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Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

1,133 chapters · 28,363 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title Minnesota Statutes28,363 Ch 336, UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE642 Ch 524, UNIFORM PROBATE CODE394 Ch 609, CRIMINAL CODE377 Ch 144, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH361 Ch 469, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT257 Ch 473, METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT247 Ch 148, PUBLIC HEALTH OCCUPATIONS206 Ch 169, TRAFFIC REGULATIONS200 Ch 256B, MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY PERSONS196 Ch 60A, GENERAL INSURANCE POWERS195 Ch 13, GOVERNMENT DATA PRACTICES177 Ch 115A, WASTE MANAGEMENT171 Ch 325F, CONSUMER PROTECTION; PRODUCTS AND SALES168 Ch 383B, HENNEPIN COUNTY168

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Minn. Stat. § 216B.06 RECEIVING DIFFERENT COMPENSATION.
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216B.06 RECEIVING DIFFERENT COMPENSATION. No public utility shall directly or indirectly, by any device whatsoever, or in any manner, charge, demand, collect, or receive from any person a greater or less compensation for any service rendered or to be rendered by the utility than …
Minn. Stat. § 216B.07 RATE PREFERENCE PROHIBITED.
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216B.07 RATE PREFERENCE PROHIBITED. No public utility shall, as to rates or service, make or grant any unreasonable preference or advantage to any person or subject any person to any unreasonable prejudice or disadvantage. History: 1974 c 429 s 7
Minn. Stat. § 216B.075 METER READING; CUSTOMER SCHEDULING NEEDS.
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216B.075 METER READING; CUSTOMER SCHEDULING NEEDS. Notwithstanding any other provision of rule or policy to the contrary, every public utility providing natural gas or electricity at retail shall make a reasonable effort to obtain readings at least once every 18 months from nonac…
Minn. Stat. § 216B.08 DUTIES OF COMMISSION.
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216B.08 DUTIES OF COMMISSION. The commission is hereby vested with the powers, rights, functions, and jurisdiction to regulate in accordance with the provisions of Laws 1974, chapter 429 every public utility as defined herein. The exercise of such powers, rights, functions, and j…

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Minn. Stat. § 216B.09 STANDARDS; CLASSIFICATIONS; RULES; PRACTICES.

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216B.09 STANDARDS; CLASSIFICATIONS; RULES; PRACTICES. § Subdivision 1.Commission authority, generally. The commission, on its own motion or upon complaint and after reasonable notice and hearing, may ascertain and fix just and reasonable standards, classifications, rules, or prac…

Minn. Stat. § 216B.091 MONTHLY REPORTS.

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216B.091 MONTHLY REPORTS. (a) Each public utility must report the following data on residential customers to the commission monthly, in a format determined by the commission: (1) number of customers; (2) number and total amount of accounts past due; (3) average customer past due …

Minn. Stat. § 216B.0951 PROPANE PREPURCHASE PROGRAM.

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216B.0951 PROPANE PREPURCHASE PROGRAM. § Subdivision 1.Establishment. The commissioner of commerce shall operate, or contract to operate, a propane fuel prepurchase fuel program. The commissioner may contract at any time of the year to purchase the lesser of one-third of the liqu…

Minn. Stat. § 216B.096 COLD WEATHER RULE; PUBLIC UTILITY.

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216B.096 COLD WEATHER RULE; PUBLIC UTILITY. § Subdivision 1.Scope. This section applies only to residential customers of a utility. § Subd. 2.Definitions. (a) The terms used in this section have the meanings given them in this subdivision. (b) "Cold weather period" means the peri…

Minn. Stat. § 216B.097 COLD WEATHER RULE; COOPERATIVE OR MUNICIPAL UTILITY.

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216B.097 COLD WEATHER RULE; COOPERATIVE OR MUNICIPAL UTILITY. § Subdivision 1.Application; notice to residential customer. (a) A municipal utility or a cooperative electric association must not disconnect and must reconnect the utility service of a residential customer during the…

Minn. Stat. § 216B.0975 DISCONNECTION DURING EXTREME HEAT CONDITIONS.

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216B.0975 DISCONNECTION DURING EXTREME HEAT CONDITIONS. A utility may not effect an involuntary disconnection of residential services in affected counties when an excessive heat watch, heat advisory, or excessive heat warning issued by the National Weather Service is in effect. F…

Minn. Stat. § 216B.0976 NOTICE OF UTILITY DISCONNECTION.

