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Elk River
Municipal Utilities
April 7, 2023
U.S. Department of Energy, Grid Deployment Office
Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations
1000 Independence Ave SW
Washington, DC 20585
RE: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) - Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships
(GRIP) - DE-FOA-0002740 Letter of Commitment, Minnesota Department of
Commerce Regional & Community Resilience Advancement Grant Application
To Whom It May Concern,
This Letter of Commitment confirms the support and involvement of Elk River Municipal Utilities
providing services to our community in Elk River, Minnesota in the development of the
Minnesota Department of Commerce Regional & Community Resilience Advancement Grant
Application. As part of this effort, we propose to underground circuits in the Dayton portion of
our service territory, add a looped connection to feed from another substation, upgrade
controllers to communicate and bring data into SCADA, and upgrade our SCADA communications
and storage options.
We understand that DOE seeks to deploy and catalyze transmission and distribution solutions
that improve grid reliability and resilience on a local and regional scale. The Project we are
proposing will advance these objectives in our community by installing equipment to allow for
better fault information, allowing quicker fault restoration and provide the equipment needed
to implement future automatic restoration.
We understand that as a participant of this grant, we are proposing projects totaling $1,250,000,
of which we will be responsible for a 50% cost share. Please contact me if you have any questions
on the contents of this letter or with respect to our continuing support of this application.
Sincerely,
Mark Hanson
General Manager
Elk River Municipal Utilities
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