1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to energy; permitting utility to expend funds on renewable sources of 
1.3 	electricity and receive credit to its conservation goals, under certain conditions;
1.4 	amending Minnesota Statutes 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 energy projects. Up to five percent of a utility's conservation 
1.9 	spending obligation under subdivision 1a or any amount expended in order to satisfy a 
1.10 	utility's energy-savings goal under subdivision 1c may be used for a project located in this 
1.11 	state that produces electricity from an eligible energy technology as defined in section 
1.12 	216B.1691, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), provided that:
1.13 	(1) the project is eligible to be counted toward a utility's renewable energy objective 
1.14 	under section 216B.1691, subdivision 2, or its renewable energy obligation under section 
1.15 	216B.1691, subdivision 2a;
1.16 	(2) the project produces electricity continuously at an essentially constant rate; and
1.17 	(3) the project is a community-based energy development project, as defined in 
1.18 	section 216B.1612, subdivision 2, paragraph (g).

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