6.1e ERMUSR 01-12-2021UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING
TO:FROM:
ERMU Commission Tom Sagstetter – Conservation & Key Accounts Manager
MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER:
January 12, 2021 6.1e
SUBJECT:
Staff Update
ACTION REQUESTED:
None
DISCUSSION:
In the last 30 days, the level two charger located downtown had 23 sessions and
provided customers with 599kWh of green energy. The DC fast charger at the Coborn’s
fuel station had 26 sessions and provided339 kWh. The charger in the ERMU/City Hall
parking lot had10 sessions and provided customers with 152kWh. There was a totalof
61 charging sessions and 1,090 kWh of energy provided over the last 30 days. This is the
first time ERMU has sold over 1,000 kWh from the public charging stations.
The Drive Electric Minnesota Policy Group met to discuss the 2021 policy positions. The
drafted policies focus on providing incentive options for electric vehicles (EV) and
charging infrastructure, adopting a statewide clean fuels policy, equitable taxation of
EVs, and incorporating more EVs in transit buses and the State’s fleet.
Staff is continuing to work with Waste Management and McGrann, Shea, Carnival,
Straughn & Lamb legal services on the contracts for future operation of the landfill-gas-
to-electric plant.
Staff completed revisions for the 2021 commercial rebate applications and energy
savings calculations.
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