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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 /> October 9th, 2018 6.1 f <br /> SUBJECT: <br /> Staff Update <br /> ACTION REQUESTED: <br /> None <br /> DISCUSSION: <br /> • In the last month,the level two charger downtown had 2 sessions, and provided <br /> customers with 8 kWh of green energy. The level two charger in the ERMU/City Hall <br /> parking lot had 5 sessions and provided customers with 38 kWh of green energy. The DC <br /> fast charger at the Coborn's fuel station has had 8 sessions and provided 106 kWh of <br /> green energy to customers. <br /> • Provided a presentation with city staff and representatives from Iserlohn at the Minnesota <br /> GreenStep Cities Workshop on October 3, 2018. This was part of the visit for the Climate <br /> Smart Municipals initiative. We spoke primarily about electric vehicle initiatives and <br /> some possible changes that may be implemented on a broad scale throughout the city and <br /> state relating to ordinance and building code changes. <br /> • As the summer cooling season wraps up there has been a rash of residential and <br /> commercial customers that are concerned about their energy use. September was pretty <br /> warm for the first half of the month, and central Minnesota was actually 2 degrees above <br /> average for the entire month. <br /> • Met with city EDA staff to discuss the marketing strategies for the proposed data center <br /> site owned by the County near the other existing data center locations. We also discussed <br /> rate making options. <br /> • ERMU participated in the National Drive Electric Week again this year with an event at <br /> Farmers Market on October 13. Over 120 people stopped by to check out the Chevy Bolt <br /> and the Mitsubishi Outlander along with four other EVs and their owners that were at the <br /> event. We had great conversations with the people who stopped by to learn more about <br /> the technology. Attached is the article from the Elk River Star News. <br /> • Working with statewide stakeholder group on a revised distributed generation (DG) <br /> interconnection process, contracts, and rates. The revised documents will have to be <br /> approved by the ERMU Utilities Commission by June 1, 2019. <br /> ATTACHMENT: <br /> • Star News Article—Elk River Farmers Market marks National Drive Electric Week— <br /> September 26, 2018 <br /> Page 1 of 1 <br /> 74 <br />