Committee hears bill to fund registry and rebates for locally produced green ammonia

Representative Paul Anderson introduced House File 2,103, the “Minnesota Made Ammonia Act,” at the Minnesota House Committee on Energy Finance and Policy hearing March 25, 2025. Anderson asked the committee to adopt a DE1 amendment and to consider a one-time appropriation to develop software and a registry to verify ammonia produced using renewable electricity.

Anderson said the bill would allow Minnesota farmers “to choose green fertilizer as a way to reduce their carbon intensity scores,” and described the measure as a catalyst for growing local green ammonia production and related industries such as green steel. He said the amendment, beginning at line 12, would provide a rebate to Minnesota companies using the proposed registry, up to $500,000 per company as the amendment currently reads.

Rob Davis, chief growth officer at the Midwest Renewable Energy Tracking System (MRETS), testified in favor of the bill and described how a registry would function. “This registry for ammonia certificates…