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imalArffav fp Why Public Power? t tat • } f "' photo courtesy of the Owatonna People's Press One hundred twenty-five Minnesota cities benefit interests of stockholders. Our focus is Main Street, from having a locally owned and locally operated not Wall Street. We work for you. municipal electric utility. Thirty-one cities have a municipal natural gas system. Fifty of our eighty- • We're not in it for the money. Municipal seven county seats are served by a municipal utilities are not-for-profit and operated in the electric or gas system. A not-for-profit municipal public interest. Our goal is long-term community electric or gas utility is a tremendous asset in benefit, not short-term gain. We work hard to save these uncertain times. Here are some of the you money. reasons why: • We're the yardstick for the industry. For • We have great service. We're part of the generations, public power systems have set community and our policy makers, managers and standards for rates and service that other utilities workers are part of the community. Our crews are have had to meet. always on hand in the event of emergency. You don't need to call an 800 number to talk to us. • We'll be there. Most Minnesota's municipal electric utilities have served their communities for • We're locally regulated. Members of the more than a hundred years. In an era when new community who live in the community set rates competitors come and go faster than we can learn and service practices. If you have a problem, you their names, you can count on us. We will be there know who to talk to. when you need us. • We're owned by our customers. There is no • We're Public Power. tension between the interests of customers and the We're here for you! 14/2015 State Position Statements