STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTIETH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
ENERGY FINANCE AND POLICY MINUTES
Representative Larry Kraft, Vice Chair of the Committee on Energy Finance and Policy, called the meeting to order at 1:00P.M. on Tuesday, March 3, 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
LUGER-NIKOLAI, Meg
MAHAMOUD, Anquam
MEKELAND, Shane
SEXTON, Thomas
WIENER, Mike
Members Excused:
JONES, Katie
A quorum was present.
Representative Kraft moved that the minutes from February 26 be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF3556 (Acomb) Community solar garden program named for Melissa Hortman
Chair Acomb Moved that HF3556 be re-referred to the General Register.
Chair Acomb presented HF3556.
Testifiers on HF3556:
• Katie Sieben, Chair, Minnesota Public Utilities Commission
• Pete Wyckoff, Deputy Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Commerce
• Logan O'Grady, Minnesota Solar Energy Industries Association
• Nick Bowman, Coalition for Community Solar Access
• George Damian, Clean Energy Economy Minnesota
• Bobby King, Solar United Neighbors
• Patty O'Keefe, Vote Solar
• Timothy DenHerder-Thomas, Cooperative Energy Futures
• Eric Pasi, Enterprise Energy
• Erica Forsman, US Solar
• Jim Pearson, Xcel Energy
Chair Acomb renewed her motion that HF3556 be re-referred to the General Register. THE MOTION PREVAILS.
Chair Acomb assumed the gavel at 1:45 P.M.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Presentation
Presenters:
• Katie Knuth, Climate Director, MPCA
• Frank Kohlasch, Assistant Commissioner for Air and Climate Policy, MPCA
The meeting adjourned at 2:46 P.M.
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Representative Patty Acomb, Chair
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Andrew Jones, Committee Legislative Assistant