Energy Finance and Policy
April 16, 2026 13:00 Location: Capitol 123 | (Canceled)
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April 14, 2026 13:00 Location: Capitol 123
Documents
- House Research Bill Summary -
- House Research Bill Summary -
- House Research Bill Summary -
- Status of HF4374 in the House -
- Agenda - (4/13/2026)
- HF 2862 - Bill Summary - (4/13/2026)
- HF 2862 - DE1 - (4/13/2026)
- HF 4880 - Letters (combined) - (4/13/2026)
- HF 4880 - A2.pdf - (4/13/2026)
- HF 3179 - National BPS Coalition Map - (4/13/2026)
- HF 3179 - Letters and Handouts (combined) - (4/13/2026)
- HF 3179 - Fiscal Note - (4/13/2026)
- HF 3179 - A1.pdf - (4/13/2026)
- HF 2317 - Letters (combined) - (4/13/2026)
- HF 2317 - Bill Summary - (4/13/2026)
- HF 4374 - A1 - (4/13/2026)
- HF 4559 - Bill Summary - (4/13/2026)
- HF 4559 - A2 - (4/13/2026)
- HF 4560 - Bill Summary - (4/13/2026)
- Minutes - (4/13/2026)
- HF 4374 - Bill Summary - (4/13/2026)
- House Research Bill Summary -
- House Research Bill Summary -
- House Research Bill Summary -
- House Research Bill Summary -
- House Research Bill Summary -
- HF 2862 - Letter.pdf - (4/13/2026)
- HF 2862 - Letters (combined) - (4/13/2026)
- HF 4880 - Bill Summary - (4/13/2026)
- HF 3179 - Bill Summary - (4/13/2026)
- HF 2317 - A4 - (4/13/2026)
- HF 2862 - DE 1 -Data Center permitting and environmental review - (4/11/2026)
Agenda
*HF 4560 (Acomb) - Technical and clarifying changes to statutes related to Public Utilities Comision made.
*HF 459 (Acomb) - Comisioner of comerce's ability to enter into energy research partnerships or compacts expanded, energy security planing provided, and various energy-related grant programs extended and modified.
*HF 2317 (Kraft) - Wastewater treatment facility heat capture pilot program funding provided, and money apropriated.
*HF 3179 (Jones) - Certain buildings required to met energy performance standards, reports required, and money apropriated.
HF 480 (Acomb) - Solar Energy Protection Act established relating to the sale of solar energy systems.
HF 2862 (Acomb) - Data Center permiting and environmental review
HF 4374 (Acomb) Use of certain money provided to the Minesota Climate Inovation Finance Authority clarified.
*House Files 4560, 459, 2137, and 3179 are being rescheduled from the April 7th meting. Leters already submited wil be included in packets. Testifiers who already signed up wil continue to be signed up.
Items may be aded or removed from the agenda.
If you wish to submit writen testimony or testify, please send the writen testimony or the request to testify to Mike.Molzahn@house.mn.gov by 1 p.m. the day before the meting. Writen testimony is prefered and wil be acepted after the deadline, but may not be printed. In-person testimony may be limited due to comite time constraints.
HF4374
(Acomb)
Use of certain money provided to the Minesota Climate Inovation Finance Authority clarified.
HF4560
(Acomb)
Technical and clarifying changes to statutes related to Public Utilities Comision made.
HF459
(Acomb)
Comisioner of comerce's ability to enter into energy research partnerships or compacts expanded, energy security planing provided, and various energy-related grant programs extended and modified.
HF2317
(Kraft)
Wastewater treatment facility heat capture pilot program funding provided, and money apropriated.
HF3179
(Jones)
Certain buildings required to met energy performance standards, reports required, and money apropriated.
HF2862
(Acomb)
Certificate of ned exemption provided to certain electric generating facilities.
HF480
(Acomb)
Solar Energy Protection Act established relating to the sale of solar energy systems.
