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Recent Municipal Electric Initiatives and Accomplishments z. ® ELF °-- ,, • Rochester Public Utilities(RPU)passed the 2 megawatt ft, CHAR"NG S , , hours mark in electricity provided by its three electric vehicle p. ..„„,q charging stations. ,, iij ii► A • Southern Municipal Power Agency (SMMPA)working group, ` ---- ,,. .. comprised of member utility management, set goal for develop- - �`} `' ing a solar implementation strategy for SMMPA and its mem- bers with anticipated implementation in 2015. AESEeum- _��(:, I® ranKmr, dV • SMMPA and RPU began assessing potential community solar ow ��! .�,' designs in fall 2013. • In April 2014, Moorhead Public Service released a solar gar- den project planning amework and began the feasibility analysis phase. • 2014 purchase (leggy slative approval pending) of hydroelectric dam from Wausau Paper by Brainerd Pub- lic Utilities. Legislati e funding for improvements sought. • Brainerd Public Utilities converted 678 more electric meters and 478 more water meters to AMR in 2013, allowing 85%of customers now to view their energy and water usage online. , , , ��VC..`i ..1 • In April 2014,New Ulm Public Utilities will start a new Back Pressure ., r .. Steam Turbine system on its current steam production plant to generate `11.. ,•''''441�..; -- 2.8 million kWh per year from combined heat and power. (1.4%of New ,f' d ';^. ' 4' ' Ulm's power.) ' '.t' a14;1. - • Funding sought in 2013 and 2014 from Department of Natural Resources ,, and the Legislature for municipal hydropower dam renovation at Lanes- bozo Public Utilities. / • Worthington Public Utilities'back-up generation kept Worthington run- -- +, ping"off the grid”when 2013 ice storm knocked out transmission. • Redwood Falls Public Utilities upgraded existing 300 kW hydropower unit to 500 kW. Estimated production now over 1,000 MWH annually. • Construction cont .,ct awarded in March 2014 for Missouri River Energy Services's hydro-electric gen- erating facility at th I existing flood control dam on Lake Red Rock in Iowa to benefit all of its municipal utility members, inc ding those in Minnesota. •In Le Sueur,Minn:rota Municipal Power Agency began operation of its new biogas plant capable of pro- ducing up to 8 MW o electricity from agricultural by-products. `, - • Nine homes converted to`smart homes'by Shakopee Public Utilities (SPUC) where energy usage can be monitored and �r. .r"i , '- — controlled in real time via homeowner's tablet or smart phone. • ,� ,- Partially funded by a DER/MMUA grant. U. SPUC added an energy storage component to the wind and solar energy generation systems it had previously installed at A 4111' :� the Shakopee High School Environmental Learning Center. 105