| Description:
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Report on developing a statewide system to reuse and recycle solar photovoltaic modules and installation components, including options for a system to collect, reuse, and recycle solar photovoltaic modules and installation components, with: (A) a survey of solar photovoltaic modules and installation components currently coming out of service or projected to come out of service; (B) a description of how solar photovoltaic modules and installation components are currently being managed at end of life and how they would likely be managed in the future without the proposed reuse and recycling system; and (C) an analysis of: (1) the reuse and recycling values of solar photovoltaic modules, installation components, and recovered materials; (2) system infrastructure and technology needs; (3) how to maximize in-state employment and economic development; (4) net costs for the program; and (5) potential benefits and negative impacts of the plan on environmental justice and Tribal communities.
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| Committee/Agency Jurisdiction:
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Energy Policy and Finance
Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Environment and Natural Resources Policy
Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Legacy Finance – Senate
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| Note:
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After completing the report, the Minn. Pollution Control Agency must convene a working group to advise on developing policy recommendations for a statewide system to manage solar photovoltaic modules and installation components.
Solar Installation Recycling and Reuse Policy Working Group
This February 2025 Minn. Pollution Control Agency report contains within it a February 2025 consultant's report by Eunomia titled "Final Report: Solar PV Panel Reuse and Recycling Study: Developing a Statewide System to Reuse and Recycle Solar Photovoltaics in Minnesota"
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