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Power Supply <br /> MMPA CELEBRATES 20 YEARS <br /> of POWER SUPPLY.- <br /> Power supply in the United States has changed greatly over the past 20 years. <br /> In this changing environment, MMPA's focus has been to maintain power supply <br /> flexibility to ensure that the Agency is best positioned to continue delivering <br /> reliable, competitively-priced power to our members, while creating value for <br /> the Agency and our members. MMPA takes a long-term approach to power <br /> supply planning that includes assembling a diversified portfolio of owned and <br /> purchased generation containing both conventional and renewable resources. <br /> Minnesota River Station <br /> The Minnesota River Station (MRS) is a 49 Built in two phases, FEP began operation as a <br /> MW power plant that provides local, reliable, simple-cycle facility in 2005 to satisfy the need <br /> peaking power for the Agency. The simple- for peak summer energy use and went into full <br /> cycle facility entered service in 2001. The combined-cycle operation in 2007. The plant <br /> plant is located in, and owned by, the member runs primarily on natural gas but also uses <br /> community of Chaska. The Agency has a long- fuel oil as a backup fuel. The facility provides <br /> term lease with the City of Chaska for the approximately 70% of the Agency's capacity <br /> facility through 2031. requirements. <br /> Faribault Energy Park FEP is an integral part of the local community <br /> In 2001, MMPA's management identified a by providing education, recreation, and <br /> regional need for energy during times of peak aesthetic beauty. Students and area residents <br /> use in Minnesota. In response to this need are welcomed to visit the facility's 35 acres of <br /> for energy, electric utility industry conditions, park-like wetlands. While on site, guests are <br /> and the Agency's projected growth, MMPA able to view the control room and the steam <br /> built its first owned generation asset — turbine from an observation area. In addition, <br /> Faribault Energy Park (FEP). The 300 MW visitors can also view educational displays, a <br /> combined-cycle facility, located in Faribault, wind turbine, and a solar array, and can even <br /> Minnesota, was designed to be a model of drop a fishing line into one of the ponds. <br /> environmental responsibility and innovation. <br /> 2015 MMPA Annual Report 9 <br />