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ELK RIVER MUNICIPAL UTILITIES 2008 ANNUAL REPORT ADMINISTRATION -Vance Zehringer /General Manager ERMU remotely controls over 1,300 customer loads to help reduce wholesale power costs and customer utility bills. They consist of: 180 energy storage water heaters, 154 dual fuel heating systems, and 977 cycled air conditioners. 2. ERMU sold 400,000 kWs from wind generators in 2009. 3. ERMU rebated its first whole-house (4.68 kW) photovoltaic system in 2009. 4. ERMU's landfill gas electric generating plant produced 262 million kWh in 2009. The annual load factor, which is a measure of plant availability, was 93.5%. 5. The Energy City wind generator produced 829 thousand kWh in 2009. The annual load factor is low at 14.3% partially due to the lack of sufficient wind resource available in this part of the State. 6. ERMU rebated $338,000 to customers that participated in the Conservation Improvement Programs (CIP) in 2009. Of these rebates, $182,000 was reimbursed by Great River Energy. Rebates were paid out on 2,450 CFL's; 133 AC tune-ups; 41 energy star air conditioners; 10 heat pumps; 70 energy star dishwashers; 77 energy star refrigerators; 90 energy star clothes washers; 125 AC trees; 1 photovoltaic system; and several large commercial HVAC, lighting, motor, and VFD installations. 7. Elk River Municipal Utilities initiated a free fluorescent lamp recycling program with Walmart in 2009. This is an effort to keep mercury out of the waste stream. The program is enjoying only limited success probably due to lack of significant advertising. ADMINISTRATION -Theresa Slominski /Finance Director 1. Remained active in MMUA and APPA in industry restructuring and energy policy issues. 2. Remained active in Energy City activities. Continued to successfully handle the increase in customers, monthly billing, and collections. Customer monthly billing included approximately 9,200 electric, 4,500 water, 4,450 sewer, and 5,900 garbage accounts.