1.1    .................... moves to amend H. F. No. 1221, the delete everything amendment
1.2(H1221DE1), as follows:
1.3Page 2, line 31, after the comma insert "energy savings resulting from efficiency
1.4improvements to the utility infrastructure and system,"
1.5Page 3, line 15, after "in" insert "energy efficiency or"
1.6Page 3, line 21, delete everything after "facility" and insert "and gas and electric
1.7sales to a large electric customer facility which has received an exemption from the
1.8commissioner from the investment and expenditure requirements of"
1.9Page 8, line 33, delete "efficiency and"
1.10Page 8, line 35, delete "efficiency and" and after "conservation" insert "improvement"
1.11Page 9, delete lines 13 to 16 and insert "The commissioner shall evaluate energy
1.12conservation improvement programs on the basis of cost-effectiveness and the reliability
1.13of the technologies employed. The commissioner shall, by order, establish, maintain and
1.14update energy savings assumptions that must be used when filing energy conservation
1.15improvement programs. The commissioner shall establish an inventory of the most
1.16effective energy conservation programs, techniques, and technologies, and encourage all
1.17Minnesota utilities to implement them, where appropriate, in their service territories."
1.18Page 9, line 17, delete everything before "The"
1.19Page 9, line 24, delete "$550,000 annually" and insert "$800,000 annually until June
1.2030, 2009, and $450,000 annually thereafter"
1.21Page 9, delete subdivision 1e and insert:
1.22    "Subd. 1e. Applied research and development grants. The commissioner may, by
1.23order, approve and make grants for applied research and development projects of general
1.24applicability that identify new technologies or strategies to maximize energy savings,
1.25improve the effectiveness of energy conservation programs, or document the carbon
1.26dioxide reductions from energy conservation programs. When approving projects, the
1.27commissioner shall consider proposals and comments from utilities and other interested
2.1parties. The commissioner may assess up to $3,600,000 annually for the purposes of
2.2this subdivision. The assessments must be deposited into the energy and conservation
2.3account."
2.4Page 10, line 18, delete "certified" and insert "labeled"
2.5Page 13, after line 31, insert:
2.6    "Subd. 2c. Performance incentives. By December 31, 2008, the commission shall
2.7review any incentive plan for energy conservation improvement it has approved under
2.8216B.16, subdivision 6c, and adjust the utility performance incentives to recognize the
2.9energy savings goals established in subdivision 1c of this section."
2.10Page 16, line 34, delete everything after "operating" and insert "annual retail energy
2.11sales"
2.12Page 16, line 35, delete everything before "during"