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Did you know? Municipal utilities are on track to meet the Minnesota renewable energy sup- ply target of 25% by 2025. Municipals own or have under contract 120 MW of renewable energy sources. Nationally, the Northern Municipal Power Agency is No. 1 in percentage of retail sales from wind; the Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency was rated fourth for estimated percentage of retail sales expected from wind power. In Minnesota, Missouri River Energy Services is first in percentage of power purchased from Community -Based En- ergy Development (C -BED) projects. Founded in 1931, Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association (MMUA) is the statewide association representing mu- nicipal electric and gas utilities across the state of Minnesota. OFFICIAL ORGAN Mu kip.l Utilitis A.,J.ti.. Municipal utilities are lo- cated throughout the state. Of the 87 county seat cities in Minnesota, 50 operate municipal electric and /or natural gas utilities. There are approximately 50 local municipal power plants in Minnesota. These plants` are generally used in times of emergency and also act as a hedge against high wholesale market prices. Power supply facts and figures Municipal utilities do not generate all of their own power locally. Some • generate a portion of their local needs, usually as part of a combined heat - and -power system or at times of peak demand. Most municipal utilities purchase power wholesale, either from a mu- nicipal joint action agency that they are a member of, or through some other contractual arrangement. Minnesota electric sales in kilowatt -hours Co -op 21% IOU Municipal 65% 14% Power suppliers to municipal electric utilities • WAPA Co -op 13% 13% IOU 16% Public Power 58% Average municipal generation fuel mix Hydro 11.81% Nuclear -6.91% Wind -4.15% Coal Natural Gas -4.11% 70.58% Other -2.44% Note: numbers from 2008 DOE and MMUA surveys. •