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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 /> Al Nadeau—Vice Chair <br /> Daryl Thompson—Trustee <br /> MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br /> March 17, 2015 6.1a <br /> SUBJECT: <br /> Staff Updates—General Manager 1 <br /> DISCUSSION: <br /> • This month in the history of Elk River Municipal Utilities: On March 7, 1948, the diesel <br /> power plant located at the Elk River Dam went on line providing electricity to Elk River, <br /> Zimmerman, Dayton, and the surrounding rural areas. #acenturyofservice <br /> • I have talked with American Public Power Association staff about the Spring Education <br /> Conference. They had asked if I would be able to give a presentation on the Performance <br /> Metrics and Incentive Compensation Policy that we'd developed in 2012. This <br /> conference is in Colorado Springs early May. Due to scheduling conflicts, I've declined <br /> their request to present at this conference but potentially I will give that presentation at <br /> the APPA National Conference this June in Minneapolis, MN. <br /> • The MMPA Board of Directors met on February 24, 2015. It was reported that MMPA's <br /> 2013 Integrated Resource Plan was approved by the Minnesota Public Utilities <br /> Commission on January 29, 2015. The Board had a planning session focused on <br /> renewable energy. The Board also discussed MMPA's plans for natural-gas fired <br /> distributed generation to meet the Agency's future power supply needs. <br /> • On January 23, I chaired the MMUA Solar/DG Task Force meeting in Plymouth,MN. <br /> Tom Sagstetter is also participating in the task force with me. The task force is working <br /> to develop the municipal approach to solar. The areas of focus include: Education; <br /> Development of model ordinance, interconnection agreement, and standard technical <br /> requirements; Demonstration projects, project costs, and project production data; and <br /> Rate design. <br /> • On Friday and Saturday March 13-14, I attended a Rotary President Elect Training in <br /> Rochester,MN. <br /> .'4 rWERED <br /> Page 1 of 2 ATURE <br /> Reliable Public Power Provider P OWE 0.E D T O SERVE <br /> 69 <br />