1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to energy; providing for utility rebates to homeowners for certain 
1.3 	renewable energy projects used to heat a residence;amending Minnesota Statutes 
1.4 	2008, section 216B.241, by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 216B.241, is amended by adding a 
1.7 	subdivision to read:
1.8 		Subd. 2d.Renewable residential heating. Up to ten percent of a utility's 
1.9 	conservation spending obligation under subdivision 1a or any amount expended in order 
1.10 	to satisfy a utility's energy-savings goal under subdivision 1c may be used for a project 
1.11 	located in this state that provides rebates to homeowners who install the following types of 
1.12 	projects to heat the homeowner's primary residence:
1.13 	(1) a solar thermal project, as defined in section 216B.2411, subdivision 2, paragraph 
1.14 	(e), except that no rebate may be awarded to a solar thermal project that heats water;
1.15 	(2) a geothermal project;
1.16 	(3) a heating unit that burns exclusively either biodiesel, shelled corn, or wood chips 
1.17 	or wood pellets, provided that the heating unit is listed by Underwriters Laboratories.
1.18 	A rebate awarded under this subdivision must not exceed the lesser of 25 percent of the 
1.19 	purchase and installation costs of the project or $500.

1.20 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.