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Elk River <br /> Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br /> TO: FROM: <br /> ERMU Commission Tom Sagstetter—Conservation &Key Accounts Manager <br /> MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br /> January 9, 2018 6.1f <br /> SUBJECT: <br /> Staff Update <br /> ACTION REQUESTED: <br /> None <br /> DISCUSSION: <br /> • Received and reviewed the FleetCarma study results. Over the last 10 months ERMU and <br /> the City have had 20 fleet vehicles tracked and usage analyzed. The resulting Electric <br /> Vehicle Suitability Assessment recommends that 8 vehicles be replaced with either all <br /> electric (battery), or plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. ERMU has 5 of the 8 vehicles that <br /> are being recommended for replacement with battery or plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. <br /> The study also calculated that by replacing those 5 utility vehicles the total cost of <br /> ownership is estimated to decrease by$62,291 over the projected 7 year life cycle. <br /> • Staff has been working with Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association(MMUA) and <br /> Minnesota Municipal Power Agency(MMPA) on standardizing the contracts, <br /> requirements, and processes that govern the interconnection of cogeneration and small <br /> power production in Minnesota. This initiative is to gain compliance with Minnesota <br /> State Statute based on the recent decisions of the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission <br /> pertaining to a few cooperative utilities. Although ERMU has not been in total <br /> compliance with the Statutes, ERMU has been clear and fair with small power producers <br /> so there have not been any challenges with the current policies. <br /> • ERMU staff is continuing to evaluate options for the landfill gas plant. <br /> • The level two charger downtown has 28 charging sessions, and provided customers with <br /> 125 kWh of green energy. The DC fast charger has had 18 sessions and provided 124 <br /> kWh of green energy to customers. There has been a communication issue with the <br /> Combo charging plug on the DC fast charger in the past two weeks. The Combo plug was <br /> not able to establish communication with the vehicle and was not able to charge it. <br /> ChargePoint believes the issue has been resolved and we will continue to monitor any <br /> issues with this charger. <br /> • All the rebate forms are available for commercial customers and there have been a few <br /> customer calls already checking on availibity. <br /> • The largest solar PV array in ERMU service territory became operational on December <br /> 20. The customer installed 17.25 kW and this is the first ground mounted system in the <br /> ERMU service territory. <br /> Page 1 of 1 <br /> 87 <br />