6.1f ERMUSR 03-12-2019 Elk River
Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING
TO: FROM:
ERMU Commission Tom Sagstetter—Conservation & Key Accounts Manager
MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER:
March 12, 2019 6.1f
SUBJECT:
Staff Update
ACTION REQUESTED:
None
DISCUSSION:
• In the last month,the level two charger downtown had 3 sessions, and provided
customers with 28 kWh of green energy.The charger in the ERMU/City Hall parking lot
had 11 sessions and provided customers with 337 kWh of green energy.The DC fast
charger at the Coborn's fuel station has had 2 sessions and provided 34 kWh of green
energy to customers.
• Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (MMPA) Energy Education Events began in March.
There were presentations on electric generation and energy efficiency provided to 4th
grade students on March 7 at Meadowvale and St.Andrew's Elementary. MMPA has
two more events scheduled for Twin Lakes Elementary on March 25 at 1:30 and Otsego
Elementary on March 27 at 1:30. Each session is about an hour and is delivered by
MMPA staff as well as the Science Museum of Minnesota. ERMU Commissioners are
welcome to attend. Please bring a photo I.D. for checking in at the school.
• Staff is waiting for final approval from Great River Energy(GRE) senior management for
metering equipment asset sale.This will finalize the wholesale power transition to
MMPA.
• Received approval from the MN Department of Commerce regarding the service
territory boundary change for areas five and six that were transitioned in September
2018.The next step will be review and approval from the MN Public Utilities
Commission (MPUC).
• Attended a workgroup meeting at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs.This
workgroup is focused on customer owned utilities and the policy implications for small
distributed energy resources.
• Delivered information to Burnsville city staff on the ERMU/City of Elk River FleetCarma
assessment that was done with the help of American Public Power Association's (APPA)
Demonstration of Energy& Efficiency Development(DEED) Grant. Burnsville staff
members were receptive to the information and currently utilize a few of the Nissan
Leafs. Completed the MPUC filing for Docket 19-10.This filing discloses the status of all
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customer owned renewable energy on the ERMU system.This is an annual filing that
includes 8 customer owned systems (7 solar, 1 wind).
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