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January 22, 2016 Page 2 (2014). In the present case, the Parties seek to adjust the service territory boundaries to transfer the Affected Area to the Municipal's assigned service territory. The Parties have agreed upon appropriate compensation. The Parties request that the Commission update its official records as to electric service territory boundaries. Underlying Information 1. Exhibit A: Affected Area. Attached as Exhibit A is a map that depicts the boundaries of the Affected Area. The Affected Area involves approximately 1,984 acres, and 958 customers (832 residential, 101 commercial, and 25 industrial). The Parties do not have a separate legal description prepared of the Affected Area, but are willing to provide whatever information is helpful and reasonably requested by MnGeo to facilitate the adjustment in the official maps. Specifically, the Parties have a Shape or CAD file of the map attached as Exhibit A. Customer Notice The Parties engaged in extensive technical discussions, spanning multiple years, to minimize any disruption to customers, to avoid unnecessary duplication of facilities, and to ensure a smooth transition of electric service. For technical expediency, the Parties decided to divide the Affected Area into two areas for purposes of the physical transfer, labeled as Area 1A and Area 1B in the attached Exhibit A. The Parties mutually determined the optimal transition dates of September 22 (as to Area 1A) and October 13, 2015 (as to Area 1B) and arranged the transfer of service. The Parties are pleased to report that the transfer occurred smoothly — necessary outages were as short as 3 minutes during the transfer. The Parties communicated extensively with the customers in the Affected Area throughout the transition process. A copy of the pertinent notices is attached as Exhibit B. In addition, the Municipal spoke to or met with each affected commercial customer to assure understanding of rates and programs, and to answer any questions. The Parties acknowledge that the Commission wishes to direct separate notice to customers as to the pending proceeding before the Commission. Attached as Exhibit C is a proposed notice to be sent to all customers in the Affected Area. Contact Information If there are any questions concerning this filing, you may contact the following representatives: 58