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House Energy Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, April 14 2026 - Archive Video
00:39 - HF4560 (Acomb) Technical and clarifying changes to statutes related to Public Utilities Commission made.
04:48 - HF4559 (Acomb) Commissioner of commerce's ability to enter into energy research partnerships or compacts expanded, energy security planning provided, and various energy-related grant programs extended and modified.
14:59 - HF4374 (Acomb) Use of certain money provided to the Minnesota Climate Innovation Finance Authority clarified.
37:19 - HF2317 (Kraft) Wastewater treatment facility heat capture pilot program funding provided, and money appropriated.
43:56 - HF3179 (Jones) Certain buildings required to meet energy performance standards, reports required, and money appropriated.
1:06:06 - HF4880 (Acomb) Solar Energy Protection Act established relating to the sale of solar energy systems.
1:25:36 - HF2862 (Acomb) Data Center permitting and environmental review.
Runs 1 hour, 45 minutes.
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, April 9 2026 - Archive Video
00:31 - HF4770 (Mekeland) Anaerobic digester or biomass thermal generation facility planning and construction funding provided, and money appropriated.
22:15 - Energy use and heating demand in Minnesota presentation.
Runs 55 minutes.
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, March 26 2026 - Archive Video
00:32 - HF4308 (Swedzinski) Annual payments by the Monticello nuclear generating plant terminated, distributed solar energy standard modified, sales tax exemption on residential natural gas and electricity extended year round, and electric and natural gas facilities exempted from payment of the state commercial-industrial property tax.
46:25 - HF4703 (Igo) Funding for study evaluating the potential to construct nuclear-powered electric generating facilities provided, and money appropriated.
1:29:43 - HF4153 (Mekeland) Criteria for preapplication evaluations of water appropriations for data centers modified, data centers' electricity sales exempted in calculating a utility's solar energy standard, and data centers exempted from paying sales tax on electricity purchases.
Runs 1 hour, 47 minutes.
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, March 24 2026 - Archive Video
01:03 - HF4236 (Buck) Public utility interim rate amounts limited.
50:39 - HF4122 (Hollins) Thermal energy network plan requirements established.
1:02:12 - HF4377 (Jones) Required elements in an application to the Public Utilities Commission for a certificate of need for a petroleum pipeline specified.
Runs 1 hour, 28 minutes.
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, March 17 2026 - Archive Video
00:30 - Form Energy presentation.
50:34 - HF4059 (Luger-Nikolai) Additional financing mechanisms to support Minnesota Climate Innovation Financing Authority activities provided.
1:13:44 - HF76 (Greenman) Rate recovery of executive pay limited for certain public utilities.
Runs 1 hour, 48 minutes.
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, March 12 2026 - Archive Video
00:33 - HF3830 (Sexton) Reporting requirements for recoverable expenses in rate cases modified, and sunset of cost recovery for gas utility infrastructure costs eliminated.
43:36 - HF3688 (Sexton) Expenditures on fuel-switching improvements made to low-income households allowed to apply to low-income conservation spending requirements for municipal utilities and cooperative electric associations.
48:12 - Future of Net Metering discussion.
Runs 1 hour, 46 minutes.
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, March 10 2026 - Archive Video
00:39 - HF3458 (Acomb) Tribal lands exempted from provisions governing exclusive service areas for electric utilities.
33:51 - HF3777 (Mahamoud) Commission required to promote affordable service and consider customers' ability to pay rates.
54:17 - HF3778 (Mahamoud) Public utilities and cooperative electric associations required to report revenue authorized and collected.
1:02:13 - HF3912 (Hollins) Utility allowed to charge a fee to a customer who has entered into a payment agreement and whose household income is above 50 percent of state median income, utility allowed to charge a reconnection fee, and utility allowed to charge a late payment charge subject to conditions.
Runs 1 hour, 20 minutes.
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, March 5 2026 - Archive Video
01:19 - HF3296(Gillman) Data centers excluded from gross annual retail energy sales for energy conservation and optimization purposes.
29:53 - Midwest Reliability Organization reliability presentation.
1:29:44 - HF3802(Hollins) Exemptions to the certificate of need requirement amended.
Runs 1 hour, 37 minutes.
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, March 3 2026 - Archive Video
00:33 - HF3556 (Acomb) Community solar garden program named for Melissa Hortman.
44:21 - Minnesota Pollution Control Agency presentations.
Runs 1 hour, 48 minutes.
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, February 26 2026 - Archive Video
00:36 - Retired administrative law judge’s experience with rate cases.
41:39 - Affordability presentation.
1:20:22 - HF3298 (Mekeland) Reimbursement program established for underground petroleum storage tank systems with pressurized single-walled steel piping.
Runs 1 hour, 42 minutes.
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, February 24 2026 - Archive Video
00:37 - Minnesota Climate Innovation Finance Authority presentation.
35:10 - HF2986 (Kraft) Additional information in a public utility's resource plan required, public utilities directed to file a virtual power plant tariff and program with the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, cost recovery provided, and reports required.
1:23:46 - HF3555 (Kraft) Installation and operation of a plug-in solar photovoltaic device regulated.
Runs 1 hour, 46 minutes.
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, February 19 2026 - Archive Video
05:05 - Department of Commerce update.
1:05:10 - Public Utilities Commission update.
Runs 1 hour, 46 minutes.
Energy Finance Bill Working Group
Sunday, June 8 2025 - Archive Video
Opening comments and roll call.
02:00 - Walkthrough of the Energy Finance Bill Working Group agreement.
Runs 23 minutes.
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, April 10 2025 - Archive Video
00:31 - HF2442 (Acomb) Energy finance bill.
Runs 5 minutes.
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, April 3 2025 - Archive Video
00:37 - HF1366 (Heintzeman) Brainerd; energy efficiency projects funding provided, and money appropriated.
