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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 /> August 9, 2016 6.1f <br /> SUBJECT: <br /> Staff Update <br /> DISCUSSION: <br /> • Staff met with Dave Berg from Dave Berg Consulting, LLC for the cost of service study <br /> to answer some general questions on cost and sales projections. The study is progressing <br /> and the first analysis should be completed in September. Staff has allowed for some <br /> flexibility in the schedule to allow for the inclusion of updated capital and wholesale <br /> power costs. <br /> • Staff is in the process of finalizing the electric vehicle charging American Public Power <br /> Association(APPA) Grant. Determining the final partnerships and location of charging <br /> facilities is still ongoing,but there are partners that are committed to the program if the <br /> infrastructure can be located economically at their facilities. Staff is also working with <br /> Great River Energy(GRE)to determine if there are funds available for charging stations. <br /> • Received a large rebate request from a local retailer to convert from a metal halide <br /> lighting system to LEDs. ERMU is well on the way to meeting the energy savings of 2.5 <br /> million kWh. <br /> • Attended the Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (MMPA) annual dinner meeting. <br /> • Working with Connexus Energy on the second service territory transfer. There was a <br /> joint letter sent from Connexus that was signed by both Connexus and ERMU informing <br /> customers of the service change that will take place in September. ERMU staff is <br /> preparing letters to send to the new customers. The process for the second territory will <br /> be exactly the same as the first territory transfer in 2015. <br /> 1 D V E R E O IT <br /> I El <br /> Page 1 of 1 NATURE <br /> Reliable Rblic" <br /> Power Provider P OW E R E D T O S ERY E <br /> 98 <br />