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216B.0976 NOTICE OF UTILITY DISCONNECTION. § Subdivision 1.Notice required. Notwithstanding section 13.685 or any other law or administrative rule to the contrary, a public utility, cooperative electric association, or municipal utility must provide notice to a statutory city or …

Minn. Stat. § 216B.098 RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER PROTECTIONS.

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216B.098 RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER PROTECTIONS. § Subdivision 1.Applicability. The provisions of this section apply to residential customers of public utilities, municipal utilities, and cooperative electric associations. Each municipal utility and cooperative electric association may…

Minn. Stat. § 216B.0991 DEFINITIONS.

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216B.0991 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Scope. For the purposes of sections 216B.0991 to 216B.0995, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. § Subd. 2.Customer. "Customer" means a person who has an established relationship with a propane distributor and whos…

Minn. Stat. § 216B.0992 PRICE AND FEE DISCLOSURE.

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216B.0992 PRICE AND FEE DISCLOSURE. A propane distributor must provide a document listing the current per-gallon price of propane and all additional charges, fees, and discounts that pertain to residential heating service. The document must be: (1) made available to the general p…

Minn. Stat. § 216B.0993 BUDGET PAYMENT PLAN.

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216B.0993 BUDGET PAYMENT PLAN. (a) A propane distributor who offers customers a budget payment plan must make that same plan available to all customers, including those who participate in the LIHEAP program. (b) A budget payment plan must equalize a customer's estimated annual pr…

Minn. Stat. § 216B.0994 PROPANE PURCHASE CONTRACTS.

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216B.0994 PROPANE PURCHASE CONTRACTS. A propane distributor is prohibited from adding any service, distribution, transportation, or similar fees to customer billings for those customers who have entered into a contract for prepurchasing or capitated pricing of propane for the per…

Minn. Stat. § 216B.0995 TERMS OF SALE.

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216B.0995 TERMS OF SALE. § Subdivision 1.Cash sales. A propane distributor with an available supply of propane must not refuse to sell propane to a customer who: (1) pays the distributor's established price upon delivery in cash, by certified or cashier's check, or by commercial …

Minn. Stat. § 216B.10 ACCOUNTING.

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216B.10 ACCOUNTING. § Subdivision 1.System of accounts. The commission shall establish a system of accounts to be kept by public utilities subject to its jurisdiction. A public utility which maintains its accounts in accordance with the system of accounts prescribed by a federal …

Minn. Stat. § 216B.105 CUSTOMER SHARE OF MERCURY CONTROL COSTS.

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216B.105 CUSTOMER SHARE OF MERCURY CONTROL COSTS. A utility selling electricity at retail shall report in a biannual bill insert the amount of the customer's total bill that represents the utility's capital and operating costs to control mercury emissions to the atmosphere as req…

Minn. Stat. § 216B.11 DEPRECIATION RATES AND PRACTICES.

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216B.11 DEPRECIATION RATES AND PRACTICES. The commission shall fix proper and adequate rates and methods of depreciation, amortization, or depletion in respect of utility property, and every public utility shall conform its depreciation, amortization or depletion accounts to the …

Minn. Stat. § 216B.12 RIGHT OF ENTRANCE; INSPECTION.

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216B.12 RIGHT OF ENTRANCE; INSPECTION. § Subdivision 1.Authority of commission and department. The commissioners and the duly authorized officers and employees of the department, during business hours, may enter upon any premises occupied by any public utility for the purpose of …

Minn. Stat. § 216B.13 PRODUCTION AND EXAMINATION OF RECORDS.

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216B.13 PRODUCTION AND EXAMINATION OF RECORDS. § Subdivision 1.Authority of commission. The commission may require, by order served on any public utility in the manner provided herein for the service of orders, the production within this state at a reasonable time and place as th…

Minn. Stat. § 216B.14 INVESTIGATION.

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216B.14 INVESTIGATION. The commission upon complaint or upon its own initiative and whenever it may deem it necessary in the performance of its duties may investigate and examine the condition and operation of any public utility or any part thereof. In conducting the investigatio…

Minn. Stat. § 216B.15 HEARINGS; EXAMINER.