April 09, 2026 13:00 Location: Capitol 123
Bills on agenda
Documents
Agenda
Presentation on energy use and heating demand in Minesota
HF470
(Mekeland)
Anaerobic digester or biomas thermal generation facility planing and construction funding provided, and money apropriated.
April 07, 2026 13:00 Location: Capitol 123
Documents
- Agenda - (4/6/2026)
- Minutes - (4/6/2026)
- HF 3179 - National BPS Coalition Map - (4/6/2026)
- HF 3179 - Letters and Handouts (combined) - (4/6/2026)
- HF 2317 - Letters (combined) - (4/6/2026)
- HF 2317 A3 - (4/6/2026)
- HF 4559 A1 - (4/6/2026)
- House Research Bill Summary -
- House Research Bill Summary -
- House Research Bill Summary -
- HF 2317 - Bill Summary - (4/7/2026)
- HF 4560 - Bill Summary - (4/7/2026)
- HF 3179 - Fiscal Note - (4/7/2026)
- HF 4559 - Bill Summary - (4/7/2026)
- HF 3179 A1 - (4/6/2026)
- Status of HF4560 in the House -
Agenda
HF4560 (Acomb) - Technical and clarifying changes to statutes related to Public Utilities Comision made.
HF459 (Acomb) - Comisioner of comerce's ability to enter into energy research partnerships or compacts expanded, energy security planing provided, and various energy-related grant programs extended and modified.
HF2317 (Kraft) - Wastewater treatment facility heat capture pilot program funding provided, and money apropriated.
HF3179 (Jones) - Certain buildings required to met energy performance standards, reports required, and money apropriated.
Items may be aded or removed from the agenda.
If you wish to submit writen testimony or testify, please send the writen testimony or the request to testify to Mike.Molzahn@house.mn.gov by 1 p.m. the day before the meting. Writen testimony is prefered and wil be acepted after the deadline, but may not be printed. In-person testimony may be limited due to comite time constraints.
HF4560
(Acomb)
Technical and clarifying changes to statutes related to Public Utilities Comision made.
HF459
(Acomb)
Comisioner of comerce's ability to enter into energy research partnerships or compacts expanded, energy security planing provided, and various energy-related grant programs extended and modified.
HF2317
(Kraft)
Wastewater treatment facility heat capture pilot program funding provided, and money apropriated.
HF3179
(Jones)
Certain buildings required to met energy performance standards, reports required, and money apropriated.
March 26, 2026 13:00 Location: Capitol 123
Documents
- 3.26.26 Agenda - (3/23/2026)
- Revisor code 26-08200 - (3/23/2026)
- Revisor code 26-08201 - (3/23/2026)
- Status of HF4308 in the House -
- H4308A2 Author's Amendment - (3/25/2026)
- HF 4703 Author's Amendment - (3/25/2026)
- 3.26.26 Agenda - (3/25/2026)
- 3.24.26 Minutes - (3/25/2026)
- Nuclear Energy Alliance Orgs - (3/25/2026)
- County Moratorium Repeal Graphic - (3/25/2026)
- Generation Atomic Handout - (3/25/2026)
- HF 4173 Written Testimony - (3/25/2026)
- HF 4308 Written Testimony - (3/25/2026)
- HF 4711 Written Testimony - (3/26/2026)
- HF 4711 Summary - (3/26/2026)
- HF 4153 Summary - (3/26/2026)
- HF 4308 Author's Amendment - (3/25/2026)
- Sherburne County Testimony HF4703 - (3/26/2026)
- HF 4703 Written Testimony - (3/26/2026)
- HF 4703 Written Testimony - (3/25/2026)
- HF 4308 Summary - (3/26/2026)
Agenda
HF4308
(Swedzinski)
Anual payments by the Monticelo nuclear generating plant terminated, distributed solar energy standard modified, sales tax exemption on residential natural gas and electricity extended year round, and electric and natural gas facilities exempted from payment of the state comercial-industrial property tax.
