Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 216 - 217 — Utilities

Section 216A.037 — Ex Parte Communications; Code Of Conduct; Rules. - Subdivision 1. Ex parte communications prohibitions; rules. (a) The commission...

Section 216A.04 — Executive Secretary; Commission Employees. - Subdivision 1. Selection of executive secretary. The commission shall appoint...

Section 216A.05 — Commission Functions And Powers. - Subdivision 1. Legislative and quasi-judicial functions. The functions of the...

Section 216A.07 — Commissioner Powers And Duties. - Subdivision 1. Commissioner duties. The commissioner of commerce has all...

Section 216A.08 — Continuation Of Rules Of Public Service Department. - All valid rules, orders, and directives heretofore enforced, issued, or...

Section 216A.09 — Actions. - The commission may sue or be sued in its own...

Section 216A.095 — Cooperation Between Department And Commission. - Nothing in this chapter prevents the department or the commission...

Chapter 216B — Public Utilities

Section 216B.01 — Legislative Findings. - It is hereby declared to be in the public interest...

Section 216B.02 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Scope. For the purposes of this chapter, the...

Section 216B.022 — Submetering. - Nothing in this chapter grants the commission or a public...

Section 216B.025 — Municipal Regulation Option. - A municipality may elect to become subject to regulation by...

Section 216B.026 — Cooperative Electric Association; Election On Regulation. - Subdivision 1. Election. A cooperative electric association may elect to...

Section 216B.027 — Cooperative Electric Association Stockholder Rights. - Subdivision 1. Intent. It is the intent of this section...

Section 216B.029 — Standards For Distribution Utilities. - Subdivision 1. Standards. (a) The commission and each cooperative electric...

Section 216B.03 — Reasonable Rate. - Every rate made, demanded, or received by any public utility,...

Section 216B.04 — Standard Of Service. - Every public utility shall furnish safe, adequate, efficient, and reasonable...

Section 216B.045 — Regulation Of Intrastate Natural Gas Pipeline. - Subdivision 1. Definition of intrastate pipeline. For the purposes of...

Section 216B.05 — Filing Schedules, Rules, And Service Agreements. - Subdivision 1. Public rate filing. Every public utility shall file...

Section 216B.06 — Receiving Different Compensation. - No public utility shall directly or indirectly, by any device...

Section 216B.07 — Rate Preference Prohibited. - No public utility shall, as to rates or service, make...

Section 216B.075 — Meter Reading; Customer Scheduling Needs. - Notwithstanding any other provision of rule or policy to the...

Section 216B.08 — Duties Of Commission. - The commission is hereby vested with the powers, rights, functions,...

Section 216B.09 — Standards; Classifications; Rules; Practices. - Subdivision 1. Commission authority, generally. The commission, on its own...

Section 216B.091 — Monthly Reports. - (a) Each public utility must report the following data on...

Section 216B.0951 — Propane Prepurchase Program. - Subdivision 1. Establishment. The commissioner of commerce shall operate, or...

Section 216B.096 — Cold Weather Rule; Public Utility. - Subdivision 1. Scope. This section applies only to residential customers...

Section 216B.097 — Cold Weather Rule; Cooperative Or Municipal Utility. - Subdivision 1. Application; notice to residential customer. (a) A municipal...

Section 216B.0975 — Disconnection During Extreme Heat Conditions. - A utility may not effect an involuntary disconnection of residential...

Section 216B.0976 — Notice Of Utility Disconnection. - Subdivision 1. Notice required. Notwithstanding section 13.685 or any other...

Section 216B.098 — Residential Customer Protections. - Subdivision 1. Applicability. The provisions of this section apply to...

Section 216B.0991 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Scope. For the purposes of sections 216B.0991 to...

Section 216B.0992 — Price And Fee Disclosure. - A propane distributor must provide a document listing the current...

Section 216B.0993 — Budget Payment Plan. - (a) A propane distributor who offers customers a budget payment...

