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Elk River Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING TO: FROM: Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission Tom Sagstetter- Conservation and Key Accounts John Dietz—Chair Manager Al Nadeau—Vice Chair Daryl Thompson—Trustee MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: December 17, 2013 6.1f SUBJECT: Staff Update DISCUSSION: • We have 13 residential customers registered for the Holiday Lighting Contest this year. We gained 5 additional participants in year two. We had 11 residents register from mailed applications and 2 used the new internet site to print the form. The winners will be announced on the 17th and the Star News should run an article on the 20. • The landfill expansion is beginning to look more promising. I have had frequent discussions with Waste Management and it appears that the expansion is gaining momentum internally. The new district manager is interested in possibly adding some new technologies (sterling engine) to the expansion and we will explore cost effective options and include Sherburne County in the discussions as we make progress on the new technologies. • Met with Waste Management about engine performance and improving communication on engine operation and maintenance. The addition of a stable district manager will greatly improve communication and accountability for the landfill gas plant and performance. Engines 2,3,and 4 will be replaced in December. This is earlier than originally planned,but due to poor performance and high operational costs the engines will be changed in 2013 instead of early 2014. • There has been a flurry of commercial rebate activity and it appears that ERMU will make the energy savings goal of 2,263,482 kWh. The rebate dollars and energy savings should be tallied by early February 2014. • ERMU received final approval of our 2012 CIP filing. ERMU exceeded our 1% energy savings goal and actually saved 1.2%of average retail sales. Of the 29 utilities that GRE aggregates for, ERMU tied with Connexus for the #1 spot. I have included a copy of the letter for your reference. • Greg and I provided utility billing training to the office staff. The training focused on the different types of services and rates, how rates are determined, details of commercial demand bills, types of meters, and the benefits of load management programs. The PowerPoint presentation is attached for reference. IRRERER II Page 1 of 2 (NATURE Reliable Public Power Provider POWERED To SERVE 85