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<br /> The Central Minnesota proximately 220 heating sys- Public Utilities Commis- pated to complete the nomi-
<br /> Municipal Power Agency Around tern customers;now there are sion have joined the North- nation,and position the city
<br /> (CMMPA)and Central — 165 with more leaving this eastern Minnesota Municipal for future grant applications.
<br /> Municipal Power Agency/ the State summer,including a handful Power Agency.The stated The 1922 Elk River water
<br /> Services(CMPAS)Board of of large customers that make goal is to help members tower was placed on the Na-
<br /> Directors June 15 announced up the majority of the load. negotiate a better wholesale tional Register in 2012.
<br /> the appointment of Christo- S.D.He has served as one of power contract. The towers are architec-
<br /> pher Kopel as Chief Execu- the primary legal advisors to Virginia Department of turally significant because
<br /> Live Officer(CEO)effective MRES since 2008. Public Utilities is moving The city of Blooming hemispherical-bottom towers,
<br /> June 6.Kopel had served as Harmelink earned his forward with a downsizing of Prairie has received a built from about the 1890s to
<br /> Interim CEO since January law degree in 1999 from the its steam heating system and state Legacy grant to pay about 1940,are being rapidly
<br /> 2018.In 2013,he joined the University of Iowa College of converting residential cus- for a survey and evalua- replaced.
<br /> Agency as Chief Operating Law. tomers to natural gas service. tion of the Blooming Prairie The Blooming Prairie
<br /> Officer(COO). The downtown commercial water tower,to determine tower was built in 1925 and
<br /> Kopel brings more than The Sleepy Eye Public area will remain in the core the structure's eligibility has a capacity of 65,000 gal-
<br /> 25 years of power industry Utilities'office has moved steam district.Steam will for listing on the National Ions.Blooming Prairie Public
<br /> experience. from its power plant location be turned off to residential Register of Historic Places. Utilities is considering a
<br /> Prior to joining the agency, into city hall.The Post Office areas by 2021. The survey is expected to be 100,000 gallon tower to give
<br /> Kopel served in leadership box has been discontinued complete by year's end.If the city sufficient storage to
<br /> and business development and the new address is: Wendy Meyer retired as found to be eligible,a second handle population growth,
<br /> roles at NextEra Energy Sleepy Eye Public Utilities, Mountain Lake city clerk/ grant application is antici-
<br /> Resources,Iberdrola Re- 200 Main Street East,Sleepy administrator May 4 and has
<br /> newables,and NRG Power Eye,MN 56085. been replaced by Michael
<br /> Marketing,as well as various Schulte.A native of the Bird
<br /> regulatory,operations,and Willmar Municipal Utili- Island area,Schulte was
<br /> planning roles at Northern ties(WMU)is decommis- most recently an intern in A I 1 ,
<br /> States Power Company,now sioning its district heating Nebraska City,Neb.,and
<br /> known as Xcel Energy. system on July 1,2020,and is receiving his master's in 1-. '2'
<br /> with the dwindling steam public administration from '- ` . , ' '=
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<br /> Daniel J.Harmelink load the existing power plant the University of Nebraska- jI___
<br /> Iwill join Missouri River En- boilers are no longer an ef- Omaha this summer. A
<br /> ergy Services(MRES)Aug. ficient supply option. I g
<br /> 1 as general counsel and As a result,WMU is using New Prague Public ry . mN. AO
<br /> director of the organization's a mobile boiler,small enough Utilities Commission and , 5.a Apt
<br /> Legal Department, to meet the district heat Minnesota Valley Electric
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<br /> Harmelink is a native needs.The natural gas-fu- Cooperative held a joint open „,n, : i1 # v,
<br /> of Sioux Center,Iowa,and Bled boiler is inside a trailer house April 24 in regard to
<br /> since 2000,has practiced law outside of and connected to the municipal utility acquisi-
<br /> with Woods,Fuller,Shultz the power plant. tion of four areas and some RESCO
<br /> &Smith P.C.,in Sioux Falls, Last year,there were ap- 750 cooperative customers
<br /> locating within the city lim-
<br /> Rural Electric Supply Cooperatit—
<br /> ENERGY its. Approximately 50 people
<br /> attended the event. RESCO,a member-owned cooperative,is one of the longest full-line
<br /> INSIGHT, INC. The Commission approved distributors of high-voltage electrical products in the Midwest
<br /> a territory transfer agree-
<br /> ment April 30.It moved its Contact RESCO for all of your distribution,
<br /> MATT HALEY meeting to a larger room,in transmission and substation project needs
<br /> anticipation of accommodat-
<br /> ing more interested persons 1-800-346-33301 info@rescol.com
<br /> 952-767-7464 than usual.However,only www.rescol.com
<br /> www.Energylnsightlnc.com one person turned out to ad- P.O.Box 160 i Moorhead,MN 156561
<br /> 7935 Stone Creek Drive,Suite 140 Chanhassen,MN 5531 dress the issue. - ------
<br /> According to press reports,
<br /> the transfer deal had been
<br /> under discussion for approxi- -es,
<br /> mately two years. — Our ELECTRICAL POWER TEAM
<br /> C n AS _ understands
<br /> rAfter discussion of a rate the IMPORTANCE of
<br /> consultant's findings,the = working on your ideas
<br /> CENTRAL MUNICIPAL POWER e
<br /> Baudette city council adjust- from the first stages
<br /> MUNICIPAL COMPASS TO POWER ed electric rates.Large power of a long range plan
<br /> customers will see an energy .. ALL THE WAY to
<br /> rate decrease from$0.1090 w-� final inspection.
<br /> Vljrqg per kilowatt-hour(kWh) 1R
<br /> 10.
<br /> 4 to$0.1000 per kWh but a a Distribution
<br /> l * , demand charge increase from �- ■Transmission
<br /> 9 . $4.37 per kilowatt 9kW to ■Substations
<br /> ' $7.50 per kW. ■Generation
<br /> I rii The uncontrolled heat cat- ,a ■Construction Staking
<br /> t44 ` egory was discontinued anda Relaying&SCADA
<br /> , merged with the appropriate �p �l Rate Studies
<br /> - residential,commercial or _'c '” ■Mapping&GIS
<br /> large power category. --`''-- ■Long-Range Plans
<br /> Meanwhile,the council nu . ■Sectionalizing Studies
<br /> heard a report on progress r ii if* \ &Coordination
<br /> of the new Willie Wall- €` iii ■Arc Flash Studies
<br /> °i ,`-s eye statue,which is being Hi 1I ■Distributed Generation Studies
<br /> Through consultative collaboration,CMPAS provides constructed in Sparta,Wisc.
<br /> individualized,strategic portfolio planning and procurement for The existing 40-foot,2%ton
<br /> members and affiliates to minimize power costs,manage risk, Rock Rapids,IA Sioux City,IA Ankeny,IA
<br /> statute is to be demolished
<br /> and maintain stable,competitive rates. 712-472-253Sioux 1 Falls.712-SD Yankton,SD
<br /> 266-1554 515-963-3488
<br /> and replaced this summer.
<br /> Learn more at CMPASgroup.ms ENGINEERING 605-339-4157 605-665-2002
<br /> According to local press
<br /> CMagent for Central Minnesota Municipal Power Agency reports,both the City of
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<br /> 459 S Grove St.,Blue Earth,MN 56013-(888)970-8267
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