Section 216B.0994 — Propane Purchase Contracts. - A propane distributor is prohibited from adding any service, distribution,...

Section 216B.0995 — Terms Of Sale. - Subdivision 1. Cash sales. A propane distributor with an available...

Section 216B.10 — Accounting. - Subdivision 1. System of accounts. The commission shall establish a...

Section 216B.105 — Customer Share Of Mercury Control Costs. - A utility selling electricity at retail shall report in a...

Section 216B.11 — Depreciation Rates And Practices. - The commission shall fix proper and adequate rates and methods...

Section 216B.12 — Right Of Entrance; Inspection. - Subdivision 1. Authority of commission and department. The commissioners and...

Section 216B.13 — Production And Examination Of Records. - Subdivision 1. Authority of commission. The commission may require, by...

Section 216B.14 — Investigation. - The commission upon complaint or upon its own initiative and...

Section 216B.15 — Hearings; Examiner. - The commission may, in addition to the hearings specifically provided...

Section 216B.16 — Rate Change; Procedure; Hearing. - Subdivision 1. Notice. Unless the commission otherwise orders, no public...

Section 216B.161 — Area Development Rate Plan. - Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the...

Section 216B.1611 — Interconnection Of On-site Distributed Generation. - Subdivision 1. Purpose. The purpose of this section is to:...

Section 216B.1613 — Standardized Contract. - Within 60 days of May 20, 2009, each utility, as...

Section 216B.1614 — Electric Vehicle Charging Tariff. - Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section,...

Section 216B.162 — Competitive Rate For Electric Utility. - Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) The terms used in this section...

Section 216B.1621 — Electric Service Agreement. - Subdivision 1. Agreement. When a retail customer of a public...

Section 216B.163 — Flexible Tariff. - Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section,...

Section 216B.1635 — Recovery Of Gas Utility Infrastructure Costs. - Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) "Gas utility" means a public utility...

Section 216B.1636 — Recovery Of Electric Utility Infrastructure Costs. - Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) "Electric utility" means a public utility...

Section 216B.1638 — Recovery Of Natural Gas Extension Project Costs. - Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section,...

Section 216B.164 — Cogeneration And Small Power Production. - Subdivision 1. Scope and purpose. This section shall at all...

Section 216B.1641 — Community Solar Garden. - (a) The public utility subject to section 116C.779 shall file...

Section 216B.1642 — Solar Site Management. - Subdivision 1. Site management practices. An owner of a ground-mounted...

Section 216B.1645 — Power Purchase Contract Or Investment. - Subdivision 1. Commission authority. Upon the petition of a public...

Section 216B.1646 — Rate Reduction; Property Tax Reduction. - (a) The commission shall, by any method the commission finds...

Section 216B.1647 — Property Tax Adjustment; Cooperative Association. - A cooperative electric association that has elected to be subject...

Section 216B.166 — Cogenerating Power Plant. - Subdivision 1. Findings. The legislature finds and declares that significant...

Section 216B.167 — Performance-based Gas Purchasing Plan. - Subdivision 1. Plan approval; commission findings. A public utility that...

Section 216B.1675 — Performance Regulation Plan For Gas Utility Service. - Subdivision 1. Purpose. Performance-based regulation plans for public utilities offering...

Section 216B.1681 — Curtailment Payments. - The commission shall conduct a study of curtailment payments for...

Section 216B.169 — Renewable And High-efficiency Energy Rate Options. - Subdivision 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the...

Section 216B.1691 — Renewable Energy Objectives. - Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) Unless otherwise specified in law, "eligible...

Section 216B.1692 — Emissions-reduction Rider. - Subdivision 1. Qualifying projects. (a) Projects that may be approved...

Section 216B.1694 — Innovative Energy Project. - Subdivision 1. Definition. For the purposes of this section, the...

Section 216B.1695 — Environmental Projects; Advance Determination Of Prudence. - Subdivision 1. Qualifying project. A public utility may petition the...

