# Minnesota · A municipal utility or a cooperative electric association — Winter utility shutoff/disconnection moratorium by state

For Minnesota · A municipal utility or a cooperative electric association, state is Minnesota; citation is 216B.097 COLD WEATHER RULE; COOPERATIVE OR MUNICIPAL UTILITY; moratorium window is between October 1 and April 30; covered utilities is A municipal utility or a cooperative electric association; eligibility / income test is all of the following conditions are met: (1) The household income of the customer is at or below 50 percent of the state median household income, verified against its source on 2026-08-19.

- **State:** Minnesota _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Citation:** 216B.097 COLD WEATHER RULE; COOPERATIVE OR MUNICIPAL UTILITY _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Moratorium window:** between October 1 and April 30 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Covered utilities:** A municipal utility or a cooperative electric association _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Eligibility / income test:** all of the following conditions are met: (1) The household income of the customer is at or below 50 percent of the state median household income _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> (a) A municipal utility or a cooperative electric association must not disconnect and must reconnect the utility service of a residential customer during the period between October 1 and April 30 if the disconnection affects the primary heat source for the residential unit and all of the following conditions are met: (1) The household income of the customer is at or below 50 percent of the state median household income. A municipal utility or cooperative electric association utility may (i) verify income on forms it provides or (ii) obtain verification of income from the local energy assistance provider. A customer is deemed to meet the income requirements of this clause if the customer receives any form of public assistance, including energy assistance, that uses an income eligibility threshold set at or below 50 percent of the state median household income. (2) A customer enters into and makes reasonably timely payments under a payment agreement that considers the financial resources of the household. (3) A customer receives referrals to energy assistance, weatherization, conservation, or other programs likely to reduce the customer's energy bills.

## Source

- https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/216B.097

Last verified: 2026-08-19. Review by: 2027-02-15.
Part of [Winter utility shutoff/disconnection moratorium by state](https://referencesource.org/utility-shutoff-moratorium-by-state/).