TWENTY-FIRST MEETING

STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY-FIRST MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-THIRD SESSION



CLIMATE AND ENERGY FINANCE AND POLICY MINUTES

Representative Patty Acomb, Chair of the Committee on Climate and Energy Finance and Policy, called the meeting to order at 3:00 PM on March 21, 2023 in Room 200 of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:
ACOMB, Patty, Chair
KRAFT, Larry, Vice Chair
SWEDZINSKI, Chris, Republican Lead
ALTENDORF, Pam
BIERMAN, Robert
CARROLL, Ned
DAVIS, Ben
GAROFALO, Pat
HEMMINGSEN-JAEGER, Amanda
HOLLINS, Athena
HORNSTEIN, Frank
IGO, Spencer
MEKELAND, Shane
NEWTON, Jerry
REHM, Lucy
STEPHENSON, Zack

Members excused:
O’NEILL, Marion


Representative Kraft moved that the minutes from March 15, 2023 be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF 2620 (Pursell); Distribution system upgrades funding provided to interconnect distributed energy projects, and money appropriated.

Chair Acomb moved that HF 2620 be laid over.

Chair Acomb moved the DE1 Amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED; THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Pursell presented HF 2620 as amended.

Testifiers:
• Isabel Ricker, Director of Clean Energy, Fresh Energy
• Patti Ray, Former City Council Member of Scandia
• Hal Kimball, Vice President of Sales, Blue Horizon Energy

Chair Acomb renewed the motion that HF 2620 as amended be laid over. The bill was laid over.

HF 2336 (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.

Chair Acomb moved that HF 2336 be re-referred to the Committee on Labor and Industry Finance and Policy.

Representative Greenman presented HF 2336.

Testifiers:
• Sara Wolff, Strategic Policy Director, Minnesota Interfaith Power and Light
• Amber Naqvi, CEO, Lake Street Solar, LLC.
• Allen Gleckner, Executive Policy Lead, Fresh Energy
• Patty O’Keefe, Senior Campaign Representative for Beyond Coal and Building Electrification Campaigns, Sierra Club

Chair Acomb renewed the motion that HF 2336 be re-referred to the Committee on Labor and Industry Finance and Policy. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF 2892 (Hemmingsen-Jaeger); Solar energy production incentive program extended, energy storage incentive program established, and money appropriated.

Representative Hemmingsen-Jaeger moved that HF 2892 be laid over.

Representative Hemmingsen-Jaeger moved the A3 Amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED; THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Hemmingsen-Jaeger presented HF 2892 as amended.

Testifiers:
• Jeremy Kalin, President, Eutectics Consulting
• Michael Allen, Chief Executive Officer, All Energy Solar

Chair Acomb renewed the motion that HF 2892 as amended be laid over. The bill was laid over.

Vice-Chair Kraft assumed the gavel at 3:55 PM.

HF 2771 (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.

Chair Acomb moved that HF 2771 be laid over.

Chair Acomb presented HF 2771.

Testifiers:
• Audrey Partridge, Director of Policy, Center for Energy and Environment

Chair Acomb renewed the motion that HF 2771 be laid over. The bill was laid over.

The meeting was adjourned at 4:12 PM.

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Representative Patty Acomb, Chair


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Chelsea Ray, Committee Legislative Assistant