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______________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 1 of 3 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br /> <br />TO: <br />ERMU Commission <br />FROM: <br />Mike Tietz –Technical Services Superintendent <br />MEETING DATE: <br />May 11, 2021 <br />AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br />5.4 <br />SUBJECT: <br />2020 Annual Reliability Report <br />ACTION REQUESTED: <br />Receive the APPA eReliability Tracker 2020 Annual Benchmarking Report for ERMU <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: <br />Minnesota Rules Chapter 7826 Public Utilities Commission Electric Utility Standards cover <br />safety, reliability, service, and reporting requirements. Per 7826.0100(A), municipal utilities are <br />exempt from these requirements. However, the Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission <br />adopted several parts of this chapter as a Distribution Reliability Standard policy requiring <br />annual reporting on system reliability. <br /> <br />DISCUSSION: <br />In 2020, our reliability index numbers remain very good. These reliability index numbers reflect <br />the condition of our robust electrical system as well as the superb response time from our local <br />line crews. This also reflects the local accountability, long term visioning on system design, and <br />ongoing system maintenance. The table below reflects the number of customer outage <br />minutes for the last 10 years. <br /> <br />Year # of Customers # of Outage Minutes # of Outages <br />2011 9576 297,359 51 <br />2012 9285 71,496 57 <br />2013 9285 55,451 31 <br />2014 9426 243,965 44 <br />2015 9449 225,337 41 <br />2016 10862 432,310 59 <br />2017 11489 354,625 40 <br />2018 12158 117,055 51 <br />2019 12463 312,885* 58 <br />2020 12604 197,884 51 <br />*118,978 of these minutes are due to two separate transmission outages. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />246