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Action Committee for Energy Page 2 July 21, 2004 ----------------------------- known statewide. The City should be able to provide CIP and landfill abatement money. Elk River Municipal Utilities (ERMU) should be able to provide $15,000 if the money is used for upgrades such as better windows, better insulation, appliances etc. Bill Poppert suggested going to the Science Museum and touring the Science House/Energy House. The house was designed by the White Group to be a zero energy house. The house is also on the Science Museum website. There is a DVD about building an energy efficient house for builders. It can be purchased from the Department of Commerce. Bill will discuss Energy House III with the White Group. 7. Discuss Potential Fuel Cell at Haubenschild Farm by Rich Huelskamp GRE and East Central Electric along with the University of Minnesota who received a grant from the Department of Agriculture are working on a research project at the Haubenschild Farm. They will be installing a fuel cell. Bids have been sent out and they are getting a good response from GE. The plan is to install the fuel cell in September but no later than October. A sterling engine will be going in at the same time. It was discussed that Energy City should promote this project by having an event at the farm. Energy City will have to discuss this with Dennis Haubenschild. Gary offered to discuss it with Dennis. Vance discussed that RFPs for a Fuel Cell at the Environmental Learning Center have been sent out. An annual Energy City Day was discussed since eventually new demonstrations will end. This will be further discussed at a future meeting. 8. GRE Peaking Plant GRE has a meeting set up with the City of Elk River on Monday, July 26, 2004 to discuss the Peaking Plant. GRE will also have a similar meeting with Sherburne County. 9. Mutual Inspectors Association Tour Rebecca informed the Committee that on July 15, 2004, fifty people toured the Haubenschild Farm, Westwood Elementary School, the Environmental Learning Center, and GRE. The group was very impressed with the energy savings at the school and the different ways the city creates energy with garbage. 10. Thank you notes Bryan Adams offered to purchase thank you notes for Energy City. 11. Schedule next ACE meeting and Identify Agenda Items It was decided that the next ACE meeting would be held at the Environmental Learning Center on September 3, 2004 at 1:00 p.m. Items to be discussed include the CIP Conference, Energy House III, and Haubenschild Farm Fuel Cell. Respectfully submitted, Rebecca Haug Environmental Technician