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MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE BEFORE THE MINNESOTA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION COMMENTS OF THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF ENERGY RESOURCES DOCKET No. E234, E101/SA-16-58 I. SUMMARY OF PROPOSAL On January 22, 2016, Elk River Municipal Utilities(the Municipal)) and Connexus Energy(the Cooperative), collectively the Parties,jointly filed a petition under Minn. Stat. Section 2166.39, subd.3, asking the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (Commission)to modify the Parties' service territory boundaries. IL DEPARTMENT ANALYSIS A. TRANSFER OF THE AFFECTED AREA FROM COOPERATIVE TO THE MUNICIPAL Minnesota Statutes section 2166.44, subd. (a)states: ... whenever a municipality which owns and operates an electric utility (1) extends its corporate boundaries through annexation or consolidation, or (2) determines to extend its service territory within its existing corporate boundaries, the municipality shall thereafter furnish electric service to these areas unless the area is already receiving electric service from an electric utility, in which event, the municipality may purchase the facilities of the electric utility servicing the area. Exhibit A to the Petition is a map that depicts the boundaries of the Affected Area. According to the Parties, the Affected Area involves approximately 1,984 acres, and 958 customers (832 residential, 101 commercial, and 25 industrial). Although the Parties indicated they do not have a separate legal description prepared of the Affected Area, they are willing to provide whatever information is helpful and reasonably requested by MnGeo to facilitate the adjustment in the official maps. The Parties indicated that they do have a Shape or CAD file of the map attached as Exhibit A. 54