipals in the state, ERMU is proposing to utilize the model documents that were developedby Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (MN PUC) and modified by the Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association (MMUA). The basis for these documents and processes were established by the MN PUC order issued September 28, 2004 and updated by subsequent order on August 13, 2018. DISCUSSION: Since August 13, 2018, MMUA has been collaborating with stakeholders including the MN PUC, MN Department of Commerce, utility work groups, and trade alliesto identify points of clarification and process improvements. This collaborative effort resulted in a revised set of documents, processes, and agreements referred to as the Minnesota Municipal Interconnection Process (M-MIP) 2022. On February 9, 2022,the MMUA Board of Directors recognized and agreed to host M-MIP 2022 booklets, forms, and agreement templateson its websiteso municipal electric utilities across the state canadopt a distributed generation tariff that is compliant with MN PUC requirements, ______________________________________________________________________________ Page 1 of 2 45