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TERC adopts recommendation to modify Solar Energy tax expenditure; transcript contains numbering inconsistency
Summary
The Tax Expenditure Review Commission voted 4–3 (2 excused) on Jan. 28, 2026, to recommend modification of tax expenditure 4.1.27 (Solar Energy Systems); meeting minutes include a transcript line that mistakenly repeats a prior tax expenditure number, which is noted in the record.
Director Christian Larson presented the Commission’s aggregated evaluations of the Solar Energy Systems tax expenditure (4.1.27), which the record indicates was originally presented Nov. 5, 2025. Sen. Doron Clark moved that the Commission recommend modification of tax expenditure 4.1.27 under Minnesota Statute 3.8855 Subd. 5(a)(9).
The roll call recorded four ayes (Rep. Esther Agbaje, Sen. Doron Clark, Commissioner Paul Marquart, and Rep. Andy Smith) and three nays (Rep. Greg Davids, Sen. Mark Koran, and Rep. Kristin Robbins); two members were excused (Sens. Matt Klein and Bill Weber). The meeting record indicates the motion prevailed with 4 AYE, 3 NAY, and 2 EXCUSED.
The transcript includes an internal inconsistency: SEG 040 repeats the motion-prevailed language but references tax expenditure 4.1.26 (Wind Energy) rather than 4.1.27 (Solar Energy). The vote counts recorded in SEG 036–037 and the surrounding context indicate the Solar Energy recommendation passed; the minutes therefore reflect adoption of the recommendation for 4.1.27 despite the numbering error in one line of the transcript. The meeting minutes do not include specific modification text or next procedural steps beyond adoption of the recommendation.
