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House Climate and Energy Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, April 17 2024 - Archive Video
00:30 - HF4975 (Acomb) Renewable development account report repealed.
01:07 - HF4177 (Acomb) Climate and energy supplemental budget bill.
- Mark-up and vote.
Runs 35 minutes.
House Climate and Energy Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, April 16 2024 - Archive Video
00:37 - HF4177 (Acomb) Climate and energy supplemental budget and policy bill.
- Walkthrough and testimony.
Runs 47 minutes.
House Climate and Energy Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, April 3 2024 - Archive Video
00:43 - HF5097 (Acomb) Initiation of proceeding at Public Utilities Commission regarding cost allocation of distribution system upgrades required, interconnection ombudsperson position at Public Utilities Commission established, and interconnection applications surcharge established.
Runs 40 minutes.
House Climate and Energy Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, April 2 2024 - Archive Video
00:40 - HF5171 (Carroll) Program to award financial incentives to permitting authorities that install an automated software system to review and issue permits for residential solar energy projects established, account established, and money appropriated.
30:34 - HF4242 (Kraft) State Building Code; residential energy code adoption standards and timelines modified, residential energy rating rebate program created, reports required, and money appropriated.
Runs 48 minutes.
House Climate and Energy Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, March 27 2024 - Archive Video
00:35 - HF4938 (Hollins) Anaerobic digestor energy system funding provided, and money appropriated.
38:27 - HF4759 (Acomb) Geothermal energy system grant award program established for political subdivisions to assess feasibility of installation.
Runs 1 hour, 5 minutes.
House Climate and Energy Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, March 26 2024 - Archive Video
00:54 - HF3946 (Carroll) Commercial property assessed clean energy program modified.
21:38 - HF4975 (Acomb) Renewable development account report repealed.
23:11 - HF4177 (Acomb) Technical and housekeeping changes made to various provisions governing or administered by Department of Commerce.
Runs 31 minutes.
House Climate and Energy Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, March 20 2024 - Archive Video
00:42 - HF4700 (Long) Minnesota Energy Infrastructure Permitting Act established, certificates of need governing provisions modified, conforming and technical changes made, and administrative rulemaking authorized.
1:01:26 - HF4423 (Stephenson) Pilot thermal energy network projects provided and governed, administrative rulemaking authorized, and report required.
Runs 1 hour, 23 minutes.
House Climate and Energy Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, March 19 2024 - Archive Video
00:36 - HF4659 (Berg) Safety standards for broadband industry installers required; and Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program implemented.
20:15 - HF4688 (Hemmingsen-Jaeger) Utility thermal energy network deployment work group established, and report required.
27:12 - HF4689 (Hemmingsen-Jaeger) Geothermal heat exchange system rebate program established, account established, and money appropriated.
Runs 41 minutes.
House Climate and Energy Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, March 13 2024 - Archive Video
00:59 - HF4558 (Hollins) Single-metered utility service in residential buildings provided for and regulated.
Runs 15 minutes.
House Climate and Energy Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, March 12 2024 - Archive Video
00:37 - HF4574 (Stephenson) Energy; public utilities requirements modified relating to fuel-switching improvements and other related provisions.
Runs 58 minutes.
House Climate and Energy Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, March 6 2024 - Archive Video
00:34 - HF3895 (Hansen) Member access to cooperative documents and meetings improved, and electronic voting by mail for cooperative board directors required.
39:40 - HF4155 (Kraft) Utilities required to accept an individual taxpayer identification number when new customers apply for utility service.
Runs 54 minutes.
House Climate and Energy Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, March 5 2024 - Archive Video
00:42 - HF3949 (Hollins) Geothermal energy system construction funding provided, and money appropriated.
39:06 - HF3900 (Kraft) High-voltage transmission lines siting and relocation governing provisions modified.
Runs 1 hour, 10 minutes.
House Climate and Energy Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, February 28 2024 - Archive Video
01:09 - HF1990 (Acomb) Solar for schools program technical changes made.
01:41 - HF3704 (Kraft) Energy; submission of plan to Public Utilities Commission regarding implementation of grid enhancing technologies to increase electricity transmission capacity required.
26:49 - HF3457 (Kraft) Deadline established for state agencies to issue permits for a large electric power facility that has been granted a site or route permit.
Runs 52 minutes.
House Climate and Energy Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, February 21 2024 - Archive Video
01:49 - Xcel Energy's Integrated Resource Plan.
43:09 - CenterPoint Energy's Natural Gas Innovation Plan.
1:05:18 - Xcel Energy's Natural Gas Innovation Plan.
Runs 1 hour, 18 minutes.
House Climate and Energy Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, February 20 2024 - Archive Video
01:18 - Climate change and greenhouse gas emissions in Minnesota.
Runs 1 hour, 22 minutes.
House Climate and Energy Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, February 14 2024 - Archive Video
01:32 - Department of Commerce update on legislation passed in 2023.
Runs 1 hour, 21 minutes.
