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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 />Thomas Geiser – Operations Director <br />MEETING DATE: <br />August 10, 2021 <br />AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br />6.1g <br />SUBJECT: <br />Staff Update <br />ACTION REQUESTED: <br />None <br /> <br />DISCUSSION: <br />• Staff continues to meet with T2 Utility Engineers, WSB Engineering, and MnDOT for the <br />upcoming Highway 169 Redefine project. Permits have been approved and we are in full <br />construction mode on the electric side of things. Staff is also working with Great River <br />Energy as they have nine poles on their property with three phase overhead lines <br />attached that need to be move or replaced. <br /> <br />• On County Road 13, all poles and wire have been moved and all customers have been <br />transferred over to the new service line. We are still waiting for Zayo Group to transfer <br />their fiber infrastructure to the new poles so we can remove the old ones. <br /> <br />• Working with the owners of the refuse-derived fuel (RDF) processing plant and Great <br />River Energy (GRE) to make the transition from GRE’s 69-kilovolt transmission line to <br />ERMU’s distribution grid. Staff has begun installation of the necessary underground <br />infrastructure for the transition which is planned for September 20. The two substation <br />transformers formerly used at the plant have been delivered to the RDF site. We are still <br />working through details on bringing a new 480-volt service to this site also. <br /> <br />• On July 29, Feeder 41, which feeds the Target data center, was dug into by the <br />excavator prepping the temporary parking lot for the Field Services Building Expansion <br />project. Power was restored quickly, and everything was back to normal the same day. <br /> <br />• Eight of the twenty single phase fuse pads we ordered from a vendor last year are failing <br />after installation or not working at all. After a virtual meeting with Irby Utilities and the <br />vendor, we learned that they are aware of the issue and have changed the process for <br />how fuse pads are assembled. We will have to replace the other twelve we have <br />installed and send them back to be examined. <br /> <br />• On Tuesday July 27, Grand Rapids experience a strong storm which caused six thousand <br />of Grand Rapids Public Utilities’ seven thousand customers to lose power. ERMU sent <br />103