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216B.15 HEARINGS; EXAMINER. The commission may, in addition to the hearings specifically provided for by Laws 1974, chapter 429, conduct any other hearings as may reasonably be required in the administration of the powers and duties conferred upon it by Laws 1974, chapter 429. Th…

Minn. Stat. § 216B.16 RATE CHANGE; PROCEDURE; HEARING.

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216B.16 RATE CHANGE; PROCEDURE; HEARING. § Subdivision 1.Notice. Unless the commission otherwise orders, no public utility shall change a rate which has been duly established under this chapter, except upon 60 days' notice to the commission. The notice shall include statements of…

Minn. Stat. § 216B.161 AREA DEVELOPMENT RATE PLAN.

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216B.161 AREA DEVELOPMENT RATE PLAN. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given them in this subdivision. (b) "Area development rate" means a rate schedule established by a utility that provides customers within an a…

Minn. Stat. § 216B.1611 INTERCONNECTION OF ON-SITE DISTRIBUTED GENERATION.

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216B.1611 INTERCONNECTION OF ON-SITE DISTRIBUTED GENERATION. § Subdivision 1.Purpose. The purpose of this section is to: (1) establish the terms and conditions that govern the interconnection and parallel operation of on-site distributed generation; (2) provide cost savings and r…

Minn. Stat. § 216B.1613 STANDARDIZED CONTRACT.

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216B.1613 STANDARDIZED CONTRACT. Within 60 days of May 20, 2009, each utility, as defined in section 216B.1691, subdivision 1, paragraph (d), shall file with the commission a standardized contract form for the purchase of electricity from projects with a nameplate capacity of fiv…

Minn. Stat. § 216B.1614 ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING TARIFF.

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216B.1614 ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING TARIFF. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the terms defined in this subdivision have the meanings given them. (b) "Electric vehicle" has the meaning given in section 169.011, subdivision 26a. (c) "Public utility…

Minn. Stat. § 216B.1615 ELECTRIC VEHICLE DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM.

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216B.1615 ELECTRIC VEHICLE DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "Battery exchange station" means a physical location deploying equipment that enables a used electric vehicle battery…

Minn. Stat. § 216B.162 COMPETITIVE RATE FOR ELECTRIC UTILITY.

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216B.162 COMPETITIVE RATE FOR ELECTRIC UTILITY. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) The terms used in this section have the meanings given them in this subdivision. (b) "Effective competition" means a market situation in which an electric utility serves a customer that: (1) is locat…

Minn. Stat. § 216B.1621 ELECTRIC SERVICE AGREEMENT.

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216B.1621 ELECTRIC SERVICE AGREEMENT. § Subdivision 1.Agreement. When a retail customer of a public utility proposes to acquire power from or construct a new electric power generation facility in the assigned service area of the utility serving the retail customer to provide all …

Minn. Stat. § 216B.1622 SERVICE TO VERY LARGE CUSTOMERS.

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216B.1622 SERVICE TO VERY LARGE CUSTOMERS. § Subdivision 1.Very large customer class or subclass. By December 15, 2026, the commission shall establish by order the definition and appropriate characteristics of a very large customer class or subclass for each public utility provid…

Minn. Stat. § 216B.1623 CLEAN ENERGY AND CAPACITY TARIFF.

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216B.1623 CLEAN ENERGY AND CAPACITY TARIFF. The commission shall require each public utility to offer a clean energy and capacity tariff for commercial and industrial customers. The clean energy and capacity tariff shall require a special contract between the utility and one or m…

Minn. Stat. § 216B.163 FLEXIBLE TARIFF.

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216B.163 FLEXIBLE TARIFF. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the terms defined in this subdivision have the meanings given them. (b) "Effective competition" means that a customer of a gas utility who either receives interruptible service or whose d…

Minn. Stat. § 216B.1635 RECOVERY OF GAS UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS.

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216B.1635 RECOVERY OF GAS UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) "Gas utility" means a public utility as defined in section 216B.02, subdivision 4, that furnishes natural gas service to retail customers. (b) "Gas utility infrastructure costs" or "GUIC" mea…

Minn. Stat. § 216B.1636 RECOVERY OF ELECTRIC UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS.

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216B.1636 RECOVERY OF ELECTRIC UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) "Electric utility" means a public utility as defined in section 216B.02, subdivision 4, that furnishes electric service to retail customers. (b) "Electric utility infrastructure costs" o…

Minn. Stat. § 216B.1638 RECOVERY OF NATURAL GAS EXTENSION PROJECT COSTS.

