Tuesday, March 29, 2022
3:00 PMLivestream YouTube
Minutes
Present: Senator David H. Senjem - Chair, Senator Andrew Mathews - Vice Chair, Senator Roger C. Chamberlain, Senator Nick A. Frentz, Senator Jerry Newton, Senator Jason Rarick, Senator Patricia Torres Ray, Senator Paul J. Utke
Absent: No Members Absent
Senator David H. Senjem called the meeting to order at 3:05
S.F. 2878: Senator Newton: Geothermal energy demonstration project appropriation.
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Call to Order
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S.F. 2878 Newton - Geothermal energy demonstration project appropriation
Tony Poole, Steamfitters/Pipefitters Local 455
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S.F. 4089 Senjem - Solar for schools program appropriation
Logan O'Grady, Executive Director, MnSEIA
Braden Solum Vice President, Business Development, iDEAL Energies
Rick Evans, Xcel Energy
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S.F. 4119 Senjem - Solar energy production incentive program extension
Logan O'Grady , Executive Director, MnSEIA
Michael Allen, President, All Energy Solar
Rick Evans, Xcel Energy
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S.F. 4262 Senjem - Process regulated by the Public Utilities Commission creation allowing natural gas utilities to sell bonds as a way to reduce economic impacts on costumers
Jason Ryan, Executive Vice President of Regulatory Services and Government Affairs, CenterPoint Energy
Annie Levenson-Falk, Executive Director, Citizens Utility Board
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S.F. 3838 Tomassoni - Refundable tax credit permission for excess energy costs due to extreme cold weather in February 2021
Kent Sulem, Director of Government Relations and Senior Counsel, Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association
David Olson, Director of Finance and Administration
Owatonna Public Utilities
Luke Peterson, General Manager, Hibbing Public Utilities
Derrick Passe, City Councilor, Two Harbors
Annie Levenson-Falk, Executive Director, Citizens Utility Board
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Adjourn
Senator Senjem moved that S.F. 2878, be recommended to pass and included in the omnibus bill.
S.F. 4089: Senator Senjem: Solar for schools program appropriation.
Senator Mathews moved that S.F. 4089, be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
S.F. 4119: Senator Senjem: Solar energy production incentive program extension.
Senator Mathews moved that S.F. 4119, be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
S.F. 4262: Senator Senjem: Process regulated by the Public Utilities Commission creation allowing
natural gas utilities to sell bonds as a way to reduce economic impacts on
costumers.
Senator Mathews moved that S.F. 4262, as amended, laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
S.F. 3838: Senator Tomassoni: Refundable tax credit permission for excess energy costs due to extreme cold
weather in February 2021.
Senator Mathews moved that S.F. 3838, as amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Taxes Committee.
The meeting was adjourned at
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Senator David H. Senjem, Chair
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Beth Kleinboehl, Legislative Assistant
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