Section 216B.1696 — Competitive Rate For Energy-intensive, Trade-exposed Electric Utility Customer. - Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the...

Section 216B.17 — Complaint Investigation And Hearing. - Subdivision 1. Investigation. On its own motion or upon a...

Section 216B.18 — Service Of Notice. - Service of notice of all hearings, investigations, and proceedings pending...

Section 216B.19 — Joint Hearing And Investigation. - In the discharge of its duties under Laws 1974, chapter...

Section 216B.20 — Separate Rate Hearing. - The commission may, in its discretion, when complaint is made...

Section 216B.21 — Summary Investigation. - Subdivision 1. Authority. Whenever the commission has reason to believe...

Section 216B.22 — Municipality; Amicus Curiae Authority. - Any municipality that regulates and controls the exercise of a...

Section 216B.23 — Lawful Rate; Reasonable Service. - Subdivision 1. Determination as to rate; order. Whenever upon an...

Section 216B.24 — Construction Of Major Facility; Filing Plans. - Subdivision 1. Major utility facility defined. The words "major utility...

Section 216B.2401 — Energy Savings And Optimization Policy Goal. - (a) The legislature finds that energy savings are an energy...

Section 216B.2402 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Definitions. For the purposes of section 216B.16, subdivision...

Section 216B.2403 — Consumer-owned Utilities; Energy Conservation And Optimization. - Subdivision 1. Applicability. This section applies to: (1) a cooperative...

Section 216B.241 — Public Utilities; Energy Conservation And Optimization. - Subdivision 1. MS 2020 [Repealed, 2021 c 29 s 19]...

Section 216B.2411 — Distributed Energy Resources. - Subdivision 1. Generation projects. (a) Any municipality or rural electric...

Section 216B.2412 — Decoupling Of Energy Sales From Revenues. - Subdivision 1. Definition and purpose. For the purpose of this...

Section 216B.2421 — Definition Of Large Energy Facility. - Subdivision 1. Applicability. The definition in this section applies to...

Section 216B.2422 — Resource Planning; Renewable Energy. - Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the...

Section 216B.2423 — Wind Power Mandate. - Subdivision 1. Mandate. A public utility, as defined in section...

Section 216B.2424 — Biomass Power Mandate. - Subdivision 1. Farm-grown closed-loop biomass. (a) For the purposes of...

Section 216B.2425 — State Transmission And Distribution Plan. - Subdivision 1. List. The commission shall maintain a list of...

Section 216B.2426 — Opportunities For Distributed Generation. - The commission shall ensure that opportunities for the installation of...

Section 216B.2427 — Natural Gas Utility Innovation Plans. - Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section...

Section 216B.2428 — Lifecycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Accounting Framework; Cost-benefit Test For Innovative Resources. - By June 1, 2022, the commission shall, by order, issue...

Section 216B.243 — Certificate Of Need For Large Energy Facility. - Subdivision 1. Assessment of need criteria. The commission shall, pursuant...

Section 216B.244 — Nuclear Plant Capacity Requirements. - A reactor unit at a nuclear power electric generating plant...

Section 216B.2445 — Decommissioning Nuclear Plant; Storing Used Fuel. - Subdivision 1. Decommissioning costs. (a) The Public Utilities Commission shall,...

Section 216B.245 — Pump And Store Hydropower Facility; Prohibition. - A state agency may not issue a permit for the...

Section 216B.246 — Federally Approved Transmission Lines; Incumbent Transmission Lineowner Rights. - Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the...

Section 216B.25 — Further Action On Previous Order. - The commission may at any time, on its own motion...

Section 216B.26 — Order; Effective Date. - Every decision made by the commission constituting an order or...

Section 216B.27 — Rehearing; Condition Precedent To Judicial Review. - Subdivision 1. Applying for rehearing. Within 20 days after the...

