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Elk River .M Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING TO: FROM: ERMU Commission Tom Sagstetter—Conservation&Key Accounts Manager MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: August 8, 2017 6.1f SUBJECT: Staff Update ACTION REQUESTED: None DISCUSSION: • As reported last month, the Level 2 electric vehicle (EV) charging station is up and running. Staff is working on promoting it through online networks including Plugshare.com and ChargePoint. There has been 4 public charging sessions to date on the charger. • The EV charging station and ribbon cutting ceremony planning is in full swing. The event is scheduled for September 13 from 6 to 8 p.m. Cornerstone Automotive has committed to have two vehicles available for test drives. We are networking with the EV community and are encouraging them to attend the event with their vehicles and their EV story. We've confirmed that Representative Zerwas will be able to attend and give some brief comments at the ceremony and Chair Dietz will be there as well to do the ribbon cutting. The Star News will have a representative at the event and will run a public service story a week or two before the celebration. We are also working with local area EV owners to put together a promotional video that can be used to promote the event through social media. A flyer promoting our EV brand and the event will be sent out with the August billing. Attached is the flyer. • Attended a Drive Electric Minnesota meeting in Minneapolis. The group consists of utilities and non-governmental organizations that are working to promote electric vehicles and charging infrastructure in Minnesota. Made a great contact with the City of St. Paul. They are going to work with Elk River Fleet to better understand electric vehicles, servicing questions, and their overall experience to date with the new EVs. • The cycled air conditioning transition has begun. Customers that are currently participating in the program were mailed a letter and WIFI thermostat rebate application form. Customers have had some general questions about the changes, but overall there haven't been many challenges. The information that was sent to cycled AC customers is attached for your reference. • Working with Energy City to upgrade some metering that will help them implement a new energy tracking tool that is being utilized by our sister city Iserlohn in Germany. • Attended the MMPA annual meeting. We learned about the Clean Energy Choice program that will allow ERMU to offer customers the option to purchase renewable energy for small additional charge. Page 1 of 2 122