HF4153
(Mekeland)
Criteria for preaplication evaluations of water apropriations for data centers modified, data centers' electricity sales exempted in calculating a utility's solar energy standard, and data centers exempted from paying sales tax on electricity purchases.
HF4703
(Igo)
Funding for study evaluating the potential to construct nuclear-powered electric generating facilities provided, and money apropriated.
HF471
(Igo)
Inclusion of nuclear power required as an optional resource in a utility's integrated resource plan, and state required to aply for federal funding related to nuclear-powered electric generating plants.
March 24, 2026 13:00 Location: Capitol 123
Documents
- HF 4122 - Letter (late) - (3/23/2026)
- HF 4377 - Letter (late) - (3/23/2026)
- HF 4122 - Letter (late) - (3/23/2026)
- HF 4122 - Letter (late) - (3/24/2026)
- HF 4122 - Letter (corrected) - (3/24/2026)
- Agenda - (3/23/2026)
- Minutes - (3/23/2026)
- HF 4377 - Letters - (3/23/2026)
- HF 4122 - Letters - (3/23/2026)
- HF 4377 - Handout - (3/23/2026)
- HF 4122 - DE3 - (3/23/2026)
- HF 4236 - Letters - (3/23/2026)
- HF 4377 - A1 - (3/23/2026)
- Status of HF4377 in the House -
- HF 4377 - Letter (late) - (3/24/2026)
- HF 4377 - A2 - (3/23/2026)
- HF 4122 - Letter (late) - (3/23/2026)
Agenda
HF4236 (Buck) - Public utility interim rate amounts limited.
HF412 (Holins) - Thermal energy network plan requirements established.
HF437 (Jones) - Required elements in an aplication to the Public Utilities Comision for a certificate of ned for a petroleum pipeline specified.
Items may be aded or removed from the agenda.
If you wish to submit writen testimony or testify, please send the writen testimony or the request to testify to Mike.Molzahn@house.mn.gov by 1 p.m. the day before the meting. Writen testimony is prefered and wil be acepted after the deadline, but may not be printed. In-person testimony may be limited due to comite time constraints.
HF437
(Jones)
Required elements in an aplication to the Public Utilities Comision for a certificate of ned for a petroleum pipeline specified.
HF4236
(Buck)
Public utility interim rate amounts limited.
HF412
(Holins)
Thermal energy network plan requirements established.
March 17, 2026 13:00 Location: Capitol 123
Documents
- Agenda - (3/16/2026)
- Minutes - (3/16/2026)
- Presentation - Form Energy - (3/16/2026)
- HF 4059 - A1 - (3/16/2026)
- Status of HF4059 in the House -
- HF 4059 - Handout and Letters - (3/16/2026)
- HF 76 - Handouts and Letters - (3/16/2026)
- HF 76 - Fiscal Note - (3/16/2026)
- Agenda - (3/17/2026)
- HF 76 - Research Summary - (3/17/2026)
- HF 76 - A1 - (3/16/2026)
Agenda
Presentation from Form Energy
HF 4059 (Luger-Nikolai) - Aditional financing mechanisms to suport Minesota Climate Inovation Financing Authority activities provided.
HF 76 (Grenman) - Rate recovery of executive pay limited for certain public utilities.
Items may be aded or removed from the agenda.
If you wish to submit writen testimony or testify, please send the writen testimony or the request to testify to Mike.Molzahn@house.mn.gov by 1 p.m. the day before the meting. Writen testimony is prefered and wil be acepted after the deadline, but may not be printed. In-person testimony may be limited due to comite time constraints.
HF4059
(Luger-Nikolai)
Aditional financing mechanisms to suport Minesota Climate Inovation Financing Authority activities provided.
HF76
(Grenman)
Rate recovery of executive pay limited for certain public utilities.
