Minnesota Administrative Rules Agency 138 - Public Utilities Commission
Here’s a breakdown of Agency 138 – Public Utilities Commission under the Minnesota Administrative Rules:
📘 Overview of Agency 138
From the Revisor of Statutes (MN Office of the Revisor), Agency 138 contains the comprehensive rules governing the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) across multiple domains (revisor.mn.gov). The chapters include:
4210–4260: Regulation of energy infrastructure (e.g., large energy facilities, power plants/lines, pipelines, fuel storage)
7810–7820: Telephone and telecommunications utilities (covering small/large providers, call-tracing, community calling plans, customer service)
7825–7829: Utility financial and regulatory frameworks, rate adjustments, and procedural standards
7830–7831: Practice & procedure, including intervenor compensation
7835–7836: Cogeneration & small power production, wind-siting regulations (revisor.mn.gov)
📄 Additional Chapters (per Justia & Cornell Law summaries)
Highlighted supplemental chapters include: (en.wikipedia.org)
7831 – Telecommunications; intervenor compensation
7835 – Cogeneration and small power production
7836 – Wind energy siting
7840 – Energy conservation improvement appeals
7843 – Resource planning for utilities
7845 – Commission conduct & communication rules
7847–7855 – Processes related to certificates of need, site/route permits, and various facility approvals including pipelines and large energy facilities
🔎 Sample Chapter Highlights
Chapter 7843 – Utility Resource Planning: //covers definitions, plan filings, content, review mechanisms, and interaction with other PUC processes(regulations.justia.com, revisor.mn.gov, regulations.justia.com).
Chapter 7852 – Route Permit; Pipeline: //details definitions, application, conditional exclusions, permit procedures, and emergency handling for pipeline routes(regulations.justia.com).
Chapter 7848 – Biennial Transmission Projects Reports: //describes which utilities must report (public utilities, municipalities, cooperatives, generation and transmission organizations)(law.cornell.edu).
🏛️ Purpose and Scope
These administrative rules implement statutory authority defining the PUC's jurisdiction—regulatory oversight of electric, gas, pipeline, telecommunications, customer service, finance, tariff setting, facility siting, and adjudicative procedures. Many chapters directly mirror statutory mandates in Minnesota Statutes ch. 216, 216A, 216E, and related sections (law.cornell.edu).
✅ How You Can Explore Further
Full chapters and parts are accessible on the official site of the MN Revisor: “Minnesota Rules – Agency 138 – Public Utilities Commission” (revisor.mn.gov).
Justia provides direct links to individual chapter text (e.g., 7843, 7852, etc.) with navigable parts (regulations.justia.com).
Cornell Law’s “State Regulations” page shows a versioned regulatory listing, including pipeline and energy facility chapters (law.cornell.edu).
🧭 Summary Table of Key Chapters
Chapter Range
Topic
4210–4260
Large energy facilities, power plants, pipelines, fuel storage
7810–7820
Telecom and telephone utility standards
7825–7829
Finance, rates, customer service, procedural rules
7830–7836
Practice & procedure, compensation, cogeneration, wind siting
7840–7855
Energy appeals, planning, conduct, site/route permits, certificates, pipeline routing
✅ Next steps
Let me know if you'd like details on a specific chapter—like part numbers, filing processes, definitions, procedural requirements—or help navigating the Revisor’s site for the full text of any part.
In short: Agency 138 encapsulates Minnesota’s PUC administrative rules, spanning energy, utilities, telecommunications, rates, finances, and adjudicatory processes. Chapters are organized by topic, accessible through the Revisor, Justia, and Cornell Law’s regulatory platforms.
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