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is <br /> X .p,--- ", A <br /> ,..-, • <br /> e: it <br /> ,.., - <br /> ,021.0-,- u <br /> t <br /> '' . -' . - °— - <br /> , <br /> • '^ �` �� I <br /> .-s <br /> Size variation amon; municipals matters too,as well as geography. Minnesota's 125 municipal electric <br /> utilities serve comma nities in every region of the state, from the Canadian border forests to the southern <br /> farm belt.And while there is considerable variation in size, the great majority of our municipal electric <br /> utilities are located • Greater Minnesota and are quite small.The median municipal is located in a com- <br /> munity of 2,319 peo I e and serves 1,250 customers. <br /> Third, municipally o ned utilities are closer to their r, <br /> customers than IOU':. Energy policy in cities with f/t� , y _ <br /> municipal utilities i- established by a public body « ern �f« `, <br /> composed of local re: dents who know the community �,_ , y , b <br /> and its needs. Muni4 pal utilities are not-for-profit -t,ti.. < , s..; a Yy.. <br /> �.:; <br /> and operated in the 'labile interest. Municipal.utility • <br /> _ , ;�: � -. <br /> policymakers and st if not only have career interests ry{. t F <br /> in their community'' success, they have a personal •.,. it!' <br /> stake m the city wh= e they have chosen to live and ( 1.1 1," ! , <br /> build life-long relatii� ships. Because of,this,the ' _ i t,1 <br /> municipal utility's i erest in the well-being of its I I 1 ��° •,,. _.` <br /> community and dev. ion toward maintaining a high I ! ! ., ' _- ' 5 <br /> quality of life is mor, than a corporate slogan - it's the "" <br /> II <br /> foundation of our bu:iness philosophy. <br /> IMinnesota's public power providers have played an integral <br /> role in the electric industry for well over a century and we <br /> Nt '` -, are prepared to continue serving our communities for many <br /> •` _; years to come.The services we provide are similar to those <br /> • of the IOUs but we are very different organizations. State <br /> energy policy has to take into account these differences and <br /> "� recognize that legislative proposals drafted with large IOUs <br /> ----' i n mind cannot be assumed to work equally well in small <br /> - ..•` , " ' , consumer-owned utilities. <br /> ' = t` de` 1 t t}\; Tailoring policies to make sure that they are a good fit for <br /> • <br /> t i` i , " all types of utilities will ensure that we strengthen our <br /> state's regulatory framework rather than undermining it. <br /> 103 <br />