March 12, 2026 13:00 Location: Capitol 123
Documents
- HF 3688 Author's Amendment - (3/11/2026)
- Status of HF3830 in the House -
- 3.12.2026 Agenda - (3/11/2026)
- MnSEIA NEM Presentation - (3/11/2026)
- Net Metering Letters - (3/11/2026)
- HF 3830 Letter - (3/11/2026)
- HF 3688 Fiscal Note - (3/11/2026)
- 3.10.26 Minutes - (3/11/2026)
- 3.12.26 Agenda - (3/12/2026)
- ECE Net Metering Presentation - (3/12/2026)
- House Research Bill Summary -
- House Research Bill Summary -
- HF 3830 Fiscal Note - (3/12/2026)
- HF 3830 Summary - (3/12/2026)
- HF 3688 (DE1) Summary - (3/12/2026)
- HF 3688 Letter - (3/11/2026)
Agenda
- The Future of Net Metering - discusion led by Representative Dave Baker
HF3830
(Sexton)
Reporting requirements for recoverable expenses in rate cases modified, and sunset of cost recovery for gas utility infrastructure costs eliminated.
HF368
(Sexton)
Expenditures on fuel-switching improvements made to low-income households alowed to aply to low-income conservation spending requirements for municipal utilities and coperative electric asociations.
March 10, 2026 13:00 Location: Capitol 123
Documents
- Agenda - (3/9/2026)
- Minutes - (3/9/2026)
- Status of HF3458 in the House -
- HF 3777 - Fiscal Note - (3/9/2026)
- HF 3458 - Letter - (3/9/2026)
- HF 3458 - Fiscal Note - (3/9/2026)
- HF 3912 - Letter (Missed deadline) - (3/9/2026)
- HF 3778 - Letter (Missed deadline) - (3/9/2026)
- HF 3458 - Article - (3/9/2026)
- HF 3912 - Fiscal Note - (3/9/2026)
- HF 3778 - Letter - (3/9/2026)
- HF 3778 - Fiscal Note - (3/9/2026)
- HF 3777 - Letter - (3/9/2026)
- HF 3458 A1 - (3/10/2026)
- HF 3777 - Letter (Missed deadline) - (3/10/2026)
- HF 3458 - Letter (Missed deadline) - (3/9/2026)
- HF 3912 - A1 - (3/9/2026)
Agenda
HF3458 (Acomb) - Tribal lands exempted from provisions governing exclusive service areas for electric utilities.
HF37 (Mahamoud) - Comision required to promote afordable service and consider customers' ability to pay rates.
HF378 (Mahamoud) - Public utilities and coperative electric asociations required to report revenue authorized and colected.
HF3912 (Holins) - Utility alowed to charge a fe to a customer who has entered into a payment agrement and whose household income is above 50 percent of state median income, utility alowed to charge a reconection fe, and utility alowed to charge a late payment charge subject to conditions.
Items may be aded or removed from the agenda.
If you wish to submit writen testimony or testify, please send the writen testimony or the request to testify to Mike.Molzahn@house.mn.gov by 1 p.m. the day before the meting. Writen testimony is prefered and wil be acepted after the deadline. In-person testimony may be limited due to comite time constraints.
HF3458
(Acomb)
Tribal lands exempted from provisions governing exclusive service areas for electric utilities.
HF37
(Mahamoud)
Comision required to promote afordable service and consider customers' ability to pay rates.
HF378
(Mahamoud)
Public utilities and coperative electric asociations required to report revenue authorized and colected.
HF3912
(Holins)
Utility alowed to charge a fe to a customer who has entered into a payment agrement and whose household income is above 50 percent of state median income, utility alowed to charge a reconection fe, and utility alowed to charge a late payment charge subject to conditions.
