6.1h ERMUSR 08-09-2022 (2)______________________________________________________________________________
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UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING
TO:
ERMU Commission
FROM:
Chris Sumstad – Electric Superintendent
MEETING DATE:
August 9, 2022
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER:
6.1h
SUBJECT:
Staff Update
ACTION REQUESTED:
None
DISCUSSION:
• Installed 26 new residential services, which involves the connection of a secondary line
once the customer requests service.
• Crews spent a day at the fairgrounds repairing lights, hanging a new light, and moving a
pole in preparation for the fair that was held in mid-July.
• Lander Street underground wire replacement continued during the month of July. The
new wire will cut down on cable fault outages which we have experienced the last few
years in this area.
• Added a new three phase service for an autobody shop north of our North substation.
This included installing new overhead wire across Highway 169, requiring a shutdown of
the highway. Elk River Police Department assisted with the traffic control.
• Joe Schmidt from Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association was here on July 28 and
held pole top/bucket/self-rescue training.
• A contractor dug into our three phase primary line off of Jarvis Street on the east side of
Elk River causing an outage to about 600 customers for an hour on July 5.
• A delivery truck backed into and knocked over a secondary pole at a business on
Highway 10. It didn’t cause an outage, but the pole needed to be replaced.
• A streetlight was struck by a delivery truck at the Holiday Station store in Otsego. The
pole and light were replaced.
• There were a few heatwave-related outages involving transformers and fuses.
• Crews finished up both overhead rebuild jobs we had, one on Viking Boulevard and the
other on Highway 10 in front of the old Saxon Auto site.
• Staff participated in the Sherburne County Parade driving a bucket truck, the electric
vehicle, and another pickup.
• Crews continue to work in maintenance items including removing old poles and
repairing or replacing underground cabinets and pedestals.
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