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~/ Elk River -~ Municipal Utilities 13069 Orono Parkway • PO. Box 430 Elk River, MN 55330-0430 February 24, 2009 To: Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission Jerry Takle Jerry Gumphrey John Dietz From: Vance Zehringer Phone: 763.441.2020 Fax: 763.441.8099 Enclosed is the packet for the Tuesday, February 24, 2009, Commission meeting beginning at 4:30 P.M. January 09 electric energy use is up compared to January 08 use by 9.8%. Colder temperatures, United Health, and other minor load growth account for the increase. Electric demand for the same period is up by only 2.9% -- this is a positive statistic. January 09 water use is up compared to January 08 use by 8.6%. An unspecified portion of that increase may be due to losses in abandoned homes in which water pipes froze and burst when either gas or electric services were shut off for nonpayment. That problem is being remedied and will be discussed under agenda item 6.1. Agenda item 6.1 includes, for your consideration, a proposed Utility Policy and a City Ordinance regarding water shutoffs in foreclosed/abandoned homes. Work continues to find a replacement wholesale power supplier. To date, inquiries have been made to Central Minnesota Municipal Power Agency, Connexus Energy (our present power supplier for another 9.5 years), Wright-Hennepin Electric, and Minnesota Municipal Power Agency. Several other possibilities have been identified, but no contact has been initiated as of this date pending an initial offer from Connexus Energy. Refer to Attachment A for project status. Also attached for your signatures is a copy of the Confidentiality Agreement referred to in Attachment A. Elk River Municipal Utilities is scheduled to present its annual report to the Elk River City Council on March 2, 2009. Attachment B outlines the information we propose to present.