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Elk River <br /> Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br /> TO: FROM: <br /> Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission Tom Sagstetter- Conservation and Key Accounts <br /> John Dietz—Chair Manager <br /> Al Nadeau—Vice Chair <br /> Daryl Thompson—Trustee <br /> MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br /> June 16th, 2015 6.1f <br /> SUBJECT: <br /> Staff Update <br /> DISCUSSION: <br /> • Hosted a low-income event with Tri-Cap. The event was a great opportunity to meet <br /> clients in Elk River. There were representatives from CAER, CenterPoint Energy, <br /> Community Education, Sherburne County, Wright County, Elk River Municipal Utilities, <br /> and Energy City. There were 25 clients that attended the first year of this event. <br /> • Completed the annual data submission Conservation Improvement Programs. This <br /> information will be aggregated with all the other utilities that are served by GRE and <br /> submitted to the MN Department of Commerce for review and approval. The MN DOC <br /> will have final approval or recommendations by December 31, 2015. <br /> • Energy City hosted many tours this spring with over 150 students going through the <br /> education center. <br /> • ERMU sponsored a High Performance Space and Data Center Summit with Sherburne <br /> County and Elk River Economic Development. The partnership is aggressively <br /> marketing the shovel ready site along with other sites that do not have the shovel ready <br /> designation. Participated in a panel presentation with Xcel Energy on energy efficiency <br /> in high performance high energy use buildings/data centers. <br /> • Attended the APPA Annual Conference. The major dominating theme of the event is <br /> that the electric utility business is changing. Utilities need to be open to change and <br /> possibly changing their business model to survive. I learned of a couple of options to <br /> offer additional renewable resources as the popularity of solar PV continues to grow. <br /> POWEIED 11 <br /> Page 1 of 1 <br /> rOWERED Il NATURE <br /> Reliable Public <br /> Power Provider P O W E R E D T O S E R V E <br /> 293 <br />