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I <br /> City of Elk River <br /> 2004 Annual Report <br /> I. <br /> I MINNESOTA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION <br /> I <br /> 2004 RATE SURVEY RESULTS <br /> I <br /> I Assignments of the members to groups is an attempt to achieve more clearly valid comparisons. Rates <br /> between municipals reflect geographic and other local values which, in most circumstances, are <br /> unavoidable or reflect reasonable local decisions. Therefore,use of these rate comparisons should <br /> Ireflect care and analysis. <br /> I GROUP 1: <br /> Those municipals in the northern one-third of the state that do not have WAPA allocations. They are <br /> generally winter peaking. <br /> IGROUP 2: <br /> Those municipals which have federal hydro power available to them. It must be noted that some have <br /> PO more hydro power available than others and that the mix of supplemental resources available to them <br /> will vary. <br /> I GROUP 3: <br /> Constitutes the remaining municipals in the state including Elk River. <br /> Rate Survey Results are based upon the following. <br /> I » Rates are tabulated for the month of November 2003. <br /> o Fuel/power cost adjustments are included. <br /> Monthly base charges are included. <br /> Sales tax is not included. <br /> o Large Commercial and Industrial rates are calculated for three phase <br /> metering on secondary. <br /> In conclusion, Elk River's rates are very comparable to all group statistics and we tend to be lower than <br /> Igroup 3 municipals which are our counterparts in the wholesale arena with no Western Area Power <br /> Association (WAPA) power allocation. The triangle symbol on the following spread sheet reflects Elk <br /> River Municipal Utilities rate position in comparison to 1s` quartile, average,and 3rd quartile. <br /> is <br /> U <br />