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Elk River Municipal Utilities TO: ERMU Commission UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING FROM: Tom Sagstetter—Conservation & Key Accounts Manager MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: November 12, 2019 6.1f SUBJECT: Staff Update ACTION REQUESTED: None DISCUSSION: • In the last 30 days, the level two charger located downtown had 11 sessions, and provided customers with 122 kWh of green energy.The charger in the ERMU/City Hall parking lot had 17 sessions and provided customers with 189 kWh of green energy. The DC fast charger at the Coborn's fuel station has had 15 sessions and provided 248 kWh of green energy to customers. There was a total of 43 charging sessions and 559 kWh of energy provided over the last 30 days. • This week the landfill gas plant will receive top-end rebuilds on three of the four engines as part of routine maintenance. The Technical Services department will conduct relay testing at the same time as the engine maintenance. This will be the first time ERMU staff has done the relay testing. For past relay tests ERMU had a third party engineering firm perform the maintenance. • Participated in a policy work group meeting that is evaluating options for improving building and/or energy codes that will allow the State of Minnesota to meet the climate action goal of an 80% reduction in Greenhouse Gases (GHG) by 2050.The initiative is trying to identify a different approach to achieving the goals as the current approach is not on track to achieve the goals as outlined in the Energy Policy Act of 2007. • Staff is continuing to work with a number of commercial customers closely on energy efficiency rebates. • Presented with the City of Elk River at the 2019 Data Center Energy Summit. This annual event is an opportunity for the City and ERMU to present to commercial real estate brokers and developers on the key elements that are available to data center clients in Elk River. The panel discussion included representatives from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, Great River Energy, and an engineering firm. • Attended the annual meeting for Central Municipal Power Agency/Services (CMPAS) in Mankato. ERMU is one of the 15 public power utilities in Minnesota and Iowa that took part in a precedent-setting initiative that allowed public power utilities to make transmission investments on the same basis as investor-owned utilities. As a result of the transmission ownership, ERMU received revenue of$274,426 in 2018 and $278,374 Page 1 of 2 235