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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 12, 2019 6.1a SUBJECT: Staff Updates ACTION REQUESTED: None DISCUSSION: • The Board of Directors of the Minnesota Municipal Power Agency(MMPA) met on January 22, 2019 at the offices of Shakopee Public Utilities. Commissioner Al Nadeau and I were both able to attend the meeting. The Board reviewed 2018 performance. MMPA's management's presentation is attached. The Board discussed the status of the renewable projects the Agency is pursuing. Participation in MMPA's residential Clean Energy Choice program increased over December. Customer penetration of MMPA's Clean Energy Choice program for residential customers is at 2.9%, with a range of market penetration by member of 1.9% to 5.2%. • The leadership team conducted our annual strategic planning session on January 23. Many initiatives identified through this process will be vetted for a go/no-go decision for inclusion in the budging process. • On January 28, ERMU and Connexus Energy held their annual operation meeting. During this meeting we review results and process from previous territory transfer, discuss planning details for future territory transfer, review emergency tie point operation guidelines, and discuss other relevant industry topics. • I was requested by the House Energy and Climate Committee Chair to testify during a committee meeting to hear about "Minnesotans making progress in energy efficiency, renewables and climate change." Specifically, I was asked to speak about how ERMU "switched wholesale supplier, cut carbon emissions, and also reduced rates for your customers."The committee meeting was well attended. And, my testimony went well. Page 1of2 83