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~i <br />Elk River ----- <br />Municipal Utilities <br />1.3069 Orono Parkway • P.O. Box 430 <br />Elk River, MN 55330-0430 <br />February 1, 2010 <br />To: Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission <br />John Dietz <br />Jerry Gumphrey <br />Daryl Thompson <br />From: Troy Adams <br />Subject: Staff Updates -Director of Operations <br />Phone: ?63.441.2020 <br />Fax: 763.441.8099 <br />In February 2007, ERMU executed an agreement with Central Minnesota Municipal Power <br />Agency (CMMPAA) to participate in the CAPX Brookings-Twin Cities transmission development <br />project through Midwest Municipal Transmission Group (MMTG). The reason for investing in <br />this project was to help mitigate future increases in transmission cost with revenue from <br />transmission ownership. The 2010 Annual MMTG meeting is scheduled for February l Ot~'. An <br />update will be provided at a future Utilities Commission meeting and may include a presentation <br />from CMMPA if schedules permit. <br />Theresa Slominski, Mark Fuchs, and I attended the MMUA Regional Management Training this <br />last month. This is a new training targeting newly promoted-from-within managers, but it's <br />equally applicable as a refresher to more seasoned managers. The brochure is attached for <br />reference. <br />I continue to research future wholesale power suppliers. On February 2°d, I'm meeting with a <br />representative of Avant Energy, the contracted management service of Minnesota Municipal <br />Power Agency CMMPA). A few of the municipal members of MMPA include Anoka, Buffalo, <br />Chaska, and Shakopee. I've also been contacted by CMMPA about the organizing of a power <br />supply coalition. This coalition is being formed to represent some of the iron range municipals <br />but inquiries have been extended to a few other municipal utilities including Elk River and <br />Willmar. One of the intriguing notes about this opportunity is a possibility of getting a portion of <br />base load from hydro, which may help to reduce the volatility and uncertainty of coal and gas <br />generated electricity. <br />Enclosed for your reading is the current issue of the MMUA Resource. <br />