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Mill COMMERCE <br /> II DEPARTMENT <br /> Before the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission <br /> Comments of the Minnesota Department of Commerce <br /> Division of Energy Resources <br /> Docket No. E234, E101/SA-18-151 <br /> I. BACKGROUND <br /> Elk River Municipal Utilities (the Municipal) is an electric municipal utility organized and existing <br /> under the laws of the State of Minnesota. Connexus Energy (the Cooperative) is an electric <br /> distribution cooperative organized and existing under the laws of the State of Minnesota. <br /> II. SUMMARY OF PROPOSAL <br /> On February 12, 2018, the Municipal and Cooperative, collectively the Parties,jointly filed a <br /> petition under Minn. Stat. 2166.39, asking the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission <br /> (Commission) to modify the Parties' service territory boundaries(Petition). Approval of the <br /> Parties' request would permanently transfer the Affected Area from the Cooperative to the <br /> Municipal. <br /> III. DEPARTMENT ANALYSIS <br /> A. TRANSFER OF THE AFFECTED AREA FROM THE COOPERATIVE TO THE MUNICIPAL <br /> Exhibit A to the Petition is a map of Affected Area which involves approximately 1,317 acres <br /> and 469 customers (448 residential, 21 commercial and 0 industrial). <br /> The Parties do not have a separate legal description of the Affected Area, but have agreed to <br /> provide MnGeo whatever information is needed to facilitate the adjustment in the official <br /> maps. <br /> 85 7th Place East-Suite 280-Saint Paul, MN 55101 I P: 651-539-1500 I F: 651-539-1547 <br /> mn.gov/commerce <br /> An equal opportunity employer <br /> 42 <br />