18:14 - HF2803 (Hudson) Certain energy generating facilities required to be certified as child labor free, and certain products required to be certified as child labor free.
49:55 - HF1859 (Burkel) Wind energy conversion systems residential setbacks established.
Runs 1 hour, 33 minutes.
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, April 1 2025 - Archive Video
00:39 - HF2928 (Acomb) Preapplication filings for large water appropriation projects required, permit application information for large water appropriation projects added, level of environmental review for data centers specified, data centers exempted from making financial contributions to an energy conservation and optimization plan, and other data center provisions modified.
56:05 - HF2912 (Her) Macalester College geothermal energy system funding provided, and money appropriated.
1:10:14 - HF2986 (Kraft) Requiring additional information in a public utility's resource plan; directing public utilities to file a virtual power plant tariff and program with the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission; providing for cost recovery; requiring reports.
1:33:34 - HF2297 (Myers) Special license plate established for solar pollinator programs, and agrivoltaic solar sites made eligible for solar site management practices.
Runs 1 hour, 44 minutes.
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, March 27 2025 - Archive Video
00:29 - HF2103 (Anderson, P.H.) Ammonia, hydrogen, and renewable energy certificate tracking system funding provided; reports required; and money appropriated.
21:04 - HF2793 (Swedzinski) Community solar garden program sunset.
Runs 1 hour, 42 minutes.
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, March 25 2025 - Archive Video
00:43 - HF2498 (Hemmingsen-Jaeger) Geothermal heat exchange system rebate program established, and money appropriated.
37:00 - HF2366 (Wolgamott) Green Hydrogen Project funding provided, and money appropriated.
57:36 - HF2423 (Tabke) Emerald ash borer-infested tree disposal funding provided, and money appropriated.
1:11:04 - HF771 (Kraft) Supplemental energy assistance funding provided, annual report required, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 44 minutes.
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, March 20 2025 - Archive Video
00:40 - HF701 (Johnson, W.) Louisville Township anaerobic digestor township system funding provided, and money appropriated.
59:29 - HF1226 (Igo) Natural gas utilities authorized to sell extraordinary event bonds under certain circumstances, account established, and money appropriated.
1:10:15 - HF2248 (Sexton) Definition of large energy facility modified.
Runs 1 hour, 25 minutes.
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, March 18 2025 - Archive Video
00:53 - HF1013 (Kraft) Minnesota Energy Alley funding provided, and money appropriated.
15:56 - HF1598 (Hollins) Air ventilation improvement and geothermal infrastructure for schools financing program established, and money appropriated.
37:56 - HF1656 (Hollins) Geothermal energy system construction funding provided, and money appropriated.
50:31 - HF2162 (Mahamoud) Geothermal planning grants funding provided and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 6 minutes.
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, March 13 2025 - Archive Video
00:37 - HF2002 (Igo) Prohibition on issuing certificate of need for new nuclear power plant abolished.
Runs 1 hour, 14 minutes.
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, March 11 2025 - Archive Video
00:40 - HF252 (Igo) Minnesota Public Utilities; small natural gas utilities eligibility amended to be exempt from regulation.
22:27 - HF787 (Anderson, P.H.) Electricity generated outside the state exempted from the requirement that a proportion of retail electricity be carbon-free by certain dates.
Runs 56 minutes.
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, March 6 2025 - Archive Video
00:35 - HF1852 (Murphy) Solar energy generating systems setbacks from parks and wildlife management areas established.
46:24 - Department of Commerce budget overview.
1:13:58 - Public Utilities Commission budget overview.
Runs 1 hour, 37 minutes.
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, March 4 2025 - Archive Video
01:51 - HF1738 (Swedzinski) Renewable development account repealed, conforming changes made in associated statutes, utility solar production incentive program sunset, accounts established, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 18 minutes.
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, February 27 2025 - Archive Video
01:22 - HF1040 (Scott) Wind and solar infrastructure product stewardship program required, retail sales fee provided for wind and solar infrastructure, wind and solar energy infrastructure moratorium established in landfills, report required, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour.
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, February 25 2025 - Archive Video
02:39 - HF249 (Igo) Carbon-free definition amended.
45:10 - HF1311 (Mekeland) Procedures governing cost recovery for public utility electric generation and transmission assets modified.
Runs 1 hour, 21 minutes.
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, February 20 2025 - Archive Video
01:16 - HF845 (Baker) Various provisions governing net metering modified.
Runs 1 hour, 48 minutes.
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, February 18 2025 - Archive Video
00:58 - HF75 (Anderson, P.H.) Hydroelectric capacity that qualifies as an eligible energy technology under the renewable energy standard modified.
14:32 - Midcontinent Independent System Operator presentation.
Runs 1 hour, 42 minutes.
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, February 13 2025 - Archive Video
02:06 - HF28 (Mekeland) Data center energy generation redundancy provided.
Runs 1 hour, 32 minutes.
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee - part 1
Tuesday, February 11 2025 - Archive Video
00:08 - Introductions.
04:16 - HF9 (Swedzinski) Hydroelectric capacity that qualifies as an eligible energy technology under the renewable energy standard modified; electric utility requirements relating to energy, solar, or carbon-free standards delayed under certain conditions; and sales tax exemption for residential heating fuels and electricity expanded.
The committee recessed.
Runs 1 hour, 48 minutes.
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee - part 2
Tuesday, February 11 2025 - Archive Video
00:09 - Continued consideration of HF9 (Swedzinski) Hydroelectric capacity that qualifies as an eligible energy technology under the renewable energy standard modified; electric utility requirements relating to energy, solar, or carbon-free standards delayed under certain conditions; and sales tax exemption for residential heating fuels and electricity expanded.
Runs 17 minutes.