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Funding Resources
Funding Resources
| MN Net Metering Standards | |
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| Type of Incentive | Net Metering |
| Eligible States | MN |
| Eligible Technology | Backpressure Turbine, Boiler, Combustion Turbine, Condensing Turbine, Extracting Turbine, Fuel Cell, Microturbine, Other, Reciprocating Engine, Heat Recovery Generator, Stirling Engine |
| Eligible Fuel | # 2 Fuel Oil, # 6 Fuel Oil, Biogas, Biomass, Coal, Hydrogen, LFG, Municipal Solid Waste, Natural Gas, Other, Tire-Derived Fuel, Waste Heat Recovery |
| Eligible Project Size | 0 - 0.4 |
| Number of Awards |
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| Size of Award | Net metering laws were first issued in Minnesota in 1983. Units up to 40 kW are allowed to net meter and utilities are required to buy net excess generation at the average retail rate. Size Limitations: 40 kW Overall Enrollment Restrictions: None Net Excess: purchased by utility at the average retail utility rate |
| Start Date | 1/1/1983 |
| End Date |
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| Minimum Efficiency(%) |
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| Additional Information | State-wide net metering for all utility types. Minnesota's statute-based net metering law was established in 1983 and applies to all investor-owned utilities, municipalities and rural cooperatives. Qualifying facilities of 40 kW or less are eligible. |
| Web Site | http://www.commerce.state.mn.us  |
| Additional Web Site | http://www.dsireusa.org/library/includes/ incentive2.cfm?Incentive_Code=MN01R&state=MN&CurrentPageID=1&RE=1&EE=1 |
| Primary Contact | Energy Information Center 85 7th Place East Suite 600 St. Paul, MN 55101 U.S.A. Energy Information Center (energy.info@state.mn.us) (651) 296-5175 (651) 297-7891 |