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HF375, and its Senate counterpart, SF192, set benchmarks for rolling back the production of greenhouse gasses. It also requires the Public Utilities Commission to consider greenhouse gas production in acquiring energy in Minnesota. As proposed, the bill would It is the state's goal to reduce statewide greenhouse gas emissions to a level at least 15 percent below 2005 emission levels by 2015, to a level at least 30 percent below 2005 emission levels by 2025, and to a level at least 80 percent below 2005 emission levels by 2050.

Lawmakers have capped off the session with a bill that commits the state to substantial energy conservation. The new bill asks utilities to whittle down customers' energy dependence by 1.5 percent per year.