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Latest Action: 04/14/2008 - Bills not identical, R/S, SF substituted on General Register Bill Text
Power transmission lines, renewable energy obligations, and related activities
and costs provisions modified.
Latest Action: 02/14/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Permitting the public utilities commission (PUC) to issue a certificate of need
for the construction of a new nuclear powered electric generating plant
(me)
Latest Action: 02/14/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Abolishing the public utilities commission (PUC) large energy facility nuclear
power plant certificate of need prohibition
(rt)
Latest Action: 03/19/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Relating to energy; eliminating a certain prohibition on issuing certificate of
need for construction of new nuclear powered electric generating plants by the
public utilities commission (PUC)
(je)
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Latest Action: 02/05/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill TextRelating to energy ARTICLE 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS "Next Generation Energy Act of 2007"; specifying state energy policy goals and requiring increased reliance on energy efficiency and renewable energy and fossil fuel use reduction ARTICLE 2 - RENEWABLE ENERGY Modifying renewable energy objectives and obligations, defining next generation renewable energy objectives; modifying public utilities commission (PUC) authority and regulatory obligations; allowing good faith effort for electric utilities; prescribing a penalty for noncompliance; allowing utilities a compliance payment option; requiring community energy project investment; establishing the next generation energy fund; requiring transmission owning utilities to analyze and identify transmission solutions ARTICLE 3 - COMMUNITY ENERGY Modifying the definition of community based energy project, allowing project show full description
Latest Action: 02/28/2007 - Governor's action Approval 02/22/07 Bill Text
Renewable energy standard established.
Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Comm rpt: To pass and re-referred to Taxes Bill Text
Exempting from the property tax personal property of a certain simple cycle
combustion turbine electric generation facilities, specifying certain proposed
electric generation peaking plant qualification requirements and certain
exclusions
(me)
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Latest Action: 05/13/2008 - Governor's action Approval 05/12/08 Bill Text
Omnibus energy bill modifying programs, providing standards, and appropriating
money.
Also tagged in: Cities and Towns, Consumer Protection, Data Practices and Privacy, Energy, Fire and Firefighters, Fuels, Police and Peace Officers, Public Utilities and Public Utilities Commission, Water, Water Resources, and Waterways Latest Action: 05/07/2008 - Governor's action Approval 05/01/08 Bill Text
City notice required when customer's heat source disconnected.
Latest Action: 03/22/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Relating to energy; eliminating a certain prohibition on issuing certificate of
need for construction of new nuclear powered electric generating plants by the
public utilities commission (PUC); extending the sunset for the legislative
electric energy task force, authorizing the task force to contract for a study
of the economic and environmental costs and benefits of constructing new nuclear
powered electric generating plants
(je)
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Latest Action: 01/22/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Appropriating money to the commissioner of employment and economic development
(DEED) for a grant to design, construct, furnish and equip a biomass waste to
energy pilot facility using plasma arc technology to generate electrical power
using a variety of state feedstocks and waste materials; specifying certain
grant application criteria; match requirement from nonstate sources
(je)
Latest Action: 03/07/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text"Global Warming Preparedness Act of 2007"; specifying legislative findings; defining certain terms related to greenhouse gas emissions; requiring pollution control agency (PCA) to monitor sources greenhouse gas emissions; requiring all major emitting sources to file with the PCA by a certain date a good faith estimate of greenhouse gas emissions; requiring PCA to adopt rules to require the reporting and verification of greenhouse gas emissions; requiring PCA to report to legislature by a certain date stating the amount of statewide greenhouse gas emissions, evaluating costs and benefits of reducing greenhouse gases, identifying ways to reduce gases and developing research and investment opportunities regarding the reduction of greenhouse gases, specifying additional PCA duties; authorizing the public utilities commission (PUC) to approve routing of carbon dioxide pipelines; requiring owners of certain coal fired power [...] show full description
Latest Action: 03/15/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass and re-referred to Taxes Bill Text
Exempting from the property tax personal property of a certain simple cycle
combustion turbine electric generation facilities, specifying certain proposed
electric generation peaking plant qualification requirements and certain
exclusions
(je)
Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Comm rpt: To pass and re-referred to Taxes Bill Text
Exempting from the property tax personal property of a certain simple cycle
combustion turbine electric generation facilities, specifying certain proposed
electric generation peaking plant qualification requirements and certain
exclusions
(me)
Latest Action: 03/22/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Relating to energy; eliminating a certain prohibition on issuing certificate of
need for construction of new nuclear powered electric generating plants by the
public utilities commission (PUC); extending the sunset for the legislative
electric energy task force, authorizing the task force to contract for a study
of the economic and environmental costs and benefits of constructing new nuclear
powered electric generating plants
(je)
Latest Action: 03/14/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Eliminating a sales tax exemption limit on materials and equipment used or
consumed outside a certain job development zone by a certain electrical
cooperative located in Meeker county
(me)
Latest Action: 03/15/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Appropriating money to commissioner of commerce for a grant to Linden Hills
power and light for a community digester and neighborhood district heating and
cooling demonstration project
(me)
Latest Action: 03/01/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Relating to energy; requiring the phase out of the risks and liabilities
associated with commercial nuclear operations at Monticello and addressing the
issues raised by the long term or permanent storage of high level nuclear waste
at Monticello; specifying phase out and contingency planning requirements,
requiring approval by the public utilities commission (PUC); requiring
legislative approval for dry cask storage
(me)
Latest Action: 03/07/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Relating to energy; eliminating a certain prohibition on issuing certificate of
need for construction of new nuclear powered electric generating plants by the
public utilities commission (PUC)
(je)
Latest Action: 01/18/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill TextRelating to energy; changing renewable energy objectives to standards and specifying renewable energy standards, requiring utilities to report on standards compliance to the public utilities commission; requiring the PUC to accept findings of fact as presented by governing bodies of generation and transmission cooperative associations, municipal power agencies or power districts; requiring the PUC to establish a program for tradable renewable energy credits generated by a renewable energy technology by a certain date, specifying program requirements, allowing electric utilities to utilize renewable energy credits, requiring the PUC to facilitate renewable energy credits trading between states, specifying a limitation and renewable technology restrictions; authorizing the PUC to investigate electric supplier compliance; modifying the definition of large energy facility; regulating large energy facilities certificates [...] show full description
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