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______________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 1 of 2 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br /> <br />TO: <br />ERMU Commission <br />FROM: <br />Theresa Slominski – General Manager <br />MEETING DATE: <br />July 13, 2021 <br />AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br />6.1a <br />SUBJECT: <br />Staff Update <br />ACTION REQUESTED: <br />None <br /> <br />DISCUSSION: <br />• The Board of Directors of the Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (MMPA) met on June <br />22, 2021, at the Chaska Community Center in Chaska, Minnesota. It was the Board’s first <br />in-person meeting since February 2020. Commissioner Mary Stewart was the only one <br />attending as I was at the APPA Conference. A public summary of the meeting is below. <br />o The Board reviewed the Agency’s financial and operating performance for May <br />2021. <br />o The Board was informed that MMPA hit a new all-time coincident peak of 421 <br />MW in June. The extended period of hot weather has caused sales to be <br />substantially above budget for the first half of June. <br />o Management discussed the value of the diverse resource portfolio, consisting of <br />different technology and fuel types at several locations in Minnesota. <br />o The Board discussed the status of the Walleye Wind project, a 110 MW wind <br />farm in southwestern Minnesota. MMPA has a long-term contract for all the <br />wind farm’s output. The project is currently in the permitting process. <br />o MMPA will be installing a dual level 2 electric vehicle charger in each MMPA <br />community that wants one. The Board approved offering the program to <br />members in 2022 as well. <br />o Management provided an update on the Board’s economic development <br />initiatives in MMPA member communities. <br />o The Board discussed energy topics from the 2021 legislative session and current <br />special session. <br />o Greg Drent of Shakopee Public Utilities was elected as MMPA Treasurer, filling <br />the vacancy created by Joseph Steffel’s retirement from the City of Buffalo. <br />o There was an increase of 4 customers participating in MMPA’s residential Clean <br />Energy Choice program from April to May. Customer penetration of the program <br />for residential customers remains at 3.7%. <br /> <br />113