| Senate Bills |
| SF 1753 | – | Construction, ownership, and operation of wind energy conversion system may apply to school
boards as long the system does not exceed 3.3 megawatts of nameplate capacity. Additionally,
the system must incorporate information about itself into educational programs.
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| SF 2584 | – | An electric utility shall act as the agent for a wind energy developer that is seeking to interconnect with the utility's system in all interconnection applications, testing, and other requirements imposed for interconnection by the regional transmission organization. The utility is responsible for conducting the necessary interconnection tests. To be eligible for interconnection assistance by the utility, a wind energy developer must provide the utility with a copy of the power purchase agreement or a copy of the purchase order for equipment.
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| SF 2699 | – | The commissioner of commerce shall conduct a study and submit a report with recommendations to the legislature by January 2, 2005, regarding the impact of federal and other tax incentives for building and operating wind power projects in Minnesota.
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| SF 2792 | – | A public utility subject to a competitive bidding requirement by the utility commission may own, construct, and operate wind energy capacity without complying with that requirement if the utility
purchases wind energy capacity from an independent wind energy developer.
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| SF 2890 | – | All real and personal property of a wind energy conversion system is exempt from property tax except for the land. The value of the land on which the wind energy conversion system is located
shall not be increased or decreased, but shall be valued in the same manner as similar land that
has not been improved with such a system.
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| SF 2905 | – | The cap on renewable production incentive would be expanded by an additional 100 MW of nameplate capacity for a grand total of 200 MW. Only small wind energy facilities are eligible for
the renewable production incentive.
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| SF 2991 | – | The owner of a wind energy conversion system subject to tax under Subdivision 3 shall report by February 1 of each year the amount of electricity produced and consumed by that system.
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| House Bills |
| HF 1734 | – | The cap on renewable production incentive would be expanded by an additional 100 MW of nameplate capacity for a grand total of 200 MW. Only small wind energy facilities are eligible for
the renewable production incentive.
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| HF 2268 | – | An electric utility shall act as the agent for a wind energy developer that is seeking to interconnect with the utility's system in all interconnection applications, testing, and other
requirements imposed for interconnection by the regional transmission organization. The utility is
responsible for conducting the necessary interconnection tests. To be eligible for interconnection
assistance by the utility, a wind energy developer must provide the utility with a copy of the power
purchase agreement or a copy of the purchase order for equipment.
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| HF 2761 | – | A public utility subject to a competitive bidding requirement by the utility commission may own, construct, and operate wind energy capacity without complying with that requirement if the utility purchases wind energy capacity from an independent wind energy developer.
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| HF 2899 | – | The commissioner of commerce shall conduct a study and submit a report with recommendations to the legislature by January 2, 2005, regarding the impact of federal and other
tax incentives for building and operating wind power projects in Minnesota.
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| HF 3013 | – | All real and personal property of a wind energy conversion system is exempt from property tax except for the land. The value of the land on which the wind energy conversion system is located
shall not be increased or decreased, but shall be valued in the same manner as similar land that
has not been improved with such a system.
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| HF 3129 | – | The owner of a wind energy conversion system subject to tax under Subdivision 3 shall report by February 1 of each year the amount of electricity produced and consumed by that system.
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