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UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING TO: FROM: ERMU Commission Tom Sagstetter Conservation & Key Accounts Manager MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: March 10, 2020 6.1f SUBJECT: Staff Update ACTION REQUESTED: None DISCUSSION: In the last 30 days, the level two charger located downtown had 6 sessions and provided customers with 28 kWh of green energy. The charger in the ERMU/City Hall parking lot had 9 sessions and provided customers with 56 kWh of green energy. The DC fast charger at the Coborns fuel station has had 22 sessions and provided 311 kWh of green energy to customers. There was a total of 39 charging sessions and 395 kWh of energy provided over the last 30 days. Staff has completed the calculation of energy efficiency in ERMUs utility infrastructure (streetlights, distribution conductors, and transformers) for 2019. The energy savings totaled 34,440 kWh. The majority of the energy savings (96%) were the result of the street light upgrades. The preliminary energy savings for ERMU for 2019 is just under 3 million kWh, this is approximately 1 million kWh short of the States goal. Attended an electric vehicle policy meeting at the Capitol that allowed the Drive Electric Minnesota workgroup to discuss the groups policy positions with the Governors staff, and some representatives from the MN Department of Commerce. Please see attached document for the policy position details discussed in the meeting. There has been a significant increase in the number of high bill concerns from customers. The completion of Your Guide to Home Energy Use, the energy efficiency booklet we produced this year, was very timely. It is a great tool to help customers work through their energy use. Sherburne County is interested in purchasing two electric vehicles and two charging stations. ERMU staff is working with them to determine the types of vehicles and charging stations that will best support both fleet and public charging applications. Staff is working with two residential customers that will be installing solar photovoltaic panels at their homes this spring. One system is 8.6 kW and the other is 5.0 kW. At the Energy City Commission, we discussed the electric hybrid police vehicles, which are receiving good reviews from the officers using them. The police department is planning on purchasing four additional hybrid vehicles in 2021. There was also ______________________________________________________________________________ Page 1 of 2 86