Section 216B.28 — Subpoena; Witness Fee And Mileage. - The commission and each commissioner, or the secretary of the...

Section 216B.29 — Hearing And Subpoena Compliance Powers. - The commission and each of the commissioners or authorized examiner,...

Section 216B.30 — Deposition. - The commission or any party to the proceedings may, in...

Section 216B.31 — Testimony And Production Of Records; Perjury. - No person shall be excused from testifying or from producing...

Section 216B.32 — Certified Copy Of Document As Evidence. - Copies of official documents and orders filed or deposited according...

Section 216B.33 — Commission Ruling Written, Filed, And Certified. - Every order, finding, authorization, or certificate issued or approved by...

Section 216B.34 — Public Records. - All decisions, transcripts, and orders of the commission shall be...

Section 216B.35 — Transcribed Record. - A full and complete record shall be kept of all...

Section 216B.36 — Municipal Regulatory And Taxing Powers. - Any public utility furnishing the utility services enumerated in section...

Section 216B.361 — Township Agreement With Natural Gas Utility. - A township may enter into an agreement with a public...

Section 216B.37 — Assigned Service Area; Electric Utility; Legislative Policy. - It is hereby declared to be in the public interest...

Section 216B.38 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. MS 1974 [Renumbered subd 1a] Subdivision 1. Scope....

Section 216B.39 — Assigned Service Area. - Subdivision 1. Line map and service list. On or before...

Section 216B.40 — Exclusive Service Right; Service Extension. - Except as provided in sections 216B.42 and 216B.421, each electric...

Section 216B.41 — Effect Of Incorporation, Annexation, Or Consolidation. - After April 12, 1974, the inclusion by incorporation, consolidation, or...

Section 216B.42 — Service Extension In Certain Situations. - Subdivision 1. Large customer outside municipality. Notwithstanding the establishment of...

Section 216B.421 — Homestead; Option Of Electric Service. - Subdivision 1. Multiple service areas; customer election. Notwithstanding the establishment...

Section 216B.43 — Hearing On Complaint. - Upon the filing of an application under section 216B.42 or...

Section 216B.44 — Municipal Service Territory Extension. - (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 216B.38 to 216B.42, whenever...

Section 216B.45 — Municipal Purchase Of Public Utility. - Any public utility operating in a municipality under a license,...

Section 216B.46 — Municipal Acquisition Procedures; Notice; Election. - Any municipality which desires to acquire the property of a...

Section 216B.465 — Voter Ratification Of Municipal Purchase; Limited Application. - The provisions of sections 216B.45 and 216B.46 apply only to...

Section 216B.47 — Acquisition By Eminent Domain. - Nothing in this chapter may be construed to preclude a...

Section 216B.48 — Relations With Affiliated Interest. - Subdivision 1. Definition of affiliated interests. "Affiliated interests" with a...

Section 216B.49 — Securities; Public Financing. - Subdivision 1. Definition of security. For the purpose of this...

Section 216B.50 — Restrictions On Property Transfer And Merger. - Subdivision 1. Commission approval required. No public utility shall sell,...

Section 216B.51 — Stock Purchase. - Subdivision 1. Stock of another utility. No public utility shall...

Section 216B.52 — Appeal. - Subdivision 1. Appeal under Administrative Procedure Act. Any party to...

Section 216B.53 — Suspension Of Commission Order. - The pendency of proceedings on appeal shall not of itself...

Section 216B.54 — Legal Action Against Violation. - Whenever the commission or department shall be of the opinion...

Section 216B.56 — Burden Of Proof. - In all proceedings before the commission in which the modification...

Section 216B.57 — Penalty For Violation Of Act. - Any person who knowingly and intentionally violates any provision of...

Section 216B.58 — Penalties; Construing Act, Omission, And Failure. - In construing and enforcing the provision of Laws 1974, chapter...

Section 216B.59 — Continuing Violation. - Every violation of the provisions of Laws 1974, chapter 429...