House Climate and Energy Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, March 29 2023 - Archive Video
00:33 - HF2754 (Acomb) Energy; biennial budget established for Department of Commerce, Public Utilities Commission, and energy, climate, and clean energy activities; energy, clean and renewable energy, energy storage, energy use and conservation, and utility regulation provisions established and modified; enhanced transportation electrification provided; Public Utilities Commission proceeding provisions added and modified; various clean and renewable energy grant programs established; technical changes made; reports required; and money appropriated (as amended by the DE amendment).
-- Mark-up.
-- Vote.
Runs 1 hour, 15 minutes.
House Climate and Energy Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, March 28 2023 - Archive Video
00:35 - HF2754 (Acomb) Energy; biennial budget established for Department of Commerce, Public Utilities Commission, and energy, climate, and clean energy activities; energy, clean and renewable energy, energy storage, energy use and conservation, and utility regulation provisions established and modified; enhanced transportation electrification provided; Public Utilities Commission proceeding provisions added and modified; various clean and renewable energy grant programs established; technical changes made; reports required; and money appropriated (as amended by the DE amendment).
03:14 -- Walk-through for HF2754.
27:18 -- Public testimony on HF2754.
Runs 1 hour, 30 minutes.
House Climate and Energy Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, March 22 2023 - Archive Video
00:30 - HF2502 (Hanson) Public utility allowed to file program with public utilities commission to promote deployment of electric school buses.
28:51 - HF2747 (Rehm) Solar for schools program funding provided, and money appropriated.
46:58 - HF1853 (Acomb) University of Minnesota Extension Service weather resilience program funding provided, and money appropriated.
57:55 - HF2170 (Berg) Establishment of global warming impact standards required for construction materials used in state buildings and roads, global warming standards integrated into procurement process, pilot programs established to report greenhouse gas emissions from manufacture of products, grant program established, technical advisory committee established, and reports required.
Runs 1 hour, 14 minutes.
House Climate and Energy Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, March 21 2023 - Archive Video
00:46 - HF2620 (Pursell) Distribution system upgrades funding provided to interconnect distributed energy projects, and money appropriated.
26:07 - HF2336 (Greenman) Minnesota Climate Innovation Finance Authority established to provide financing and leverage private investment for clean energy and other projects, report required, and money appropriated.
43:06 - HF2892 (Hemmingsen-Jaeger) Solar energy production incentive program extended, energy storage incentive program established, and money appropriated.
53:54 - HF2771 (Acomb) Department of Commerce program to award rebates for purchase and installation of residential heat pumps established, program to train heat pump installers established, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 11 minutes.
House Climate and Energy Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, March 15 2023 - Archive Video
01:10 - HF2627 (Carroll) Solar on closed landfills funding provided, feasibility analysis required, and money appropriated.
12:51 - HF2524 (Kraft) Minnesota Energy Alley funding provided, and money appropriated.
26:44 - HF2269 (Kraft) Owners of certain buildings required to enter energy use data into benchmarking tool, public disclosure of energy use data required, grants provided, and money appropriated.
55:02 - HF2432 (Acomb) Maximum capacity of community solar gardens increased, location restriction removed, and new type of solar garden authorized.
Runs 2 hours, 10 minutes.
House Climate and Energy Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, March 14 2023 - Archive Video
00:45 - HF1135 (Lee, F.) Research funding provided to integrate weather trends in designing and operating public buildings to reduce operational costs and prevent damage from extreme weather events, and report required, and money appropriated.
20:50 - HF2035 (Bierman) Energy; utilities governing provisions modified.
35:53 - HF2169 (Stephenson) Anoka; Rum River Dam repair and replacement studies and work funding provided, and money appropriated.
40:45 - HF413 (Stephenson) Electric vehicles purchase preference for state fleet established, certification of training of motor vehicle dealer employees required, rebates for electric vehicle purchases provided, utilities required to file plans to promote electric vehicles, grants awarded to automobile dealers to defray cost of manufacturer certification, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 17 minutes.
House Climate and Energy Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, March 8 2023 - Archive Video
00:40 - HF2147 (Her) Microgrid research and application funding provided, and money appropriated.
28:53 - HF2493 (Kraft) Supplemental energy assistance funding provided, annual report required, and money appropriated.
57:57 - HF2439 (Hollins) Provisions providing for participant's compensation in Public Utilities Commission proceedings modified, and report required.
Runs 1 hour, 29 minutes.
House Climate and Energy Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, March 7 2023 - Archive Video
00:54 - HF2014 (Bierman) Uses of state supplementary weatherization grants expanded, weatherization training grant program established, account created, report required, and money appropriated.
44:18 - HF849 (Hollins) Grant program established to upgrade electric panels in residential buildings, and money appropriated.
1:13:52 - HF1973 (Acomb) State greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals amended.
Runs 1 hour, 30 minutes.
House Climate and Energy Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, March 1 2023 - Archive Video
00:52 - HF2011 (Lislegard) Existing high-voltage direct current transmission line from North Dakota to Minnesota upgrade funding provided, and money appropriated.
