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storage tanks are large enough for us to run our engines at maximum output for approximately 7 days. We could also switch them over to run on natural gas during that time. During the 2013 ice storms of southern Minnesota, Worthington Municipal Utilities operated their generation to schedule power to their community while their neighbors were out of power for approximately a week. It is difficult for anyone to be without electricity for a week, but this likely means your city's wastewater and water systems are also out of power. Clean water and proper handling of wastewater are critical to life. Because of a municipal electric utility's inherent connection with other city utilities it becomes much easier to coordinate work efforts to restore power to these critical city facilities. This is also true for coordination of power restoration with police, fire, and other governmental entities. Overall, the presentation went very well. The workshop was attended by MPUC Chair Beverly Jones Heydinger, Commissioner Nancy Lange, and Commission Betsy Wergin, as well as MPUC staff and other industry representatives. As you may recall Commissioner Wergin was formerly a Sherburne County Commissioner and was instrumental in the inception of our Landfill Gas-to-Electric Generation Facility. • I had intended of bringing back a tentative schedule for strategic planning discussions to review with the Commission at this meeting. Due to the amount of material on the agenda I've postponed the strategic planning scheduled discussion until a future date. ATTACHMENTS: • North Substation Transformer Upgrade Photos. • Letter from Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association regarding Mississippi Cover 2"d Addition Service Boundary; dated September 27,2013. • MPUC Notice of Information Smart Grid Workshop; Issued September 4, 2013. [ RUINED 11 P3 Page 4 of 4 NATURE I Reliable Public Power Provider P owLR ED To SERVE 107