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PSC urges removal of outdated renewable objective cited in RTO cost allocations
Summary
The Public Service Commission told the committee that removing a long-exceeded renewable energy objective from state law (SB 23‑59) would strengthen North Dakota's position in opposing regional transmission cost allocations driven by other states' clean‑energy mandates.
Senator Dale Patton introduced Senate Bill 23‑59, described as cleanup language repealing a statutory renewable energy objective that North Dakota set in 2007 and exceeded years ago. Commissioner Randy Christman of the Public Service Commission (PSC) testified in support of the bill, telling the House Energy and Natural Resources Committee that the objective has been used in tariff proceedings and court cases to justify shifting high‑voltage transmission costs to…
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