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Elk River Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING TO: FROM: ERMU Commission Troy Adams, P.E.—General Manager MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: February 13, 2018 6.1a SUBJECT: Staff Update ACTION REQUESTED: None DISCUSSION: • The Board of Directors of the Minnesota Municipal Power Agency(MMPA)met on January 23, 2018 at the offices of Shakopee Public Utilities in Shakopee, Minnesota. Commissioner Al Nadeau and I were both able to attend. Participation in MMPA's residential Clean Energy Choice program increased 4.5% over December,with 60 new customers signing up for the program. Customer penetration of MMPA's Clean Energy Choice program for residential customers increased to 2.6%, with a range of market penetration by member of 1.5%to 5.6%. The Board approved Eagle Creek Elementary School in Shakopee as a recipient of a Hometown Solar grant as part of the Agency's 2018 Energy Education program. The Buffalo Solar project is now in service and producing energy. MMPA has a long- term purchased power agreement for all of the output of the 7 MW facility. The Board discussed the status of a renewable project that the Agency is pursuing. • I have continued to work with Great River Energy(GRE) and MMPA on wholesale power transition action items. At the front of those conversations is the Landfill Gas to Electric Generation Plant(LFG Plant) contract. Because the LFG Plant contract covers energy and capacity in the GRE Midcontinent Independent System Operator(MISO) zone and ERMU is transitioning to MMPA,this issues resolution also plays in the timing of how ERMU's load is registered in MISO. Basically,there are a number of moving parts that are all interconnected. Discussion between all parties currently appears to be amiable with aligned goals being completed within the required schedule. ERMU, GRE, and MMPA have another conference call regarding these action items on Monday February 12. • On January 16, I attended the first ever joint meeting of the board of directors for the Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association (MMUA) and the board of directors of the Minnesota Rural Electric Association (MREA). This historic event has been in the make Page 1 of 3 151