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/I Auhifl /,1117W1 . Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association Why Public Power? O� Ip� Ok`j4„ � J�I " y i1Ajir, AOq m photo courtesy of the Owatonna People's Press One hundred twenty-five Min- gency. You don't need to call an public interest. Our goal is long- nesota cities benefit from hav- 800 number to talk to us. term community benefit, not ing a locally owned and lo- short-term gain. We work hard cally operated municipal electric • We're locally regulated. to save you money. utility. Thirty-one cities have a Members of the community who municipal natural gas system. live in the community set rates • We're the yardstick for the Fifty of our eighty-seven county and service practices. If you industry. For generations, seats are served by a municipal have a problem, you know who public power systems have set electric or gas system. A not-for- to talk to. standards for rates and service profit municipal electric or gas that other utilities have had to utility is a tremendous asset in • We're owned by our cus- meet. these uncertain times. Here are tomers. some of the reasons why: There is no tension between the • We'll be there. Many of interests of customers and the Minnesota's municipal electric • We have great service. interests of stockholders. Our utilities have served their We're part of the community and focus is Main Street, not Wall communities for more than a our policy makers, managers Street. We work for you. hundred years. In an era when and workers are part of the com- new competitors come and go munity. Our crews are always • We're not in it for the money. faster that we can learn their in hand in the event of emer- Municipal utilities are not-for- names, you can count on us. We profit and operated in the will be there when you need us. 2013 Federal Position Statements/ 19