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216B.1638 RECOVERY OF NATURAL GAS EXTENSION PROJECT COSTS. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the terms defined in this subdivision have the meanings given them. (b) "Contribution in aid of construction" means a monetary contribution, paid by a dev…

Minn. Stat. § 216B.164 COGENERATION AND SMALL POWER PRODUCTION.

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216B.164 COGENERATION AND SMALL POWER PRODUCTION. § Subdivision 1.Scope and purpose. This section shall at all times be construed in accordance with its intent to give the maximum possible encouragement to cogeneration and small power production consistent with protection of the …

Minn. Stat. § 216B.1641 COMMUNITY SOLAR GARDEN.

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216B.1641 COMMUNITY SOLAR GARDEN. § Subdivision 1.Legacy program. (a) The public utility subject to section 116C.779 shall file by September 30, 2013, a plan with the commission to operate a community solar garden program which shall begin operations within 90 days after commissi…

Minn. Stat. § 216B.1642 SOLAR SITE MANAGEMENT.

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216B.1642 SOLAR SITE MANAGEMENT. § Subdivision 1.Site management practices. An owner of a ground-mounted solar site with a generating capacity of more than 40 kilowatts may follow site management practices that (1) provide native perennial vegetation and foraging habitat benefici…

Minn. Stat. § 216B.1645 POWER PURCHASE CONTRACT OR INVESTMENT.

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216B.1645 POWER PURCHASE CONTRACT OR INVESTMENT. § Subdivision 1.Commission authority. Upon the petition of a public utility, the Public Utilities Commission shall approve or disapprove power purchase contracts, investments, or expenditures entered into or made by the utility to …

Minn. Stat. § 216B.1646 RATE REDUCTION; PROPERTY TAX REDUCTION.

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216B.1646 RATE REDUCTION; PROPERTY TAX REDUCTION. (a) The commission shall, by any method the commission finds appropriate, reduce the rates each electric utility subject to rate regulation by the commission charges its customers to reflect, on an ongoing basis, the amount by whi…

Minn. Stat. § 216B.1647 PROPERTY TAX ADJUSTMENT; COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION.

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216B.1647 PROPERTY TAX ADJUSTMENT; COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION. A cooperative electric association that has elected to be subject to rate regulation under section 216B.026 is eligible to file with the commission for approval an adjustment for real and personal property taxes, fees, a…

Minn. Stat. § 216B.166 COGENERATING POWER PLANT.

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216B.166 COGENERATING POWER PLANT. § Subdivision 1.Findings. The legislature finds and declares that significant public benefits may be derived from the cogeneration of electrical and thermal energy and that cogenerated district heating may result in improved utilization and cons…

Minn. Stat. § 216B.167 PERFORMANCE-BASED GAS PURCHASING PLAN.

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216B.167 PERFORMANCE-BASED GAS PURCHASING PLAN. § Subdivision 1.Plan approval; commission findings. A public utility that furnishes natural gas may petition the commission for approval of a performance-based gas purchasing plan under this section. The commission may approve a pla…

Minn. Stat. § 216B.1675 PERFORMANCE REGULATION PLAN FOR GAS UTILITY SERVICE.

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216B.1675 PERFORMANCE REGULATION PLAN FOR GAS UTILITY SERVICE. § Subdivision 1.Purpose. Performance-based regulation plans for public utilities offering natural gas services are authorized in order to provide quality service at rates that can reasonably and reliably be expected t…

Minn. Stat. § 216B.1681 CURTAILMENT PAYMENTS.

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216B.1681 CURTAILMENT PAYMENTS. The commission shall conduct a study of curtailment payments for wind energy projects to assess whether utilities are unduly discriminating among project ownership structures in regard to the contractual availability of curtailment payments. The co…

Minn. Stat. § 216B.169 RENEWABLE AND HIGH-EFFICIENCY ENERGY RATE OPTIONS.

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216B.169 RENEWABLE AND HIGH-EFFICIENCY ENERGY RATE OPTIONS. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given them. (a) "Utility" means a public utility, municipal utility, or cooperative electric association providing elec…

Minn. Stat. § 216B.1691 RENEWABLE ENERGY OBJECTIVES.

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216B.1691 RENEWABLE ENERGY OBJECTIVES. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meaning given them. (b) "Carbon-free" means a technology that generates electricity without emitting carbon dioxide. (c) Unless otherwise specified i…