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L ' <br /> Elk River ---1 <br /> Municipal Utilities <br /> E.3—Integrity Testing <br /> 1.0 Integrity Testing Policy <br /> A. New large demand customers or existing large demand customers that have installed new <br /> production equipment and conduct tests to determine the integrity of their production <br /> equipment and/or electrical system or Elk River Municipal Utilities (ERMU) electric <br /> distribution system can have a significant financial impact on their power bill especially <br /> if all equipment is energized simultaneously. It can also have a significant financial <br /> impact on ERMU's wholesale power bill if such testing coincides with the hour the <br /> monthly billing peak is established. To discourage the practice of performing integrity <br /> testing during on-peak hours, ERMU will offer new large demand customers or existing <br /> large demand customers that have installed new production equipment an incentive to <br /> conduct all integrity testing during off-peak hours. That incentive will come in the form <br /> of an agreement to waive the demand charge associated with the additional peak created <br /> by integrity testing providing the following are observed: <br /> 1. The term large demand customer applies to any business or facility that places <br /> a demand of one megawatt(1000 kW) or more on Elk River Municipal <br /> Utilities' distribution system. Multiple facilities under a common name or <br /> ownership cannot aggregate to meet the minimum demand required to qualify <br /> for this offer. <br /> 2. The term off-peak hours refers to the six hours from midnight to 6 AM any <br /> weekday or the ten hours from midnight to 10 AM any weekend day. <br /> 3. 24 hour notice that integrity testing will be conducted will be forwarded to <br /> ERMU by contacting 763.441.2020 to assure there are not extenuating <br /> circumstances that such tests should not be performed on that day. Such <br /> permission shall not unreasonably be withheld. <br /> 4. Initial startup refers to equipment and/or facility testing that is typically <br /> performed to test the integrity of the electrical system serving the equipment <br /> or facility prior to the business opening their doors for business to the general <br /> public. It also refers to equipment and/or facility testing that may be <br /> performed to test the integrity of the electrical system serving equipment that <br /> has been added to an existing business. <br /> 50 <br />