6.1.E ERMUSR 11-10-2020UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING
TO:FROM:
ERMU Commission Tom Sagstetter – Conservation & Key Accounts Manager
MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER:
November 10, 2020 6.1e
SUBJECT:
Staff Update
ACTION REQUESTED:
None
DISCUSSION:
In the last 30 days, the level two charger located downtown had 19 sessions and
provided customers with 384kWh of green energy. The DC fast charger at the Coborn’s
fuel station had 10sessions and provided126 kWh. The charger in the ERMU/City Hall
parking lot had 15 sessionsand provided customers with 110kWh. There was a totalof
44 charging sessions and 620 kWh of energy provided over the last 30 days.
TheHometown Wind Turbine is completewith the finalstep being the application of
MMPA and City of Elk River logos on November 5.
The LED bulb and newsletter promotion is largely complete. There was a total of 592
new subscribers, but staff will continue to enroll and deliver the LED bulbs as additional
customers come in over the coming months.
Staff is currently working on four solar PV installations, there is one system in Otsego
and three in Elk River. There may be additional requests coming in over the next couple
weeks for customers trying to get them completed prior to December 31. There is
currently a 26% federal tax credit that is set to expire at the end of the year.
Staff had the opportunity to speak at a Great Plains Institute event on EV rates for public
charging stations and time-of-use rates. The meeting was very well attended, and staff
was able to present with Plug-In-America, and Dakota Electric Association.
Attended the Central Municipal Power Agency/Services (CMPAS) annual meeting in
Mankato. During this meeting there was detailed discussion about the benefits of
owning transmission to help offset the increasing transmission rates. ERMU participates
in the transmission market through the Midwest Municipal Transmission Group.
During American Public Power Association’s Customer Connections Virtual Conference
staff attended two sessions, one on the need for communication networks to allow for
the interplay between customer behavior and satisfaction, and another on reliability,
rates, and the benefits to the environment from energy conservation.
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