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<br />ISSUE 4 <br />Tie Municipal Utility leas a largr; mAtnufacatuirag lat:ility lloc~tte;rl <br />in its community that accounts for 25 percent of the utility's r:n- <br />ergy sales. it is also a significant ernployc;r za.nd pis a a:ritiraal <br />piece of t]re local economy. The rnanr+fatauring farzility is fn• <br />cased on controllinfl its operatbrg rosfs and }ras rrrar~e ,dirF,~ct <br />recEttests for electric ratr; relief.The rrtantrfacttuing facility rrJter- <br />ates three slrltts and takes advarst~rge of the lirner-of-.use ratrs <br />availat~le front ttte Municipal Ulilly. Ttre ~'lunicipaJ Udiill'i~iy <br />knows wt will he implementing our:rall rate iirtcr.eases going 1or- <br />w~rd. The primary issue has beanrne the witlinyness crf :the <br />Municil~~l Utility to grant ra4e corrcr;ssions to t!tre :nranufe,r:urr <br />ing facility and pass additional costs onto tfte renr.ain~img <br />custor7rers. <br />( ~, , <br />•~ `: <br />The Uunir:il.r;d Utilitp• ,tclarc.+~~•Ietlt;es tlrr;• iruprsxl::tnc~e of Ilrt.• rrrArrrr(ac•- <br />turitr[; Gtcility Ur the lucid t:conorny ;uul to ths• sr4ality. l..crss c T (Eris <br />cyrsinrner crrcdtl h.ne:+ rfe~;ttlatin, iugru•t nn ihe~ t:xrenrsrcrnity,tnol tsn <br />all u1iE,ity rxtepayet•s. On a 1'~hilosuliEsiatl basis the '~lurnreif+:il ![bti}ity <br />is rtalEirt}; to consider r,dr; t.•rmsitle+:+tious (c+r (Eris cr+stcrtrst:~, E.aarticu•- <br />l:ul}' as it rehttt;s to dhe e>-eds ui• fuhrre r~•tte ii.+rreztses. 'I'hC~:cr'rait^al <br />issrrc+ Ib.r the utility ,is Ihsd it rnakrs inCc>rrne•tl ilec•isinns relatc~il to <br />rates;uttl ccrsls to la•tn~itlc sc•n~icc.'fhis ~~°ill rr•rlnirx• a t.lr.+t.rilct3cirst-riE•- <br />sEr~•itt; •turihsis to esliuratt; (Itc true east trs sere reEl'ils cnrsturnesrs. <br />'1'Ire Udi.ity Eioard hats a~t;rectl in prinrilrle inss<•c•ept ;tsrn~rlksr:cw~errlll <br />rarargin firr (Iris c~stornrr srrul n Esi~Escr rn;rr~;in lin• nr;rrrraisnn~ Crrrs- <br />Inrnenti..Ilnu•r~+~er', the ho;rrtl ~+•i.ll nut Errrt ils .rc•rnairiigt; err~iorcrers in <br />tlrc lrnsrtinn oE;sulniclicint; r'nerE,~}• s;tles to tltc nr,~rnif;tcturirr~:lacility. <br />Iiy ear~rnrg :the rnar~irrs lry rttc t:l;tss in the tryst-ol'-ser~icc~ ;trrd~~si~e, <br />l'he utility cau ;(Hive rrt a r;-tion;tE ;rl+praacfs lirr p.+:cnclinr; a•atc rt•liesl•~to <br />all 1177f)rn'tilnt local I~tc•ilty. <br />l'h~ °Lltility Board has a.gree,d in ~rincapl;>a tto arccopt a smallQr ouerall margin fo~,r 'th'is <br />customer and a 1'igher ~a~a.ra,~iin for roemtai~:ng ,cust,n+ners. <br />vvww.APP~nel.ortr 5ernrl<,ruer+:2oS39 '79 <br />