Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 216 - 217 — Utilities
Chapter 216B — Public Utilities

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...

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Minnesota Statutes Chapters 216 - 217 — Utilities Chapter 216B — Public Utilities

Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 216 - 217 — Utilities
Chapter 216B — Public Utilities