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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 />December 8, 2020 6.1e <br />SUBJECT: <br />Staff Update <br />ACTION REQUESTED: <br />None <br /> <br />DISCUSSION: <br />In the last 30 days, the level two charger located downtown had 26 sessions and <br />provided customers with 566 kWh of green energy. The DC fast charger at the Coborns <br />fuel station had 25 sessions and provided 332 kWh. The charger in the ERMU/City Hall <br />parking lot had 10 sessions and provided customers with 81 kWh. There was a total of <br />61 charging sessions and 979 kWh of energy provided over the last 30 days. <br /> <br />Staff is currently working to connect three residential solar photovoltaic systems. <br /> <br />Attended the Midwest Municipal Transmission Group Virtual Annual Meeting. The <br />meetings discussions focused on the review of financials, annual dues, and the addition <br />of new members. <br /> <br />There has been a flurry of commercial rebate requests submitted and staff is working <br />with customers and contractors to get them completed by the end of the year. <br /> <br />Attended a virtual seminar put on by the Great Plains Institute about a proposed Clean <br />Fuels Policy for the Midwest. The transportation sector is currently the highest emitter <br />of greenhouse gasesin Minnesota and there is a strong likelihood that this policy will <br />come forward in the 2021 legislative session. The expectation is that electric vehicles <br />will factor into any new clean fuel policies that move forward. <br /> <br />There was great discussion at the last Energy City Commission(ECC) meeting that <br />centered on the Social Cost of Carbon, which is a valuation methodology that <br />establishes a monetary value for the long-term costs of greenhouse gases. The ECC will <br />continue to research this valuation tool and will provide more information at future <br />meetings. <br />______________________________________________________________________________ <br />Page 1 of 1 <br />152 <br />