SF465

Senate Bill No. 465, introduced by Senator Mathews, pertains to energy management in Minnesota. It mandates that public utilities which own coal-powered electric generation facilities scheduled for retirement in 2027 and 2031, specifically those located within the Mississippi River St. Cloud Watershed, must submit a detailed plan for decommissioning and repurposing these facilities. This plan is required to be part of the next resource plan filing under Minnesota statutes by no later than February 1, 2027. Additionally, a copy of this plan, along with its timeline, must be provided to the local governing bodies of the municipalities where these facilities are situated on the same day it is submitted to the Public Utilities Commission. If no resource plan is filed by the aforementioned date, the utility must make a separate filing of the plan and timeline directly to the Public Utilities Commission and the municipality by February 1, 2027.