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MCGRANN SHEA CARNIVAL STRAUGHN & LAMB, CHARTERED <br /> ATTORNEYS AT LAW <br /> WILLIAM R. MCGRANN SCOTT B. CROSSMAN CHRISTY E.LAWRIE <br /> DOUGLAS M. CARNIVAL CARLA J. PEDERSEN KEVIN A.SCHAEKEL <br /> ROBERT O. STRAUGHN JOSEPH T. BAGNOLI <br /> PETER L. COOPER ROGER J.STELLJES RETIRED <br /> KATHLEEN M. LAMB JEFFREY C. URBAN ANDREW J. SHEA <br /> JOHN R.SCHULZ KATHLEEN MICHAELA BRENNAN <br /> COREY J.AYLING CARL 5.WOSMEK <br /> BRIAN L. SOBOL AMY L. COURT <br /> January 22, 2016 <br /> VIA ELECTRONIC FILING <br /> Daniel P. Wolf <br /> Executive Secretary <br /> Minnesota Public Utilities Commission <br /> 350 Metro Square Building <br /> 121 Seventh Place East <br /> St. Paul, MN 55101 <br /> Re: In the Matter of the Joint Request of Elk River Municipal Utilities and <br /> Connexus Energy to Update Electric Service Territory Records <br /> MPUC Docket: <br /> Our File No.: 61739-002 <br /> Dear Mr. Wolf: <br /> I represent Elk River Municipal Utilities (the "Municipal"), which is authorized, on <br /> behalf of the Municipal and Connexus Energy (the "Cooperative") (collectively, the <br /> "Parties") to make this filing. <br /> Summary of the Joint Request <br /> This filing constitutes the Parties' joint request under Minn. Stat. § 216B.39, <br /> subd. 3, that the MPUC modify the Parties' service territory boundaries. This joint <br /> request concerns the transfer of an area located within the city limits of Elk River and <br /> within the electric service territory assigned to the Cooperative (the "Affected Area"), as <br /> further described below. <br /> Legal Authorities <br /> By statute, "the commission may on its own or at the request of an electric utility <br /> make changes in the boundaries of the assigned service areas, but only after notice and <br /> hearing . . . " Minn. Stat. § 216B.39, subd. 3. In addition, "no electric utility shall render <br /> or extend electric service at retail within the assigned service area of another electric <br /> utility unless the electric utility consents thereto in writing . . . " Minn. Stat. § 216B.40 <br /> U.S.BANCORP CENTER • 800 NICOLLET MALL • SUITE 2600 • MINNEAPOLIS,MINNESOTA 55402 <br /> TELEPHONE(612) 338-2525 • FACSIMILE(612) 339-2386 • WWW.MCGRANNSHEA.COM <br /> 57 <br />