1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to energy; establishing low electricity rates as a state policy goal;amending 
1.3 	Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 216C.05, subdivision 2.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 216C.05, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subd. 2.Energy policy goals. It is the energy policy of the state of Minnesota that:
1.7 	(1) annual energy savings equal to at least 1.5 percent of annual retail energy sales of 
1.8 	electricity and natural gas be achieved through cost-effective energy efficiency;
1.9 	(2) the per capita use of fossil fuel as an energy input be reduced by 15 percent by the 
1.10 	year 2015, through increased reliance on energy efficiency and renewable energy alternatives; 
1.11 	and
1.12 	(3) 25 percent of the total energy used in the state be derived from renewable energy 
1.13 	resources by the year 2025.; and
1.14 	(4) retail electricity rates for each customer class be at least five percent below the 
1.15 	national average.

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