Section 216B.60 — Penalties Cumulative. - All penalties accruing under Laws 1974, chapter 429 shall be...

Section 216B.61 — Actions To Recover Penalties. - Actions to recover penalties under this chapter shall be brought...

Section 216B.62 — Regulatory Expenses. - Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 1980 c 614 s 191] Subd. 2....

Section 216B.63 — Interest On Assessment. - The amounts assessed against any public utility not paid after...

Section 216B.64 — Attorney General's Responsibilities. - The attorney general of the state shall, upon request of...

Section 216B.65 — Department To Employ Necessary Staff. - The department may employ experts, engineers, statisticians, accountants, inspectors, clerks,...

Section 216B.66 — Construction. - Laws 1974, chapter 429 is complete in itself and other...

Section 216B.67 — Citation. - Laws 1974, chapter 429, may be cited as the "Minnesota...

Section 216B.68 — Definitions; Mercury Emissions Reduction. - Subdivision 1. Scope. Terms used in sections 216B.68 to 216B.688...

Section 216B.681 — Monitoring Mercury Emissions. - By July 1, 2007, a public utility that owns or...

Section 216B.682 — Mercury Emissions-reduction Plans. - Subdivision 1. Dry scrubbed units. (a) By December 31, 2007,...

Section 216B.683 — Mercury Emissions Reduction; Cost Recovery, Financial Incentives. - Subdivision 1. Emissions-reduction riders. (a) A public utility required to...

Section 216B.684 — Environmental Assessment Of Mercury Emissions-reduction Plan. - The Pollution Control Agency shall evaluate a utility's mercury emissions-reduction...

Section 216B.685 — Mercury Emissions-reduction Plan Approval. - Subdivision 1. Commission review and evaluation. The Public Utilities Commission...

Section 216B.6851 — Utility Option. - Subdivision 1. Election. A public utility with less than 200,000...

Section 216B.686 — Other Environmental Improvement Plans. - Subdivision 1. Utility filing. (a) In order to encourage a...

Section 216B.687 — Mercury Emissions Reduction Implementation, Operation. - Subdivision 1. Permit conditions for mercury reductions. The agency shall...

Section 216B.688 — Relationship To Other State Financial Requirements. - Except as otherwise provided for equipment optimization as specified in...

Section 216B.79 — Preventative Maintenance. - The commission may order public utilities to make adequate infrastructure...

Section 216B.82 — Local Power Quality Zones. - (a) Upon joint petition of a public utility as defined...

Chapter 216C — Energy Planning And Conservation

Section 216C.01 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Applicability. The definitions in this section apply to...

Section 216C.02 — Powers And Duties Of Commissioner; Rules. - Subdivision 1. Powers. (a) The commissioner may: (1) apply for,...

Section 216C.03 — State Government Energy-savings Plan. - The commissioner of commerce, in coordination with the commissioners of...

Section 216C.05 — Findings And Purpose. - Subdivision 1. Energy planning. The legislature finds and declares that...

Section 216C.053 — Renewable Energy Development. - The commissioner of commerce must engage in activities to encourage...

Section 216C.054 — Annual Transmission Adequacy Report To Legislature. - The commissioner of commerce, in consultation with the Public Utilities...

Section 216C.055 — Key Role Of Solar And Biomass Resources In Producing Thermal Energy. - The biennial legislative proposals required to be submitted by the...

Section 216C.06 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Scope. For the purposes of sections 216C.05 to...

Section 216C.07 — Conflict Of Interest. - No person shall be eligible to continue in office as...

Section 216C.08 — Jurisdiction. - The commissioner has sole authority and responsibility for the administration...

Section 216C.09 — Commissioner Duties. - (a) The commissioner shall: (1) manage the department as the...

Section 216C.10 — Commissioner Powers. - (a) The commissioner may: (1) adopt rules under chapter 14...

Section 216C.11 — Energy Conservation Information Center. - The commissioner shall establish an Energy Information Center in the...

