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Senate committee backs removing long‑exceeded renewable objective from state code
Summary
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted unanimously to advance an amended Senate Bill 2,359 to remove an obsolete renewable energy objective and a related utility reporting requirement, with supporters saying the statute has been used to justify out‑of‑state transmission costs for North Dakota ratepayers.
Senate Bill 2,359, which would remove a long‑exceeded renewable energy objective from state law and strike a narrow reporting requirement, won committee approval after proponents argued the language is outdated and has been used to justify shifting transmission costs to North Dakota customers.
Senator Dale Patton, sponsor of the bill and a Republican from District 26, told the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee that "we have far exceeded that objective, and so the code is unnecessary" and introduced an amendment (25.1343.01001) to eliminate a reporting requirement.
The bill's key supporter, Randy Christman, chair of the North Dakota Public Service Commission, told the committee the state's 10 percent renewable objective — adopted in 2007 with a target of 2015 — was met and exceeded years ago. Christman said regional transmission organizations,…
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