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Elk River Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING TO: FROM: ERMU Commission Troy Adams, P.E.—General Manager MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: November 14, 2017 6.1a SUBJECT: Staff Update ACTION REQUESTED: None DISCUSSION: • Commissioner Al Nadeau and I attended the Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (MMPA)Board of Directors meeting on October 24,2017 at the offices of Shakopee Public Utilities in Shakopee, Minnesota. Customer penetration of MMPA's Clean Energy Choice program for residential customers is 2.2%, with a range of market penetration by member of 0.7%to 5.5%. Rollout of the Clean Energy Choice for Business program has begun, with customer signups underway. The Board discussed the status of the renewable projects that the Agency is pursuing. Commitments from all twelve member communities have been secured for the Agency's Energy Education program for the 2017-2018 school year,which includes either an Faribault Energy Park(FEP)tour event or an in-school energy education assembly. Hometown Solar grant application signups will open for educational facilities in Chaska and Shakopee next month. • The Midwest Municipal Transmission Group (MMTG)held their 2017 Annual Meeting of the Membership and as well as a board meeting on October 19 at Austin Utilities new building in Austin, MN. ERMU is one of 51 municipal utility members of MMTG. Through this group, ERMU secured the right to own transmission and receive a guaranteed rate of return on equity with a 50%hypothetical equity ratio. ERMU currently receives $125,000 annually from our investments in transmission. During the business portion of these meetings, I was nominated and elected to another 3- year term on their board of directors. Ken Kegy of Cedar Falls Utilities was elected Chair and Chris Kopel of Central Minnesota Power Agency and Services was elected Vice- Chair. I had been MMTG Chair in 2014 and have been a board member since 2009. Page 1 of 3 85