Section 216B.1646 — Rate Reduction; Property Tax Reduction.
216B.1646 RATE REDUCTION; PROPERTY TAX REDUCTION. (a) The commission shall, by any method the commission finds appropriate, reduce the rates each electric utility subject to rate regulation by the commission charges its customers to reflect, on an ongoing basis, the amount by which each utility’s property tax on the personal property of its electric system […]
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.1621 — Electric Service Agreement.
216B.1621 ELECTRIC SERVICE AGREEMENT. Subdivision 1. Agreement. When a retail customer of a public utility proposes to acquire power from or construct a new electric power generation facility in the assigned service area of the utility serving the retail customer to provide all or part of the customer’s electric service needs, the public utility may […]
Section 216B.163 — Flexible Tariff.
216B.163 FLEXIBLE TARIFF. Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the terms defined in this subdivision have the meanings given them. (b) “Effective competition” means that a customer of a gas utility who either receives interruptible service or whose daily requirement exceeds 50,000 cubic feet maintains or plans on acquiring the capability […]
Section 216B.1635 — Recovery Of Gas Utility Infrastructure Costs.
216B.1635 RECOVERY OF GAS UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS. Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) “Gas utility” means a public utility as defined in section 216B.02, subdivision 4, that furnishes natural gas service to retail customers. (b) “Gas utility infrastructure costs” or “GUIC” means costs incurred in gas utility projects that: (1) do not serve to increase revenues by […]
Section 216B.1636 — Recovery Of Electric Utility Infrastructure Costs.
216B.1636 RECOVERY OF ELECTRIC UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS. Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) “Electric utility” means a public utility as defined in section 216B.02, subdivision 4, that furnishes electric service to retail customers. (b) “Electric utility infrastructure costs” or “EUIC” means costs for electric utility infrastructure projects that were not included in the electric utility’s rate base […]