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Variance Request to the City of Elk River Section 1. Introduction <br />June 30, 2025 <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />Section 1. Introduction <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Section 1.1 MMPA Background <br /> <br />The Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (MMPA or Agency) is a municipal power agency <br />and political subdivision of the State of Minnesota engaged in the generation and transmission <br />of electrical power and energy to twelve municipally owned member utilities. MMPA currently <br />serves the Minnesota municipal utilities in Anoka, Arlington, Brownton, Buffalo, Chaska, East <br />Grand Forks, Elk River, Le Sueur, North St. Paul, Olivia, Shakopee, and Winthrop. The <br />member communities, including the City of Elk River, in turn deliver and sell the electricity to <br />residential and business customers in their communities. <br /> <br />MMPA’s mission is to provide reliable, competitively priced power to its members and to <br />create value for both the Agency and its members. MMPA’s power supply portfolio is a mix of <br />owned generation and power purchase agreements and a combination of conventional and <br />renewable resources. MMPA completed a renewable natural gas (RNG) project in Le Sueur, <br />MN and plans to add further RNG projects to its portfolio. This proposed project includes an <br />access road and utility equipment associated with an RNG project located at the Elk River <br />Landfill. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Page 12 of 81