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Elk River <br />Municipal Utilities <br />13069 Orono Parkway <br />Elk River, MN 55330 <br />UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br />P B W E B E B B Y V, <br />~~UR~ -~ <br />P O W E R E D I O > 2^ <br />phone: 763.441.2020 <br />Fax: 763.441.8099 <br />TO: FROM: <br />Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission Tom Sagstetter -Conservation and Key <br />John Dietz -Chair Account Manager <br />Daryl Thompson -Vice Chair <br />Al Nadeau -Trustee <br />MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br />November 15, 2011 5.4 <br />SUBJECT: <br />Review and Consider Conservation Consultant <br />BACKGROUND: <br />The direction of the Commission was to bring back the topic of the Conservation Consultant as <br />an agenda item for discussion on maximum hours and/or end date. <br />DISCUSSION: <br />For Januazy 1, 2012 through November 15, 2012 there is a total of $24,969 dollars budgeted for <br />the Conservation Consultant. Due to timing and other circumstances, there is an overlap of <br />contracted consulting duties. This overlap is scheduled through November 15, 2012, but is not a <br />redundancy of either the Conservation Consultant or the Conservation and Key Account <br />Manager. This commitment will see Project Conserve Phase III through completion and provide <br />for the transition to Phase IV. Also included in the consulting fees will be providing energy <br />facility tours for Energy City, rate studies, distributed generation analyses, and new efficiency <br />and recycling program research and development. Provided below is breakdown of tasks <br />performed by Conservation Consultant. <br />Project Conserve (PC) Phase III & IV 40% $9,988 <br />Sustainability Studies (PC) Phase I&II 10% $2,497 <br />Energy City Tours 10% $2,497 <br />Rate Studies and Dist. Generation 15% $3,745 <br />CFL and Refrigerator Recycle 10% $2,498 <br />Load Management 5% $1,248 <br />Low Income, Other 5% $1,248 <br />Training Workshops, Staff& Participants 5% $1,248 <br />As the role of the Conservation and Key Accounts Manager has been defined, there will be more <br />time committed to marketing and meetings with all customers to promote the water and energy <br />efficiency programs that ERMU offers and/or supports. The focus is primarily on water and <br />electric efficiency but may include other heating fuels, recycling, sustainable building practices, <br />and financing options for energy efficient equipment in new and existing buildings. <br />