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House committee advances bill to let large hydro count toward Minnesota renewable credits
Summary
A Minnesota House committee voted to send House File 75 to the General Register after debate over whether hydroelectric projects larger than 100 megawatts should qualify for renewable-energy credits and how environmental review should be handled.
The Minnesota House committee voted to send House File 75 to the General Register after debating whether hydroelectric projects larger than 100 megawatts should be allowed to count toward the state's renewable-energy standards.
Representative Anderson, the bill's sponsor, told the committee the measure simply removes statutory language that bars larger hydro projects from qualifying for renewable-energy credits and “allows the discussion to take place” about whether larger hydropower could serve as carbon-free baseload generation for the state. He said the proposal does not authorize any specific projects but would permit projects above the 100-megawatt threshold to be…
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