Key Policy Briefs

Policy issues MnSEIA is involved in on behalf of our members

2024 MnSEIA Legislative Session Recap, Logan O'Grady and Patty Acomb
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2024 Minnesota Legislation Session Recap

2024 was another big year for clean energy in Minnesota. Read more about the industry-wide initiatives that passed.
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2023 Legislative Session Recap

2023 was a historic year for clean energy policy at the Minnesota Capitol. Learn more about the $80M in solar + storage wins.
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Solar for Schools

MnSEIA has spent years creating and growing the Solar for Schools program for districts across the state. Learn more about how it benefits Minnesotans.
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Energy Storage

Energy storage makes the grid more reliable and encourages solar deployment. See how MnSEIA and our members are making this market a priority.
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Community Solar Gardens

Minnesota has historically been a nation-leader in CSGs. Learn more about MnSEIA's work since 2013 and how we're collaborating with partners to improve the program.
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Distributed Generation (DG) Tariff

Learn more about MnSEIA's work to improve the DG tariff and how it would help the industry.
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Minnesota Brightfields

Brightfields turn unusable land into clean energy by installing solar on closed landfills. See how MnSEIA helped create a pilot project to open this new market.
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Interconnection Standards

Learn more about MnSEIA's work with the PUC, utilities, and stakeholders to shape statewide Interconnection Standards.  
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Value of Solar

MnSEIA helped pass the Value of Solar rate in 2013. Since then we have worked at the PUC to ensure the rate is fair and accurate.
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PV Demand Credit

The PV Demand Credit creates a great market opportunity for C&I solar developers. Learn more about MnSEIA's work developing this rate.
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Planned Outages

CSG outages are frustrating for owners and operators. See how MnSEIA helps mitigate the impacts of these outages.
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One-Mile Rule

Minnesota utilities sometimes misread the "One-Mile Rule," which can overly complicate solar projects. Learn more about the One-Mile Rule and MnSEIA's legal memo on the issue.
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2022 Minnesota Legislative Session Update

Building on the bipartisan success of the 2021 Session, MnSEIA had an ambitious Legislative Agenda to advance solar and energy storage in Minnesota.
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2021 Legislative Session Recap

2021 featured the biggest wins for solar since 2013. $31M was allocated for the industry, including Solar for Schools, Solar*Rewards, and Brightfields.
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2020 Minnesota Legislative Session Recap

Here’s a look back on the 2020 Session including our work on Solar*Rewards, Solar on Schools, CSG reform, and more. 
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2019 Minnesota Legislative Session Recap

The 2019 session had several big ticket energy proposals for energy storage, Solar*Rewards, Brightfields, and more. See our recap.    
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