4.1. ERMUSR 11-13-2012 -b-
Elk River
Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING
TO: FROM:
Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission Troy Adams, P.E. —General Manager
John Dietz—Chair
Daryl Thompson— Vice Chair
Al Nadeau—Trustee
MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER:
November 13, 2012 4.1
SUBJECT:
Power Supply Options / Resource Planning Update
BACKGROUND:
In September 2008, Connexus Energy terminated the 10-year rolling "all requirements"power
contract with Elk River Municipal Utilities. In April 2010, the Utilities Commission authorized
entering into "Phase 1" of a resource planning study with a coalition which includes Central
Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (CMMPA) as a participant. In September 2010, the
Utilities Commission authorized entering into "Phase 2" of a resource planning study which
includes the release of a Request For Proposal (RFP). The RFP was issued on November 15,
2010. In May 2011, the Utilities Commission authorized entering into "Phase 2b" of the
resource planning study which will include risk assessment of the proposals. In addition to
working with the Resource Planning Coalition, staff continues to explore other power supply
options.
DISCUSSION:
Staff and Commissioner Al Nadeau attended a Missouri River Energy Services (MRES) Area
Meeting on October 25`h in Alexandria, MN. Because MRES has members in four states, Area
Meetings are held in each state to make it easier for member representatives to attend. At this
MN Area Meeting, there were 14 of the 61 member utilities represented by approximately 40
member representatives. This gave us a good opportunity to discuss issues and the agency with
the local membership.
The Area Meeting included updates on: Smart grid; Federal and State legislative, regulatory, and
administrative issues; Member survey results, Power supply, Member distributive generation
agreements, CAPX2020 updates, 2013 member rates, and 2013 budget.
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