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MMPA CELEBRATES 20 YEARS of POWER SUPPLY We are pleased to present the Minnesota Municipal Power Agency's(MMPA) 1 2015 Annual Report and to share with you our accomplishments and recognitions over the past year. ! This year signifies a major milestone for the Agency.In 2015,MMPA F .nx y 7� celebrated 20 years of being the power of your hometown.What , started out as 8 municipal utilities banding together to provide reliable, competitively-priced power for their customers has grown to 12 members, �e } • `' an Agency-owned power generation portfolio,and a customer base of nearly 0.4', 150,000 Minnesotans. As the Agency has continued to grow,its commitment to its members remains the same—to provide reliable, competitively-priced power to its members and to create value for both the Agency and its 12 Minnesota member municipal utilities.In 2015,the Agency delivered on its mission and accomplished this by being strategic,well- managed,and financially conservative. Over the past 20 years,the Agency has been a leader in power generation development.Through its long-term approach to power supply planning,MMPA has successfully built efficient,innovative,and environmentally respon- sible generation resources.We are especially proud to share that the Agency's newest generation asset,Hometown BioEnergy(HTBE),was recognized by the American Biogas Council as the 2015 Municipal Biogas Project of the Year. The facility was awarded for its leadership,innovation,and contribution to the growth of the U.S.biogas industry. Looking ahead,the Agency is developing its distributed generation program to meet MMPA's projected growth over the coming years.This program expects to place natural gas fueled distributed generation in MMPA's member communities of Shakopee, Chaska,and Anoka.The first facility in the program, Shakopee Energy Park,broke ground in spring 2016 and is expected to be in service in 2017. In addition to supplying reliable power,MMPA is committed to supporting the communities we serve.The Agency accomplishes this in multiple ways,including an Energy Education Program,development of local power generation in member communities,providing conservation and renewable energy programs to members'customers and converting waste from our member communities into a valuable source of energy at the Hometown BioEnergy facility. Planning for the future has brought us to where we are today—an innovative municipal power agency that provides reliable,competitively-priced power to our member communities,while creating value for both the Agency and our members.As we celebrate the many achievements and successes of MMPA over the past 20 years,we are humbled and honored to have served as the"power of your hometown."We look forward to providing our member communities'power supply for many years to come. Sincerely, 61.keti 0 bafbx_._ Steve Schmidt Derick 0.Dahlen Chairman,MMPA Board of Directors Executive Manager,MMPA President and CEO,Avant Energy,Inc.