Criteria for preapplication evaluations of water appropriations for data centers modified, data centers' electricity sales exempted in calculating a utility's solar energy standard, and data centers exempted from paying sales tax on electricity purchases.

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Overview Bill text 1 History 1 Sponsors

Mar 12, 2026 · House

Introduction and first reading, referred to Energy Finance and Policy

PASSAGE PROBABILITY

1% Unlikely

Why this number

Stage base In Committee — base rate 2%, measured from MN's completed sessions
Momentum -4 30/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 216 days quiet

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