Walz Expected To Sign Newly Passed Minnesota’s 2040 Carbon-Free Energy Bill

(St. Paul, MN)  —  Governor Walz is expected to sign the newly passed bill requiring Minnesota’s electricity to be carbon-free by 2040.  The Senate narrowly passed the requirement yesterday on a party line vote, sending it to the governor’s desk.  The requirement will push up plans by a decade by the state’s two largest retail utilities to dump carbon-creating energy.  Electric companies will have the right to appeal if the move is deemed too expensive or if alternative power sources aren’t reliable enough to maintain service.