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Elk River <br />Municipal Utilities <br />L3069 Oroou Parkway • PO. Box +30 <br />ftlk River, MN 553311-0430 <br />UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br />Phone: 763.441.2020 <br />Fax: ?fi3 d11B099 <br />TO: FROM: <br />Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission Troy Adams, P.E. -Director of Operations <br />John Dietz, Chair <br />Daryl Thompson, 'T'rustee <br />--- -- -- <br />MEETING DATE: - <br />AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br />January 11, 2011 5.2 <br />- -- -- <br />SUBJECT: - <br />Review 2010 Electric Reliability Report <br />BACKGROUND: <br />Minnesota Rules Chapter 7826 Public Utilities Commission Electric Utility Standards cover <br />safety, reliability, service, and reporting requirements. Per 7826.0100(A), municipal utilities are <br />exempt from these requirements. However, the Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission <br />adopted a number of parts of this chapter as a Distribution Reliability Standard policy requiring <br />annual reporting on system reliability. <br />As the Commission is aware, Elk River Municipal Utilities won the 2010 System Innovation Award from <br />Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association. The award was presented [o ERMU "in recognition for its <br />leadership and innovation in customer service, energy efficiency, renewable energy or technology use, <br />which has improved service to its community and enhanced public power's prestige." One of the reasons <br />ERMU received this awards is our excellenC electrical system reliability. This trend continues. Even with <br />the weather issues during 20i0, our reiiabiiity index numbers are excellent. 'Chew reiiabiiity index <br />numbers reflect the condition of our robust electrical system as well as the superb response time from our <br />local line crews. This also reflects the local accountability, long term visioning on system design, and <br />ongoing system maintenance. <br />DISCUSSION: <br />The table below reflects the number of customer outage minutes from 2002 through 2010. <br />Year # of Customers # of Outage Minutes # of Outages <br />2002 6669 356,340 50 <br />2003 7193 _ _ <br />39,285 ___ <br />54 <br />2004 7773 393,926 84 <br />2005 8398 558,140 _ __ __ 59 ____ <br />2006 8804 314,510 73 <br />2007 <br />2008 <br />2009 _ <br />2010 9163 <br />9067 <br />9170 _ <br />9207 67,845 <br />155,768 <br />___ 46,706 _ <br />526,144 47 <br />57 <br />49 <br />77 <br />