6.1a ERMUSR 03-09-2021UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING
TO:FROM:
ERMU Commission Theresa Slominski –General Manager
MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER:
March9,2021 6.1a
SUBJECT:
Staff Update
ACTION REQUESTED:
None
DISCUSSION:
TheBoard of Directors of the Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (MMPA) met virtually
on February 23, 2021. Both Commissioner Stewart and I were in attendance.
Additionally, on February 25, 2021 Nels Hoplin and David Niles from MMPA met virtually
with Commissioner Stewart and me for a member relations call. The purposeof the
meeting was to introduce Nels to us and have a general discussion on the relationship
with MMPA and ERMU. We discussed the Clean Energy Choice program, the 300 acres
that was purchased in northern Elk River for future development and solar
opportunities, the Transmission Transformed Rate, and the electric vehicle charger
MMPA will be placing in our community this next year. MMPA was very complimentary
of the accomplishments in Elk River and our partnership with them.
I attended Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association’s virtual Legislative Rally on
February 10, 2021, and the APPA virtual Legislative Rally on March 1 and 2, 2021.
I have been working with staff to develop an ERMU Transmission Transformed Tariff
that would be distributable to potential customers for the MMPA Transmission
Transformed Rate mentioned above. The MMPA template rate was approved bythe
Commission in November 2019, however, the tariff (tailored to our needs) still needs to
be developed. This tariff will be brought forward at a future commission meeting for
final approval.
Followingthe polar vortex and the issues resulting from Texas’ natural gas impacts,
APPA has provided updated talking points which areattached. As communicated in my
mid-month memo, the impacts to MMPA and its members will be determined at the
board meeting on March 23, 2021. MMPA is positioned very well to have minimal to no
impact on our rates.
ATTACHMENTS:
APPA Talking Points on Financial Impacts of U.S. Arctic Blast on Public Power Utilities
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