35:31 - HF2009 (Lislegard) Grant funding provided to promote mine vehicle electrification pilot program, and money appropriated.
1:03:58 - HF2032 (Smith) Clean energy resource teams funding provided, and money appropriated.
1:20:16 - FORTIFIED Program presentation.
- Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety.
1:42:03 - HF1990 (Acomb) Solar for schools program technical changes made.
1:43:33 - HF1991 (Acomb) Solar for schools program funding provided, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 46 minutes.
House Climate and Energy Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, February 28 2023 - Archive Video
00:38 - HF1918 (Kozlowski) Department of Commerce authorized to assist any Tribal advocacy council on energy established by the 11 federally recognized Indian Tribes of Minnesota.
05:12 - HF1983 (Rehm) Energy-use goal established for commercial and residential buildings.
14:57 - HF1650 (Davis) Commerce; reporting dates modified.
Runs 18 minutes.
House Climate and Energy Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, February 21 2023 - Archive Video
00:44 - HF749 (Reyer) Energy guidelines required for state buildings to incorporate provisions that address resiliency with respect to climate change.
08:00 - HF1386 (Hollins) Public Utilities Commission directed to issue an order, utilities required to install energy storage system under certain conditions, public utilities directed to file tariff with Public Utilities Commission, Public Utilities Commission required to order installation of energy storage system, public utilities required to file plan to install energy storage systems, incentive program to install energy storage systems established, and money appropriated.
Runs 58 minutes.
House Climate and Energy Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, February 15 2023 - Archive Video
00:42 - HF1656 (Acomb) Grant programs established to enhance competitiveness of Minnesota entities in obtaining federal money for energy projects, account created, advisory task force established, report required, money transferred, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 18 minutes.
House Climate and Energy Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, February 14 2023 - Archive Video
01:01 - HF1262 (Hemmingsen-Jaeger) Utility requirements modified, and restrictions on use of residential solar energy systems prohibited.
54:00 - HF1062 (Hill) Decommissioning and demolition plan submission required for scheduled retirement of electric generation facility.
Runs 1 hour, 8 minutes.
House Climate and Energy Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, February 8 2023 - Archive Video
00:35 - HF1021 (Pinto) Contingency fund established to pay costs associated with installation of solar photovoltaic array.
45:15 - HF826 (Newton) Prevailing wage agreements required for projects funded in whole or in part with renewable development account funds.
Runs 1 hour, 21 minutes.
House Climate and Energy Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, February 7 2023 - Archive Video
01:19 - CenterPoint Energy presentation.
20:07 - Department of Commerce budget presentation.
Runs 55 minutes.
House Climate and Energy Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, February 1 2023 - Archive Video
00:39 - HF747 (Reyer) Program established to award grants for installation of solar energy generating systems on public buildings, report required, and money appropriated.
51:31 - HF772 (Kraft) State Building Code; energy code for new commercial building adoption process modified.
Runs 1 hour, 30 minutes.
House Climate and Energy Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, January 31 2023 - Archive Video
00:47 - HF597 (Kraft) Grant program established to provide financial assistance to cities to address climate change, and money appropriated.
43:26 - Minnesota’s Climate Action Framework presentation.
Runs 1 hour, 25 minutes.
House Climate and Energy Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, January 25 2023 - Archive Video
00:45 - HF299 (Newton) Blaine; National Sports Center solar array funding provided, and money appropriated.
36:56 - Update on the Prairie Island Indian Community's Net Zero Project.
Runs 54 minutes.
House Climate and Energy Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, January 24 2023 - Archive Video
00:40 - HF393 (Stephenson) Procedure to resolve disputes between public utilities and residential customers provided.
25:05 - Public Utilities Commission presentation.
Runs 1 hour, 29 minutes.
House Climate and Energy Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, January 18 2023 - Archive Video
00:47 - HF7 (Long) Electric utility renewable energy standard obligations modified, wind projects exempted from certificate of need proceedings, low-voltage transmission lines included in definition of solar energy generating system for siting purposes, Public Utility Commission authority modified to issue permits for electric generation facilities.
Runs 2 hours, 3 minutes.
House Climate and Energy Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, January 17 2023 - Archive Video
00:47 - HF49 (Richardson) Renewable development account grantees and utilities required to submit an annual diversity report.
42:42 - Presentations on a just and equitable climate transition.
Runs 1 hour, 28 minutes.
House Climate and Energy Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, January 11 2023 - Archive Video
00:58 - Utilities Innovating and Planning for the Future presentation.
40:33 - Business Case for Clean Energy presentation.
Runs 1 hour, 29 minutes.
House Climate and Energy Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, January 10 2023 - Archive Video
02:22 - 2022 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act presentations.
Runs 1 hour, 28 minutes.
House Climate and Energy Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, January 4 2023 - Archive Video
00:25 - Introductions.
14:33 - Presentation on Climate Change impacts.
49:24 - Presentation on avoiding the worst of Climate Change.
Runs 1 hour, 31 minutes.