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UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br />TO:FROM: <br />ERMU CommissionSara Youngs – Administrations Director <br />MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br />October 10, 2023 6.1b <br />SUBJECT: <br />Staff Update <br />ACTION REQUESTED: <br />None <br />DISCUSSION: <br />Office walk-in traffic forSeptember consisted of 145customers, averaging37 customers per week <br />over the 4-week period. <br /> <br /> ERMU disconnections for the month of September. <br />o Cycle 3 – 18 disconnections <br />o Cycle 4 – 14 disconnections and 3 red tags <br />o Cycle 1 – 45 disconnections <br />o Cycle 2 – 10 disconnections <br /> <br /> The Cold Weather Rule went into effect on October 1, 2023, and will expire on April 30, 2024. <br /> <br /> Currently there are five active residential solar photovoltaic projects planned or under <br />construction in the ERMU service territory. <br /> <br /> Our credit and collections specialist compiled the final cycle of assessment letters and they have <br />been sent out. The due date for assessment payments is November 1. <br /> <br /> Finance, inventory, IT, customer service, and administration staff attended the Member <br />Information Conference (MIC), National Information Solutions Cooperative’s premier learning <br />event. This event has been bringing together members, staff, partners, and friends for decades. <br />The MIC is an excellent opportunity to learn more about challenges, unveil the newest <br />technologies and share best practices. This year the conference was held in Denver, CO, <br />September 17-20. Staff that attended the MIC held a post-conference meeting to discuss <br />takeaways from the event outlining initiatives to review with the management team. <br /> <br /> As a follow-up to the energy audit that was performed at the Furniture and Things Community <br />Event Center, staff presented Energy Management Systems’ recommendations to the Elk River <br />City Council. <br /> <br /> In the last 30 days, the level two charger located downtown and the other in the parking lot in <br />front of ERMU offices had 34 sessions and provided customers with 528 kWh of green energy. <br />______________________________________________________________________________ <br />Page 1 of 1 <br />80 <br />