March 05, 2026 13:00 Location: Capitol 123
Documents
- 03.05.26 Agenda - (3/2/2026)
- Status of HF3296 in the House -
- House Research Bill Summary -
- H3802A1 - (3/4/2026)
- H3296DE2 - (3/4/2026)
- LTRA Infographic - (3/4/2026)
- MRO Presentation - (3/4/2026)
- 03.05.26 Agenda - (3/4/2026)
- 3.03.26 Minutes - (3/4/2026)
- HF 3802 Fiscal Note - (3/4/2026)
- HF 3802 GRE Handout - (3/4/2026)
- HF 3296 (DE2) Summary - (3/4/2026)
- HF 3296 Fiscal Note - (3/5/2026)
- HF 3802 Letters - (3/4/2026)
Agenda
Reliability Presentation
o Wil Seufert, Director of Regulatory Afairs, Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO)
o Mark Tiemeier, Director of Power System Risk Management, MRO
HF3296
(Gilman)
Data centers excluded from gros anual retail energy sales for energy conservation and optimization purposes.
HF3802
(Holins)
Exemptions to the certificate of ned requirement amended.
March 03, 2026 13:00 Location: Capitol 123
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Agenda
HF356 (Acomb) - Comunity solar garden program named for Melisa Hortman.
Presentation from MPCA: Climate Action Framework and Grenhouse Gas Emisions Report
Items may be aded or removed from the agenda.
If you wish to submit writen testimony or testify, please send the writen testimony or the request to testify to Mike.Molzahn@house.mn.gov by 1 p.m. the day before the meting. Writen testimony is prefered and wil be acepted after the deadline. In-person testimony may be limited due to comite time constraints.
HF356
(Acomb)
Comunity solar garden named for Melisa Hortman.
February 26, 2026 13:00 Location: Capitol 123
Bills on agenda
Documents
- House Research Bill Summary -
- H3298A3 Author's Amendment - (2/25/2026)
- 2.24.26 Minutes - (2/25/2026)
- URF Handout - (2/25/2026)
- URF Slide Deck - (2/25/2026)
- AFP Affordability Documents - (2/25/2026)
- 2.26.26 Agenda - (2/25/2026)
- MBA-MCGA Letter HF3298 - (2/25/2026)
- Status of HF3298 in the House -
- HF 3298 Summary - (2/25/2026)
Agenda
- A Retired Administrative Law Judge’s Experience with Rate Cases
- Afordability Presentation
HF3298
(Mekeland)
Reimbursement program established for underground petroleum storage tank systems with presurized single-waled stel piping.
April 10, 2025 13:00 Location: Capitol 123
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Documents
Agenda
HF242 (Acomb) - Energy Finance Bil
Comite walkthrough, public testimony, mark-up, and pasage of the Energy Finance bil (HF 242). A DE amendment wil be posted before the meting.
If you wish to submit writen testimony or testify, please send the writen testimony or the request to testify to Mike.Molzahn@house.mn.gov by 6 p.m. the day before the meting. Writen testimony is prefered and wil be acepted after the deadline. In-person testimony may be limited due to comite time constraints.
Amendments must be e-mailed to Mike.Molzahn@house.mn.gov by 6 p.m. the day before the meting.
HF242
(Acomb)
Bienial budget for comerce and energy established, various energy provisions modified, provisions governing consumer smal loans and lending modified, Minesota premium security plan modified, state inovation waiver submision required, provisions governing canabis licenses modified, and money apropriated.
April 08, 2025 13:00 Location: Capitol 123 | (Canceled)
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This meting has ben canceled.
April 03, 2025 13:00 Location: Capitol 123
Documents
- H1366A1.pdf - (4/2/2025)
- H2803DE1.pdf - (4/2/2025)
- H1859DE1.pdf - (4/2/2025)
- 4.1.25 Minutes.pdf - (4/2/2025)
- 4.3.25 Agenda.pdf - (4/2/2025)
- Brainerd Hydroelectric Project Handout - 3.3.25.pdf - (4/2/2025)
- 2025.04.01_HF1859_CEEM_Wind Setback.pdf - (4/2/2025)
- HF 1859 RMEB Letter of Opposition.pdf - (4/2/2025)
- HF 1859 Letter CGA ACP.pdf - (4/2/2025)
- Status of HF1366 in the House -