6.1f ERMUSR 06-08-2021UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING
TO:FROM:
ERMU Commission Michelle Canterbury– Executive Administrative Manager
MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER:
June 8, 2021 6.1f
SUBJECT:
Staff Update
ACTION REQUESTED:
None
DISCUSSION:
The annual commissioner self-evaluation will be conducted during the July 13
commission meeting. Questions for the evaluation will be sent out in advance via Survey
Monkey.Based on last year’s feedback from the Commission, a year-to-year comparison
will be providedfor review and discussion. Staff will be emailing out a link to the survey
towards the end of June.
The June bill insert is the Summer Energy Saving Checklist. The Checklist was developed
to help educate customers on the steps they can take to reduce their energy
consumption and save money. The flier also spotlightsadditional ERMUresources that
are available for customers wanting to learn more about energy conservation and best
practices. Attached is a copy of the billinsert.
In June commercial electric customers will be receiving the Clean Energy Choice for
Business insert through a special mailing process that sends it separately from the bill.
Our goal for utilizing this process is to get information about the program into the hands
of decisionmakers versus the accounts payable department. Attached is a copy of the
promotional flyer.
May and June social media posts will feature a variety of topics including: the new Wi-Fi
thermostat rebates, the benefits of cordless electric lawnmowers, energy efficient
heating, ventilation, HVAC rebates, 811 CallBefore You Dig, 2020Water Quality Report,
recognition of the 2020 Certificate of Excellence in Reliability that ERMU recently
received, and announcements such as upcoming commission meeting dates, holiday
business closures, and trash pickup delays.
In preparation for the 2021 Sherburne County Fair, we have registered Eddy the EV and
one of our Bucket Trucks for the parade taking place Saturday, July 17 at 10:00 a.m. This
year’s theme is “Celebrating 165 Years of Sherburne County.” This is such a fun
community event, and we are really looking forward to being able to participate once
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again. More to come as we get closer to the event.
The Administration Department continues with their review of the policies that were
transferred over to the governance policy manual. Thereviewprocessincludesupdating
if necessary, formatting, and creating any new policies that were identified.
ATTACHMENTS:
Bill Insert – Summer Energy Saving Checklist
Promotional Flyer – Clean Energy Choice for Business
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