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Elk River
Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING
TO:
FROM:
ERMU Commission
Tom Sagstetter— Conservation & Key Accounts Manager
MEETING DATE:
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER:
January 10, 2023
6.1d
SUBJECT:
Staff Update
ACTION REQUESTED:
None
DISCUSSION:
• In the last 30 days, the level two electric vehicle (EV) charger located downtown had 35
sessions and provided customers with 460 kWh of green energy. The level two charger
located in front of the ERMU primary office had 10 sessions and provided customers
with 285 kWh. The DC fast charger at the Coborn's fuel station needs a modem upgrade
to allow for connection to the network. Staff has reached out again to ChargePoint to
understand why the new modem has arrived yet we are still waiting for the work to be
dispatched. The response this month was, "Thank you for your patience I don't have an
ETA for this yet, the holidays slowed a lot of parts and dispatches down. I will continue
to monitor and update you as I'm updated."
• Currently there are nine active residential solar array projects under review or
construction in the ERMU service territory. Staff continues to collaborate with
customers interested in a solar installation on a case -by -case basis.
• ERMU and City staff continue to work with Tri-CAP on the housing redevelopment
program for homeowners and property managers that have properties that could use
energy efficiency and cosmetic upgrades. The program will be supported by rebates,
grants, and a low interest loan option depending on qualifying criteria.
• Staff continues to work with the Initiative Foundation on a possible EV event that will be
hosted in Elk River.
• ERMU staff worked with Energy Management Solutions to file for a Conservation
Improvement Program goal reduction for 2024— 2026. The reduction in the energy
savings goal is driven by the high volume of energy sales that are specific to large
industrial customers. These customers already operate at the highest levels of efficiency
and are not able to implement additional energy savings measures. The reduction in
savings goals is calculated by excluding their energy sales from ERMU's total energy
sales.
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• Staff continues to work on data gathering for the energy consultant that will be
preforming an energy audit on the Furniture & Things Community Event Center.
• A review of demand commercial accounts was done and there were 10 accounts in
billing cycle 4 that did not meet the requirement of exceeding a peak demand of 50 kW
in the previous 12 months. These 10 accounts will be moved to the non -demand
commercial rate schedule per their eligibility. This evaluation process will continue for
the remaining three billing cycles. There are up to 40 accounts in total that may be
impacted on this initial review of data. Moving forward this commercial rate class
review will be done annually.
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