Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 138 - Public Utilities Commission
Chapter 7855 - CERTIFICATE OF NEED; LARGE ENERGY FACILITY
CRITERIA FOR ASSESSMENT OF NEED
Part 7855.0100 - PURPOSE OF THE CRITERIA

Universal Citation: MN Rules 7855.0100
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024

The criteria for assessment of need shall be used by the commission in the determination of need for each proposed large energy facility that is subject to these rules. The factors listed under each of the criteria set forth at part 7855.0120 shall be evaluated to the extent that the commission deems them applicable and pertinent to each facility proposed pursuant to this chapter. The commission shall make a specific written finding with respect to each of the criteria. In the case of an application for a certificate of need for an expansion of a nuclear waste storage or disposal facility serving an existing large electric generating facility, the commission shall not make a decision that could reasonably be expected to result in a forced shutdown of the generating facility.

Statutory Authority: MS s 216B.08; 216B.2421; 216B.243; 216C.10

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