Mandate Details

Description:

Report on the use of properties in the state's closed landfill program for solar energy production. The report must identify and assess properties with the highest potential for solar energy production; identify potential barriers to solar energy production and ways to address those barriers; and recommend policies that would facilitate solar energy production on closed landfill program sites in a manner that would contribute to state and local government sustainability goals.

Law:

2019 Minn. Laws 1st Spl. Sess. Chap. 4 Art. 1 Sec. 2 Subd. 9(b)

Agency(ies)/Supplier(s):

Minn. Environmental Quality Board

Due Date:

12/01/2020

Frequency:

One time

Topics:

Energy Issues - Renewable Energy

Mandate Groups:

Energy
Environment and Natural Resources

Committee/Agency Jurisdiction:

Energy Policy and Finance
Environment and Natural Resources
Environment and Natural Resources Finance

Item(s) Received

Title	Publisher(s)	Publication Date	Coverage	Date Received	Report Link
Feasibility of Solar Development on State-Managed Closed Landfills: A Report to the Legislature	Minn. Environmental Quality Board	December 2020		11/25/2020	20-1102.pdf