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J <br /> Elk River <br /> Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br /> TO: FROM: <br /> ERMU Commission Tom Sagstetter—Conservation & Key Accounts Manager <br /> MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br /> December 14, 2021 6.1e <br /> SUBJECT: <br /> Staff Update <br /> ACTION REQUESTED: <br /> None <br /> DISCUSSION: <br /> • In the last 30 days, the level two charger located downtown had 8 sessions and provided <br /> customers with 45 kWh. The DC fast charger at the Coborn's fuel station had 50 sessions <br /> and provided 679 kWh. The charger in the ERMU/City Hall parking lot had 9 sessions and <br /> provided customers with 141 kWh. There was a total of 67 charging sessions and 865 <br /> kWh of green energy provided over the last 30 days. <br /> • The Enel X Juice Box EV charger recently installed in Otsego should be available for <br /> charging by December 19. Currently there are issues with the 5G cellular <br /> communications capabilities. <br /> • A Minnesota Department of Commerce (DOC) work group has been meeting to discuss <br /> the implementation of the 2021 Energy Conservation and Optimization (ECO) Act <br /> legislation. This group is looking at the exemption of energy sales for electric vehicle <br /> (EV) charging from the utilities' total sales, which is then used to calculate the annual <br /> conservation improvement program energy savings goals. The exemption could be <br /> significant since it will include identifiable energy sales to EVs through December 2032. <br /> The DOC's goal is to provide the coordinating committee with a draft report by <br /> December 6. The final report will then be sent to the DOC on December 8 with the <br /> deputy commissioner's final guidance distributed by December 31, 2021. <br /> • There are two DOC work groups evaluating other changes that will come from the ECO <br /> Act. One is looking at how to incorporate energy efficiency fuel switching, the other is <br /> investigating load management program changes. These two work groups are much <br /> larger and will have far greater impact on the future of Conservation Improvement <br /> Programs. The final guidance from the DOC deputy commissioner is scheduled to be <br /> released by March 15, 2021. <br /> • The promotion providing customers four free LEDs in a re-usable EV/ER shopping bag <br /> when they sign up for The Connector newsletter, is going well in its second year. There <br /> have been over 330 customers that have been registered to get the newsletter emailed <br /> to them.This is a terrific opportunity for customers to save energy now with the four <br /> LEDs, learn about saving energy monthly with the newsletter, and reduce landfill waste <br /> by using the bag. <br /> Page 1 of 1 <br /> 142 <br />