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4r,;.Z, Elk Riv Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING TO: FROM: ERMU Commission Chris Sumstad — Electric Superintendent MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: August 12, 2025 6.1f SUBJECT: Staff Update ACTION REQUESTED: None DISCUSSION: • Installed 23 new residential services, which involves the connection of a secondary line once the customer requests service. • Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association's (MMUA) safety instructor Joe Schmidt was here July 30-31 and performed building inspections related to OSHA rules. • Crews removed the EV charger located in downtown Elk River this past month. • Jay Reading, Job Training & Safety Instructor from MMUA, was here July 22, and held safety training on digger derrick operations, focusing on slings and rigging. • Crews relocated electric cabinets at the corner of 5t" Street and Line Avenue for the Elk River city street realignment project. • The July 28 storm caused a tree to fall on our power lines along County Road 30 west of Elk River. This resulted in an outage to 100 customers for 3 hours. • Four linemen from ERMU assisted Connexus Energy in restoring power on Tuesday, July 29, from the July 28 storm. • Crews installed a new three-phase service for a tire shop at 8690 Parkview Avenue in Otsego. • The bore crew has finished primary wire replacement in the Elk Hills Drive area. Their next stop is streetlight wire replacement along Auburn Place, north of 5t" Street. • Crews are replacing old fault indicators and adding a few new ones to areas in their spare time. Fault indicators blink after seeing fault current, allowing crews to pinpoint problems quicker and shorten outage times. • Crews are currently moving power poles along Parrish Avenue to make way for a new walking trail the City of Otsego will soon install. Page 1 of 1 140