Minnesota Approves CenterPoint Energy Revised Plan for RNG
November 24, 2020 - After rejecting an initial proposal by CenterPoint Energy to include renewable natural gas (RNG) service offerings, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) approved a revised plan to allow RNG producers to connect with the utility’s system.
The PUC included several conditions in the approval, including a fee for RNG producers that was endorsed by the Minnesota Department of Commerce, a local sourcing requirement for RNG supplies and limitations on the type of RNG production facilities that can be used. The fee for RNG producers is designed as an exit fee if and when an RNG facility disconnects from the CenterPoint system so that utility customers do not pay for the cost of connections.
By Tom Tiernan