6.1f ERMUSR 10-08-2019 Elk River
Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING
TO: FROM:
ERMU Commission Tom Sagstetter—Conservation & Key Accounts Manager
MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER:
October 8, 2019 6.1f
SUBJECT:
Staff Update
ACTION REQUESTED:
None
DISCUSSION:
• In the last 30 days, the level two charger located downtown had 6 sessions, and
provided customers with 27 kWh of green energy.The charger in the ERMU/City Hall
parking lot had 18 sessions and provided customers with 208 kWh of green energy. The
DC fast charger at the Coborn's fuel station has had 16 sessions and provided 103 kWh
of green energy to customers. There was a total of 40 charging sessions and 338 kWh of
energy provided over the last 30 days.
• The insurance claim for engine 1 at the landfill is completed. The final cost for the
repairs was $18,251.30, which will be applied towards the annual deductible.
• Hosted a National Drive Electric Week event at the Elk River Farmers Market. The event
was a great success. Five additional vehicles were brought by enthusiastic drivers who
shared their experiences. There was well over 125 people that stopped by to get
information about electric vehicles, the Clean Energy Choice Program, or the in-home
charging program offered by ERMU.
• Staff continues to work with the load management customers transitioning from
Connexus Energy to ERMU. Overall the transition of these customers has gone smoothly
and should be finalized in the next two weeks.
• Staff met with a commercial customer to determine how best to serve a proposed
expansion at their existing facility. The location of the expansion is complicated by
existing wastewater and natural gas service lines.
• Staff is continuing to work with a number of commercial customers closely on energy
efficiency rebates. Staff recently presented a rebate check of$20,000 to Sherburne
County for the lighting and HVAC upgrades to the remodeled government center.The
total project will save an estimated 530,000 kWh in energy consumption annually.
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