Section 216C.12 — Energy Conservation Publicity. - The commissioner in consultation with other affected agencies or departments...

Section 216C.13 — Postsecondary Energy Education. - The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of education, the...

Section 216C.145 — Community Energy Efficiency And Renewable Energy Loan Program. - Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply...

Section 216C.146 — Community Energy Efficiency And Renewable Energy Loan Revenue Bonds. - Subdivision 1. Bonding authority; definition. (a) The commissioner of management...

Section 216C.15 — Emergency Energy Conservation And Allocation Plan. - Subdivision 1. Priorities and requirements. The commissioner shall maintain an...

Section 216C.16 — State Petroleum Set-aside Program. - Subdivision 1. Purpose. The purpose of this section is to...

Section 216C.17 — Energy Forecasts And Statistics; Report. - Subdivision 1. Energy data program. In order to further the...

Section 216C.18 — State Energy Policy And Conservation Report. - Subdivision 1. Report on trends and issues. By July 1...

Section 216C.19 — Energy Conservation. - Subdivision 1. Roadway lighting; rules. After consultation with the commissioner...

Section 216C.20 — Energy Conservation In Public Building. - Subdivision 1. Applicability. The rules concerning heat loss, illumination, and...

Section 216C.25 — Solar Energy System Standards. - The commissioner of administration in consultation with the commissioner shall...

Section 216C.26 — Energy Research Project; Review. - The commissioner shall continuously identify, monitor, and evaluate in terms...

Section 216C.261 — Alternative Energy Engineering Activity. - Subdivision 1. Creation, goals. To further the development of indigenous...

Section 216C.264 — Coordinating Residential Weatherization Programs. - Subdivision 1. Agency designation. The department is the state agency...

Section 216C.265 — Emergency Energy Assistance; Fuel Funds. - Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply...

Section 216C.266 — Data Privacy; Energy Programs. - Subdivision 1. Classification of application data. Data on individuals collected,...

Section 216C.29 — Subpoena Power. - The commissioner shall have the power, for the purposes of...

Section 216C.30 — Enforcement; Penalties, Remedies. - Subdivision 1. Misdemeanor. Any person who violates any provision of...

Section 216C.31 — Energy Audit Programs. - The commissioner shall develop state programs of energy audits of...

Section 216C.315 — Alternative Energy Economic Analysis. - The commissioner shall carry out the following energy economic analysis...

Section 216C.32 — Energy-efficient Building Education. - The commissioner shall develop a program to provide information and...

Section 216C.33 — Minnesota Biomass Center. - Subdivision 1. Creation, purpose. The commissioner, in consultation with the...

Section 216C.34 — Money For School Or Governing Body. - Money to pay part or all of the actual costs...

Section 216C.35 — Priorities For Funding. - All applications for funding shall be made to the commissioner....

Section 216C.37 — Energy Conservation Investment Loan. - Subdivision 1. Definitions. In this section: (a) "Commissioner" means the...

Section 216C.375 — Solar For Schools Program. - Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section...

Section 216C.376 — Solar For Schools Program For Certain Utility Service Territory. - Subdivision 1. Establishment; purpose. The utility subject to section 116C.779...

Section 216C.381 — Community Energy Program. - Subdivision 1. Findings. The legislature finds that community-based energy programs...

Section 216C.385 — Clean Energy Resource Teams. - Subdivision 1. Findings. The legislature finds that community-based energy programs...

Section 216C.41 — Renewable Energy Production Incentive. - Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply...

Section 216C.417 — Program Administration; "made In Minnesota" Solar Energy Production Incentives. - Subdivision 1. General provisions. Payment of a "Made in Minnesota"...

Section 216C.42 — Definitions; Energy Improvements For Buildings. - Subdivision 1. Scope. For the purpose of this section and...

Section 216C.43 — Energy Improvement Financing Program For Local Government. - Subdivision 1. Commissioner's authority and duties; local government authority. The...

