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MINNESOTA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION 2004 RATE SURVEY RESULTS Assignments of the members to groups is an attempt to achieve more clearly valid comparisons. Rates between municipals reflect geographic and other local values which, in most circumstances, are unavoidable or reflect reasonable local decisions. Therefore, use of these rate comparisons should reflect care and analysis. GROUP 1: Those municipals in the northern one-third of the state that do not have WAPA allocations. They are generally winter peaking. GROUP 2: Those municipals which have federal hydro power available to them. It must be noted that some have more hydro power available than others and that the mix of supplemental resources available to them will vary. GROUP 3: Constitutes the remaining municipals in the state including Elk River. Rate Survey Results are based upon the following: » Rates are tabulated for the month of November 2003. » Fuel/power cost adjustments are included. » Monthly base charges are included. » Sales taxis not included. » Large Commercial and Industrial rates are calculated for three phase metering on secondary. In conclusion, Elk River's rates are very comparable to all group statistics and we tend to be lower than group 3 municipals which are our counterparts in the wholesale arena with no Western Area Power Association (WAPA) power allocation. The triangle symbol on the following spread sheet reflects Elk River Municipal Utilities rate position in comparison to 15C quartile, average, and 3`d quartile.