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UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br />TO:FROM: <br />ERMU Commission Tom Sagstetter – Conservation & Key Accounts Manager <br />MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br />September 8, 20206.1e <br />SUBJECT: <br />Staff Update <br />ACTION REQUESTED: <br />None <br />DISCUSSION: <br /> In the last 30 days, the level two charger located downtown had 8 sessions andprovided <br />customers with 33kWh. The DC fast charger at the Coborn’s fuel station had 24sessions <br />and provided240kWh. The charger in the ERMU/City Hall parking lot had 11 sessions <br />and provided customers with 124 kWh of green energy. There was a totalof 29charging <br />sessions and 255 kWh of energy provided over the last 30 days. <br /> The Hometown WindPower Turbine has been erected and crews are working towards <br />the completion date of September 11. The City received a call from an individual <br />concerned about the wind turbine and the impacts it may have on the bird population. <br />ERMU staff called the individual and shared that the wind turbine is erected to be below <br />the normal height that migratory birds fly at, and that over the past 10 years MMPA <br />only had one bird fatality at the other 12 installations. The concerned person will <br />monitor the site and communicate with ERMU staff if there are birds impacted by the <br />turbine. <br /> The LED bulb and newsletter program has been received with great enthusiasm by our <br />customers. It isgoing great! We have exceeded the goal of 100 new participants with an <br />incredible 345 new participantssigned up so far. Due to the great response there could <br />be a little more time needed to deliver all the bulbs and thank you notes. <br /> Staff is working with an Energy City Commissioner to get the solar photovoltaic (PV) <br />shelter built. The Commissioner has contacts in the building industry, and we are <br />exploring options to have a company build the structure and install the solar PV panels <br />and batteries. There were some concerns about the original design and there may be <br />alterations to what St. Thomas originally provided. <br /> Staff presented to 11 participants in the Powering Ahead with Vehicle Electrification <br />cohort. The initiative provides resources and technical assistance to 16 municipal <br />utilities across Minnesota to educate and engage leaders working to meet their <br />community’s electric vehicle adoption goals. <br />______________________________________________________________________________ <br />Page 1 of 1 <br />85 <br />