Section 216C.435 — Definitions; Pace Loan Programs. - Subdivision 1. Scope. For the purposes of sections 216C.435 to...

Section 216C.436 — Commercial Pace Loan Program. - Subdivision 1. Program purpose and authority. An implementing entity may...

Section 216C.437 — Residential Pace Loan Program; Authority; Consumer Protections. - Subdivision 1. Scope. This section applies only to programs established...

Section 216C.50 — Propane Education And Research Council. - Subdivision 1. Council. Propane producers and propane retail marketers, as...

Chapter 216D — Excavation Notice System

Section 216D.01 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Applicability. The definitions in this section apply to...

Section 216D.02 — Notice To Excavator Or Operator. - Subdivision 1. Display and distribution. Local governmental units that issue...

Section 216D.03 — Notification Center. - Subdivision 1. Participation. An operator shall participate in and share...

Section 216D.04 — Excavation; Land Survey. - Subdivision 1. Notice required; contents. (a) Except in an emergency,...

Section 216D.05 — Precautions To Avoid Damage. - An excavator shall: (1) plan the excavation to avoid damage...

Section 216D.06 — Damage To Facility. - Subdivision 1. Notice; repair. (a) If any damage occurs to...

Section 216D.07 — Effect On Local Ordinances. - (a) Sections 216D.01 to 216D.07 do not affect or impair...

Section 216D.08 — Civil Penalties; Proceeds To Safety Account; Rules. - Subdivision 1. Penalties. A person who is engaged in excavation...

Section 216D.09 — Injunctive Relief. - Subdivision 1. Jurisdiction. The district courts of the state of...

Chapter 216E — Electric Power Facility Permits

Section 216E.001 — Citation. - This chapter shall be known as the "Minnesota Power Plant...

Section 216E.01 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Applicability. As used in this chapter, the terms...

Section 216E.02 — Siting Authority. - Subdivision 1. Policy. The legislature hereby declares it to be...

Section 216E.021 — Solar Energy System Size Determination. - (a) This section must be used to determine whether a...

Section 216E.03 — Designating Sites And Routes. - Subdivision 1. Site permit. No person may construct a large...

Section 216E.04 — Alternative Review Of Applications. - Subdivision 1. Alternative review. An applicant who seeks a site...

Section 216E.05 — Local Review Of Applications. - Subdivision 1. Local review. (a) Notwithstanding the requirements of sections...

Section 216E.06 — Emergency Permit. - (a) Any utility whose electric power system requires the immediate...

Section 216E.07 — Annual Hearing. - The commission shall hold an annual public hearing at a...

Section 216E.08 — Public Participation. - Subdivision 1. Advisory task force. The commission may appoint one...

Section 216E.09 — Public Meetings; Transcripts; Written Records. - Meetings of the commission, including hearings, shall be open to...

Section 216E.10 — Application To Local Regulation And Other State Permits. - Subdivision 1. Site or route permit prevails over local provisions....

Section 216E.11 — Improvement Of Sites And Routes. - Utilities that have acquired a site or route in accordance...

Section 216E.12 — Eminent Domain Powers; Power Of Condemnation. - Subdivision 1. Generally. Nothing in this section shall invalidate the...

Section 216E.13 — Failure To Act. - If the commission fails to act within the times specified...

Section 216E.14 — Revocation Or Suspension. - A site or route permit may be revoked or suspended...

Section 216E.15 — Judicial Review. - Any applicant, party or person aggrieved by the issuance of...

Section 216E.16 — Rules. - The commission, in order to give effect to the purposes...

Section 216E.17 — Enforcement, Penalties. - Subdivision 1. Criminal penalty. Any person who violates this chapter...

Section 216E.18 — Biennial Report; Application Fees; Appropriation; Funding. - Subdivision 1. Biennial report. Before November 15 of each even-numbered...

