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-b- <br /> Elk River <br /> Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br /> TO: FROM: <br /> Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission Troy Adams, P.E. —General Manager <br /> John Dietz—Chair <br /> Daryl Thompson— Vice Chair <br /> Al Nadeau—Trustee <br /> MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br /> November 13, 2012 4.1 <br /> SUBJECT: <br /> Power Supply Options / Resource Planning Update <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> In September 2008, Connexus Energy terminated the 10-year rolling "all requirements"power <br /> contract with Elk River Municipal Utilities. In April 2010, the Utilities Commission authorized <br /> entering into "Phase 1" of a resource planning study with a coalition which includes Central <br /> Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (CMMPA) as a participant. In September 2010, the <br /> Utilities Commission authorized entering into "Phase 2" of a resource planning study which <br /> includes the release of a Request For Proposal (RFP). The RFP was issued on November 15, <br /> 2010. In May 2011, the Utilities Commission authorized entering into "Phase 2b" of the <br /> resource planning study which will include risk assessment of the proposals. In addition to <br /> working with the Resource Planning Coalition, staff continues to explore other power supply <br /> options. <br /> DISCUSSION: <br /> Staff and Commissioner Al Nadeau attended a Missouri River Energy Services (MRES) Area <br /> Meeting on October 25`h in Alexandria, MN. Because MRES has members in four states, Area <br /> Meetings are held in each state to make it easier for member representatives to attend. At this <br /> MN Area Meeting, there were 14 of the 61 member utilities represented by approximately 40 <br /> member representatives. This gave us a good opportunity to discuss issues and the agency with <br /> the local membership. <br /> The Area Meeting included updates on: Smart grid; Federal and State legislative, regulatory, and <br /> administrative issues; Member survey results, Power supply, Member distributive generation <br /> agreements, CAPX2020 updates, 2013 member rates, and 2013 budget. <br /> vowteto BY <br /> Reliable Public <br /> Page 1 of 1 'NATURE, <br /> Power Provider POWERED To S enve <br />