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Committee advances bill to tie small gas-utility exemptions to systems, not owners
Summary
The House Energy Committee voted to place House File 252 on the General Register after testimony that the bill would change the exemption from Public Utilities Commission oversight from a utility-based to a system-based test to preserve local regulation of small gas systems in Greater Minnesota.
Representative Igoe moved that House File 252 be placed on the General Register, and the committee approved the motion by voice vote after roughly 21 minutes of testimony and questions.
The bill would revise exemption language in Minnesota statute so that an exemption from Public Utilities Commission (PUC) rate oversight follows a particular gas system rather than the utility company that owns or operates it. Representative Igoe said the change would support "affordability and reliability for energy" in Greater Minnesota and allow smaller systems to operate under local regulation until they grow large enough to bear PUC rate-case costs.
Rachel Sorrentino, a representative of Northwest Gas, testified in favor of the bill. "We are not looking to be unregulated. We are seeking to preserve existing local…
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