Section 216B.1647 — Property Tax Adjustment; Cooperative Association.
216B.1647 PROPERTY TAX ADJUSTMENT; COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION. A cooperative electric association that has elected to be subject to rate regulation under section 216B.026 is eligible to file with the commission for approval an adjustment for real and personal property taxes, fees, and permits. History: 2016 c 189 art 6 s 5
Section 216B.166 — Cogenerating Power Plant.
216B.166 COGENERATING POWER PLANT. Subdivision 1. Findings. The legislature finds and declares that significant public benefits may be derived from the cogeneration of electrical and thermal energy and that cogenerated district heating may result in improved utilization and conservation of fuel, the substitution of coal for scarce oil and natural gas, the substitution of domestic […]
Section 216B.167 — Performance-based Gas Purchasing Plan.
216B.167 PERFORMANCE-BASED GAS PURCHASING PLAN. Subdivision 1. Plan approval; commission findings. A public utility that furnishes natural gas may petition the commission for approval of a performance-based gas purchasing plan under this section. The commission may approve a plan if it finds that: (1) the plan provides incentives for the utility to achieve lower natural […]
Section 216B.1675 — Performance Regulation Plan For Gas Utility Service.
216B.1675 PERFORMANCE REGULATION PLAN FOR GAS UTILITY SERVICE. Subdivision 1. Purpose. Performance-based regulation plans for public utilities offering natural gas services are authorized in order to provide quality service at rates that can reasonably and reliably be expected to be materially lower than rates would be under current regulation and to reduce the cost of […]
Section 216B.1681 — Curtailment Payments.
216B.1681 CURTAILMENT PAYMENTS. The commission shall conduct a study of curtailment payments for wind energy projects to assess whether utilities are unduly discriminating among project ownership structures in regard to the contractual availability of curtailment payments. The commission shall submit the study to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house of […]
Section 216B.164 — Cogeneration And Small Power Production.
216B.164 COGENERATION AND SMALL POWER PRODUCTION. Subdivision 1. Scope and purpose. This section shall at all times be construed in accordance with its intent to give the maximum possible encouragement to cogeneration and small power production consistent with protection of the ratepayers and the public. Subd. 2. Applicability; rights maintained. (a) This section as well […]
Section 216B.161 — Area Development Rate Plan.
216B.161 AREA DEVELOPMENT RATE PLAN. Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given them in this subdivision. (b) “Area development rate” means a rate schedule established by a utility that provides customers within an area development zone service under a base utility rate schedule, except that charges […]
Section 216B.1611 — Interconnection Of On-site Distributed Generation.
216B.1611 INTERCONNECTION OF ON-SITE DISTRIBUTED GENERATION. Subdivision 1. Purpose. The purpose of this section is to: (1) establish the terms and conditions that govern the interconnection and parallel operation of on-site distributed generation; (2) provide cost savings and reliability benefits to customers; (3) establish technical requirements that will promote the safe and reliable parallel operation […]
Section 216B.1613 — Standardized Contract.
216B.1613 STANDARDIZED CONTRACT. Within 60 days of May 20, 2009, each utility, as defined in section 216B.1691, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), shall file with the commission a standardized contract form for the purchase of electricity from projects with a nameplate capacity of five megawatts or less. The standardized contract form must be similar in all […]
Section 216B.1614 — Electric Vehicle Charging Tariff.
216B.1614 ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING TARIFF. Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the terms defined in this subdivision have the meanings given them. (b) “Electric vehicle” has the meaning given in section 169.011, subdivision 26a. (c) “Public utility” has the meaning given in section 216B.02, subdivision 4. (d) “Renewable energy” has the […]