6.1a ERMUSR 09-13-2022______________________________________________________________________________
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UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING
TO:
ERMU Commission
FROM:
Theresa Slominski – General Manager
HEMEETING DATE:
September 13, 2022
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER:
6.1a
SUBJECT:
Staff Update
ACTION REQUESTED:
None
DISCUSSION:
• The management team continues to work on the strategic plan update for 2022/2023.
The new dashboard should be ready to present next month.
• I attended Minnesota Municipal Utility Association’s (MMUA) virtual webinar
introducing the new tiered structure for their Safety Program. This was also discussed
briefly at the MMUA Summer Conference. We received our letter for service cost in
2023 and for the same level of service (two days per month) our costs would increase
25% - from $24,500 to $30,739. We are evaluating internally and discussing options of
partnering with the City for cost savings to both entities.
• The Board of Directors of the Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (MMPA) met on
August 30, 2022, at Chaska City Hall in Chaska, Minnesota and via videoconference.
Mary Stewart, Mark Hanson, and I were in attendance. The public summary of the
meeting is below.
o The Board reviewed the Agency’s financial and operating performance for July
2022.
o The Board discussed climate change and its effect on MMPA electric sales.
o The Board discussed the current business environment.
o The Board discussed the status of renewable projects the Agency is pursuing.
o Customer penetration for the Clean Energy Choice program increased to 4.0% of
members’ retail customers. There was an increase of 35 customers participating
in the program from June to July.
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