HF164, the Energy Conservation and Optimization (ECO) Act, which updates Minnesota’s Conservation Improvement Program (CIP), aims to reduce statewide energy consumption, specifically by requiring utility “load management,” “fuel switching,” and spending programs for low-income customers.
The House passed HF164 on May 15, 2021, by a vote of 88 to 46. We have assigned pluses to the nays because this bill implements crony, government-imposed mandates in the name of “climate change” that will further infringe on the property rights of Minnesotans by recovering higher consumer energy costs from ratepayers and stifling free market innovation.