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��i <br />Elk River <br />Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br />TO: <br />FROM: <br />ERMU Commission <br />Mike Tietz —Technical Services Superintendent <br />MEETING DATE: <br />AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br />February 11, 2025 <br />5.5 <br />SUBJECT: <br />Advanced Metering Infrastructure Update <br />ACTION REQUESTED: <br />None <br />DISCUSSION: <br />As of February 3, Allegiant has completed 4,016 residential water meter replacements and 447 <br />retrofits. With the slowdown in appointments, Allegiant will reduce staffing to two water <br />technicians working for the remainder of our project. ERMU began contacting customers via <br />call capture and direct mail postcards to inform them about scheduling appointments. <br />Customers were notified that their meter must be replaced by April 1 to avoid incurring <br />additional fees. The residential water meter exchange work is approximately 72.5% complete. <br />To date we have made 67 residential repairs utilizing master plumber Karsten Nelson (Archer <br />Plumbing) with a running total of $23,610.36 in repair costs. This is about a 1.55% repair rate <br />based on the total number of installed water meters. In April 2024, the Commission voted to <br />absorb these residential costs at an estimate of $300 per job for approximately 100-150 homes, <br />totaling between $30-$45K. <br />Allegiant's commercial meter subcontractor (Archer Plumbing) has completed 112 commercial <br />meter replacements and 32 retrofits as of February 3. The commercial water meter exchange <br />work is about 31% complete. <br />As of February 3, Allegiant has completed 5,335 residential electric meter replacements. Due to <br />an inventory delay, Allegiant will be reducing staff to two technicians on the project. Both <br />electric technicians are able to provide backup for the water technicians. The residential electric <br />meter exchange work is about 46% completed. Installations are being performed Monday <br />through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. <br />We have been informed the remainder of our residential electric meters will arrive around the <br />end of February. We have received 24 first article commercial electric meters and we are <br />testing and verifying that the meter programming is correct. ERMU staff will be utilized for all <br />commercial installations. Overall, approximately 64% of the total available Advanced Metering <br />Infrastructure meters have been installed. <br />Page 1 of 1 <br />