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Committee advances $2 million in geothermal planning grants for cities, adds tribal eligibility
Summary
Senate File 24‑54 would appropriate $2 million from the Renewable Development Account for geothermal and thermal energy network planning grants, with awards capped at $150,000. The committee adopted an author’s A‑1 amendment to specify the amount and add tribal governments to eligibility, then laid the bill over for possible inclusion.
Senator McEwen introduced Senate File 24‑54 on March 24, 2025, seeking $2,000,000 from the Renewable Development Account to continue a geothermal planning grants program established in 2024 and to expand eligibility to tribal governments. The bill would fund planning and feasibility work for geothermal and thermal energy networks across Minnesota municipalities, with individual grants capped at $150,000.
Senator McEwen said local governments —…
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