QUALIFIED LARGE-SCALE DATA CENTER FEE.

216B.72 QUALIFIED LARGE-SCALE DATA CENTER FEE. (a) The commissioner must collect an annual fee from the qualified large-scale data center, on a schedule prescribed by the commissioner and deposited in the energy and conservation account established in section 216B.241, subdivision 2a. (b) The fee is based on the qualified large-scale data center's peak demand the utility arranges to serve, reflecting the qualified large-scale data center's peak demand forecast provided to the utility, expressed in megawatts (MW), as follows: Peak Demand Fee (1) 100 to 250 MW $2,000,000 (2) above 250 MW but below 500 MW $3,000,000 (3) 500 MW but below 750 MW $4,000,000 (4) 750 MW or greater $5,000,000 (c) The fee data collected under this section must be treated as nonpublic data, as defined under section 13.02, subdivision 9. History: 1Sp2025 c 12 s 16