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UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br />TO:FROM: <br />ERMU CommissionChris Sumstad –Electric Superintendent <br />MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br />June 8, 2021 6.1h <br />SUBJECT: <br />Staff Update <br />ACTION REQUESTED: <br />None <br />DISCUSSION: <br /> Installed 9 new residential services, which involves the connection of a secondary line <br />once the customer requests service. <br /> Energized the new power plant transformer then switched the plant over and <br />deenergized the two old transformers. These were removed from the grounds on May <br />27. The overhead lines have also been removed. This leaves only a portion of the old <br />substation to be removed. This was a large project that began last fall and included <br />rerouting four feeder lines to make way for the new building. <br /> Finished the underground portion of Feeder 73 running from Highway 10 to the plant. <br />This project is now complete except for removing the overhead line that runs from the <br />plant to the north side of Highway 10. <br /> Moved a section of overhead line that runs through the new Elk Ridge Estates <br />development located north of the Sherburne County Government Center. This is a new <br />30 lot development that will open late summer or early fall. This is one of 6-8 new <br />housing developments under construction this year in Elk River. <br /> Bore rig crew installed 1700 feet of three phase 1000 thousand circular mil (mcm) <br />underground feeder wire runningto the old refuse-derived fuelplant. Line crews are <br />currently setting switchgear cabinets and terminating this new wire. <br /> <br /> Moved a three phase feeder pole along Main Streetnear Line Avenue. The old pole sat <br />where the City will be installinga manhole. Staffended up setting two poles to gain <br />needed clearance in that area. <br /> <br /> Crews are working on Tyler Street setting a pole and running underground wire into the <br />new Tranquil Meadows development. <br />______________________________________________________________________________ <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />100 <br />