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Elk River Municipal Utilities 322 King Avenue phone: 763.441.2020 Elk River,MN 55330 Fax:763.441.8099 May 5, 2003 To: Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission John Dietz Jerry Takle James Tralle From: Bryan C. Adams Subject: Disperse Generation Program The Elk River Municipal Utilities has for a couple of years, offered a dispersed generation program. This program has allowed customers who have electric generations of 100 kw or larger to utilize this equipment to save money on their electric rate. Great River Energy, at time of peak demand, will notify the retail customer to start their generator, thereby curtailing their load which is then less load Great River Energy must provide. Cub Foods utilizes a generator to curtail their load. This is a good program for Great River Energy when capacity is short. Great River Energy offers a similar program of curtailing load except, instead of utilizing a generator, volunteer curtailment of load would be used. Aggregate Industries has 9 accounts with us with three being demand accounts. Aggregate Industries has indicated a desire to voluntary curtail load of their South Pit Crushing Plant. We are now verifying the magnitude of load they can curtail between 4:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. Attached for your review is the following. 1) Program description of Dispersed Generation/Interruptible Load Program. The Interruptible Load portion of this program has been added. 2) Dispersed Generation Program Agreement which has already been adapted. 3) Newly created Commercial Interruptible Load Agreement. Staff recommend ERMU approve the revised Dispersed Generation/Interruptible Load Program description and Commercial Interruptible Load Agreement. For your information, the attached spread sheets reflects the customer and ERMU saving utilizing this program.