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Elk River Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING TO: FROM: Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission Tom Sagstetter- Conservation and Key Accounts John Dietz—Chair Manager Al Nadeau—Vice Chair Daryl Thompson—Trustee MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: November 18th, 2014 6.1f SUBJECT: Staff Update DISCUSSION: • Working with Elk River Landfill to update safety and operating procedures for fire, arc flash, and spill prevention, containment, and countermeasure plans. The arc flash study will be completed by United Services Group. We have met with WM staff to work through requirements of the arc flash assessment. The SPCCP will follow the arc flash assessment. Talks are continuing on the expansion of the landfill gas to electric plant. • Working with Sherburne County staff and Commissioners on the shovel ready data center site. • Worked with CAER to provide an energy efficiency rebate for new cold storage equipment that they'll be installing. They'll be receiving a$12,000 rebate from ERMU. • Provided tours of the Elk River Landfill Gas to Electric Power plant to 150 students from Hassan Elementary School, and approximately 30 students from Calvin Christian. • There has been a great deal of interest in the off-peak electric programs this fall. This is most likely a result of the tight supply and high prices of propane last year. We have also seen customers switching from electric to natural gas where it's available. Many customers are seeing the benefit of having two sources of space heat. • Energy City is working with the Elk River Chamber of Commerce to find a new representative on the Energy City Commission. The Chamber will work to have the position filled by June of 2015. The reason the date is so far out is a result of the Chamber working on their strategic plan and Board elections. • Energy City Commission will be providing tours to City and Utility staff members to educate them on Energy City and all that we have to offer. There will be a series of dates and times that staff can sign up for as long as they have pre-approved the time away from the office with their supervisor. • Presented information at the 80th Annual American Institute of Architects Convention on Smart Macro, Community, and Microgrids—Managing Power,with representatives from Gausman&Moore Mechanical and Electrical Engineers. The information session was attended by 120 architects. • Staff worked to validate billing information and rates as part of the CC&B conversion. EN POWERED 11 Page 1 of 1 NATURE Reliable Public Power Provider P O W E R E D T O S ERNE 140