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~/ <br />Elk River <br />Municipal Utilities <br />13069 Orooo Parkway • EO. Box 430 <br />Elk River, MN 55330-0430 <br />UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br />Phone: 763.441.2020 <br />Fax: 763.441.8099 <br />TO: FROM: <br />Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission Troy Adams, P.E. -Director of Operations <br />John Dietz, Chair <br />Dazyl Thompson, Vice Chair <br />Al Nadeau, Trustee <br />MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br />A ril 12, 2011 4.2 <br />SUBJECT: <br />Power Supply Options /Resource Planning Up date <br />BACKGROUND: <br />In September 2008, Connexus Energy terminated the 10-year rolling "all requirements" power contract <br />with Elk River Municipal Utilities. In April 2010, the Utilities Commission authorized entering into <br />"Phase 1" of a resource planning study with a coalition which includes Central Minnesota Municipal <br />Power Agency (CMMPA) as a participant. In September 2010, the Utilities Commission authorized <br />entering into "Phase 2" of a resource planning study which includes the release of a Request For Proposal <br />(RFP). The RFP was issued on November 15, 2010. <br />DISCUSSION: <br />On March 25`", staff participated in a CMMPA webinar for general discussion on the bidders. Utilities <br />counsel has been working with CMMPA and the bidders on confidentiality contracts. Afrer the <br />confidentiality contracts have been finalized and executed, staff will have access to more detailed bidder <br />data. CMMPA has scheduled a meeting, contingent upon confidentiality contracts being executed, to <br />select a short list of bidders. This meeting is currently scheduled to be hosted at CMMPA ofSces in Blue <br />Earth, MN on Friday April ISth. <br /> <br />ACTION REQUESTED: <br />No action required at this time. <br />