MN SF3230

Abolishes the 2025 renewable energy standard (25 percent requirement) for electric utilities by removing it from Minnesota Statutes section 216B.1691, subdivision 2a, paragraph (a).

Eliminates mandatory renewable energy percentages of 12 percent (2012), 17 percent (2016), and 20 percent (2020), replacing them with non-binding "good faith objectives" rather than enforceable standards.

Removes the strikethrough text showing previous renewable energy targets (2025: 25 percent) and reduces compliance obligations to voluntary good faith efforts focused on monitoring progress rather than mandatory achievement.

Modifies the Public Utilities Commission's duties to strike language requiring monitoring of progress toward renewable energy goals under subdivision 2a, replacing it with broader discretionary authority to evaluate energy policies.

Changes compliance requirements from mandatory standards to reporting obligations, where utilities must demonstrate good faith efforts to develop renewable energy without specific percentage targets for years 2025 and beyond.