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�i <br />Elk River --�- <br />Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br />TO: <br />FROM: <br />ERMU Commission <br />Mark Hanson — General Manager <br />MEETING DATE: <br />AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br />March 12, 2024 <br />6.1a <br />SUBJECT: <br />Staff Update <br />ACTION REQUESTED: <br />None <br />DISCUSSION: <br />• ERMU staff continue to meet with city staff and representatives from Vireo Health to <br />identify and plan for their utility needs. We have been working through several <br />scenarios regarding the availability of the necessary transformers and recently received <br />their signed statement of work authorizing us to purchase the two transformers needed <br />for the project. With an anticipated peak usage of 2.5-3.0 MW, Vireo would be our third <br />largest customer. <br />• Chair Dietz, Commissioner Zerwas, and I attended the American Public Power <br />Association Legislative Rally in Washington DC, February 26-28. The rally offers an <br />opportunity to network with peers and lobby our MN legislative representatives on <br />significant issues impacting public power. Our request of the legislative delegates <br />focused on the need to deliver affordable, reliable, and sustainable public power; the <br />supply chain crisis (especially transformers); and modernizing various financial tools. <br />Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association (MMUA) provided the attached reference <br />guide summarizing our concerns. <br />• The Board of Directors of the Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (MMPA) met <br />February 20, 2024, at Chaska City Hall in Chaska, Minnesota and via videoconference. <br />Commissioner Stewart and I attended. The public summary is below: <br />o Management reviewed 2023 performance. A summary of the presentation is <br />attached. <br />o The Board reviewed the Agency's financial and operating performance for <br />January 2024. <br />o Customer penetration for the residential Clean Energy Choice program increased <br />to 5.3%. There was an increase of 54 customers participating in the residential <br />Clean Energy Choice program from December to January. <br />o The Board discussed the current business environment. <br />o The Board discussed the status of renewable projects the Agency is pursuing. <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />