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Energy Finance and Policy

SEVENTEENTH MEETING

2025-2026 Regular Session - Thursday, February 19, 2026

STATE OF MINNESOTA SEVENTEENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
ENERGY FINANCE AND POLICY MINUTES


Representative Patty Acomb, Co-Chair of the Committee on Energy Finance and Policy, called the meeting to order at 1:00 PM on Thursday February 19, 2026 in Room 123 of the State Capitol.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members Present:
ACOMB, Patty, DFL Co-Chair
SWEDZINSKI, Chris, GOP Co-Chair
KRAFT, Larry, DFL Co-Vice Chair
MURPHY, Tom, GOP Co-Vice Chair
ANDERSON, Paul
BAKER, Dave
BUCK, Shelley
CARROLL, Ned
HOLLINS, Athena
IGO, Spencer
JONES, Katie
LUGER-NIKOLAI, Meg
MAHAMOUD, Anquam
MEKELAND, Shane
SEXTON, Thomas
WIENER, Mike

A quorum was present.

Presentation by the Department of Commerce.
Presenting:
• Pete Wyckoff, Deputy Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Commerce
• Lissa Pawlisch, Assistant Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Commerce

Representative Swedzinski assumed the gavel at 2:02 P.M.

Presentation by the Public Utilities Commission
Presenting:
• Sasha Bergman, Executive Secretary, Minnesota Public Utilities Commission
• Mike Bull, Deputy Executive Secretary, Minnesota Public Utilities Commission

The meeting was adjourned at 2:47 P.M.





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Representative Patty Acomb, Co-Chair


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Drew Jones, Committee Legislative Assistant

More Info On This Meeting..
House TV Video:
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05:05 - Department of Commerce update.
1:05:10 - Public Utilities Commission update.
Runs 1 hour, 46 minutes.


Co-Chair Acomb and Co-Chair Swedzinski are jointly chairing this meeting.

Update from Department of Commerce
Update from Public Utilities Commission

Items may be added or removed from the agenda.

If you wish to submit written testimony, please send the written testimony to Mike.Molzahn@house.mn.gov by 1 p.m. the day before the meeting.