For the purposes of sections 216C.411 to 216C.415, the following terms have the meanings given.

1. (a) "Made in Minnesota" means the manufacture in this state of solar photovoltaic modules:

   1. (1) at a manufacturing facility located in Minnesota that is registered and authorized to manufacture and apply the UL 1703 certification mark to solar photovoltaic modules by Underwriters Laboratory (UL), CSA International, Intertek, or an equivalent UL-approved independent certification agency;
   2. (2) that bear UL 1703 certification marks from UL, CSA International, Intertek, or an equivalent UL-approved independent certification agency, which must be physically applied to the modules at a manufacturing facility described in clause (1); and

   3. (3) that are manufactured in Minnesota:

      1. (i) by manufacturing processes that must include tabbing, stringing, and lamination; or

      2. (ii) by interconnecting low-voltage direct current photovoltaic elements that produce the final useful photovoltaic output of the modules.

         A solar photovoltaic module that is manufactured by attaching microinverters, direct current optimizers, or other power electronics to a laminate or solar photovoltaic module that has received UL 1703 certification marks outside Minnesota from UL, CSA International, Intertek, or an equivalent UL-approved independent certification agency is not "Made in Minnesota" under this paragraph.

2. (b) "Solar photovoltaic module" has the meaning given in section 116C.7791, subdivision 1, paragraph (e).