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To: shortshotsl7@aol.com; pmotin <pmotin@aol.com> ~f, ~~~ i/1n ~'L.J_
Subject: RE: Elk River Utilities _ 11`` ~,~~ J
I?ate: Tue, 20 Jul 2010 1:34 pm
Attachments: 2010-7-20_-_Rate_Coinparison_Response_Letter to~df (355K)
John and Paul,
Attached is a scanned copy of my response to recent email to Paul.
Included is a rate analysis specific to„~~ electric usage for the past
12 months. As you can see, the real numbers that ~ was using do not
reflect all of the riders and adjustments that are passed on to the customers
from Xcel and Connexus. After including all the costs that would apply to ~
~ electric usage, Elk River Municipal Utilities is very competitive. I've
mailed a hard copy to,~. If either of you two would like a hard copy as
well, please let me know.
Thank you for the opportunity to address ~ia concern.
Troy
Troy Adams, P.E. ~ Elk River Municipal Utilities ~ 13069 Orono Parkway PO Box
430 ~ Elk River, MN 55330-0430 ~ 763.941.2020 Office ~ 763.941.8099 Fax ~
www.elkriverutilities.com
-----Original Message-----
From: shortshotsl7@aol.com [mailto:shortshotsl7@aol.com]
Sent: Friday, July 16, 2010 10:20 AM
To: Adams, Troy
Subject: Fwd:. Elk River Utilities
Troy,
Please respond to this email and copy Paul and me on the reply.
Thanks
John
-----Original Message-----
From: Pmotin@aol.com
To: shortshotsl7@aol.com
Sent: Thu, Jul 15, 2010 5:17 pm
Subject: Fwd: Elk River Utilities
Comments?
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To: pmotin@aol.com
Sent: 7/15/2010 3:18:56 P.M. Central Daylight Time
Subj: Elk River Utilities
To whom it may concern;
My name is~~~ a concerned citizen of elk river. Rates that
the
utilities charges for electricity are far more than conexus and excel
energy and many other power company thru out the state. maybe its
time to
do something about it. I'm sure the city council has influence on what
goes on over there. Maybe sell the utility, it would be in the best
interest of all the customers or bring the rates in line with other
utilities.
why should we pay 0.1139 per kwh when most are at 0.711. Those are
real
numbers that make the difference between living in this city or not
for.
alot of people. thank you for your time
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.luly 20, 2010
Phony. 763.~t<} 1.2020
Fas: 7G3.~iq 1.8009
[ilk River, i`~1N SS330
Subject Rate Conlpal'tson, I~;RMU vs Conncxus L'llergy and Xccl I-lergy
Phis Teller and attached spreadsheet are in response to your recent e-mail to Councilman
Pauli Motitl rcgarc[ing high energy costs from I:Ik River I~~tunuclpal ULIIItICS (1_;RNII)).
Ilk River Municipal Utilities provides the most reliable power in the region! '1•wo large
data processing centers selected I;Ik River over a number of other communities served by
Olhel' Ut11111CS becaUSe OI OUT' rellablllty. In addition to safety and reliability, competitive
rates are one o1•our top priorities. Note how we compare vs Xcel Isnergy and Conncxus
I~nergy on the attached spreadsheet. 't'his analysis uses your monthly kilowatt-hour use
for the last 12 months. 'l•hc difference between IIZMU and Xcel IS Less than a dollar per
month. When compared to Connexus l;nergy, we offer you more reliable service for
ICSSI
There are other ac[vantagcs to the City for nruintauung OUT' OWII mUnlClpal Utlllty
111ClllC{Ing IOCaI IOL7s paying Irvable WagCS, loCFtl Control alKl aCCOUntablllt)', II•ec
electricity to City owned buildings, shared services anti labor with other Cit}~
dcparhnents, and quick response to outages in the; rare instance when one occurs. lt•just
doesn't make economic sense to contract with an outside power supplier to serve L-;Ik
River.
If you would like to discuss this information in greater detail, please feel free to contact
us at 7G3-441-2020. if you would like to learn how to save well Inure on your utility
bills, consider participating in our many conservation programs and in particular, Project
Conserve (application form enclosed). 'T'hanks for your concern and consideration.
Sincerely,
~..~•~._
~~~~~
Troy Adams, P.1~.
Director of Operations
Copy: Paul Motin, John Dien
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