Chapter 216F — Wind Energy Conversion Systems

Section 216F.01 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Scope. As used in this chapter, the terms...

Section 216F.011 — Size Determination. - (a) The total size of a combination of wind energy...

Section 216F.012 — Size Election. - (a) A wind energy conversion system of less than 25...

Section 216F.015 — Requirements Coded Elsewhere. - Requirements governing certain towers are established in section 360.915. 2020...

Section 216F.02 — Exemptions. - (a) The requirements of chapter 216E do not apply to...

Section 216F.03 — Siting Of Lwecs. - The legislature declares it to be the policy of the...

Section 216F.04 — Site Permit. - (a) No person may construct an LWECS without a site...

Section 216F.05 — Rules. - The commission shall adopt rules governing the consideration of an...

Section 216F.06 — Model Ordinance. - The commission may assist local governmental units in adopting ordinances...

Section 216F.07 — Preemption. - A permit under this chapter is the only site approval...

Section 216F.08 — Permit Authority; Assumption By Counties. - (a) A county board may, by resolution and upon written...

Section 216F.081 — Application Of County Standards. - A county may adopt by ordinance standards for LWECS that...

Section 216F.084 — Wind Turbine Lighting Systems. - Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section,...

Chapter 216G — Pipelines

Section 216G.01 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Scope. As used in this chapter, the terms...

Section 216G.02 — Routing Of Certain Pipelines. - Subdivision 1. Definition. For purposes of this section and notwithstanding...

Section 216G.03 — Pipeline Proposal; Easement Acquisition. - Subdivision 1. Compliance; penalty. Any person proposing to construct or...

Section 216G.04 — Information Book. - (a) Within 45 days after receiving the notification and fee...

Section 216G.05 — Public Meetings Required. - (a) Within 60 days of receiving notification as provided in...

Section 216G.06 — Interstate Gas Pipelines Exempt Under Federal Law. - Any person that proposes to construct or operate an interstate...

Section 216G.07 — Protecting Public Facilities And Agricultural Land. - Subdivision 1. Depth of cover. Unless waived in the manner...

Section 216G.08 — Limitation Of Liability. - Subdivision 1. General rule. Any owner or lessee of any...

Section 216G.09 — Reversion Of Easements. - Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, all easement interests acquired...

Section 216G.10 — Recording Of Survey Points. - The permanent location of monuments or markers found or placed...

Section 216G.11 — Severability. - If any provision of this chapter is found to be...

Section 216G.12 — Savings Provision. - Sections 216G.03 to 216G.05 shall not apply to a pipeline...

Chapter 216H — Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Section 216H.01 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Scope. For the purpose of this chapter, the...

Section 216H.02 — Greenhouse Gas Emissions Control. - Subdivision 1. Greenhouse gas emissions-reduction goal. It is the goal...

Section 216H.021 — Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting. - Subdivision 1. Commissioner to establish reporting system and maintain inventory....

Section 216H.03 — Failure To Adopt Greenhouse Gas Control Plan. - Subdivision 1. Definition; new large energy facility. For the purpose...

Section 216H.06 — Emissions Consideration In Resource Planning. - By January 1, 2008, the Public Utilities Commission shall establish...

Section 216H.07 — Emissions-reduction Attainment; Policy Development Process. - Subdivision 1. Definition. For the purpose of this section, "reductions"...

Section 216H.10 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Applicability. For purposes of sections 216H.10 to 216H.13,...

Section 216H.11 — High-gwp Greenhouse Gas Reporting. - Subdivision 1. Gas manufacturers. By October 1 each year, a...

Section 216H.12 — Mobile Air Conditioner Leakage Rates; Disclosure. - Subdivision 1. Leakage disclosure. Beginning January 1, 2009, a manufacturer...

Section 216H.13 — Enforcement. - Sections 216H.10 to 216H.12 may be enforced under section 116.072....

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Minnesota Statutes Chapters 216 - 217 — Utilities

Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 216 - 217 — Utilities