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Our Newest Member <br /> Ek River <br /> In 2013, Elk River Municipal Utilities (ERMU) became the 12th member of the <br /> Agency. ERMU serves 9,300 metered electric customers in a 44 square mile <br /> area and has a peak demand of approximately 60 MW. Elk River's membership <br /> in MMPA follows the addition of Shakopee and East Grand Forks in 2004, and <br /> Buffalo in 2005 to the original eight members that formed MMPA in 1992. <br /> The Agency will begin providing wholesale Adams said other factors leading Elk River to <br /> power to ERMU on October 1, 2018, under a select MMPA are the Agency's modern facilities <br /> Power Sales Agreement that runs through and innovative renewable energy program, <br /> 2050. Troy Adams, ERMU's General Manager, as well as ERMU having a seat on the MMPA <br /> said choosing to partner with MMPA was a Board of Directors along with every other <br /> careful process. "We spent five years looking member utility. MMPA member cities have <br /> at our future power supply partner. As a public common interests and focus on value creation <br /> power municipal utility, we sought competitive for the Agency as a whole, which also fits with <br /> rates, and we wanted to be aligned with other Elk River's long-term vision. <br /> like-minded utilities," he said. <br /> "Elk River is a great fit for MVPA. It is a progressive <br /> and growing community. Like the other MVPA <br /> members, ERMU is committec to oroviding their <br /> community with competitively-pricec electricity." <br /> —Derick O. Dahlen, Executive Manager, MMPA <br /> 2013 MMPA Annual Report 5 <br />