5.3. ERMUSR 03-17-2015 Elk River
Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING
TO: FROM:
Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission Wade Lovelette—Technical Services
John Dietz—Chair Superintendent
Daryl Thompson—Vice Chair
Al Nadeau—Trustee
MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER:
March 17, 2015 5.3
SUBJECT:
Otsego Substation Upgrade
BACKGROUND:
Back in the late fall of 2013 the Otsego substation experienced a fault in the relay protection at the main
substation transformer. GRE installed one of their relays as a temporary replacement. They are
recommending that we move the relay and related equipment into the metering building on site where it
will be out of the elements.Right now that equipment is housed in a cabinet outside next to the
transformer.
DISCUSSION:
This project came in costing more than expected and we will have to make adjustments to our projects for
this year in the electric budget.
ACTION REQUESTED:
Staff will ask the commission to approve adjusting the budget to allocate monies for this project.
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