MN HF2992

Each Minnesota utility must file a rebate program with the department by October 1, 2014, to cover at least 50 percent of the cost of qualifying thermostats for residential heating customers.

The department shall review, approve, reject, or modify each utility's rebate program, and approved programs must be made available to customers within 60 days of approval.

Qualifying thermostats must automatically control temperature, be remotely programmable via computer or smartphone, capable of self-programming based on temperature history, and be deemed cost-effective by the department.

Energy savings from qualifying thermostats may be applied toward the utility's energy savings goal under subdivision 1c.

The effective date is the day following final enactment.