6.01b ERMUSR 11-14-2023�i
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Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING
TO:
FROM:
ERMU Commission
Sara Youngs —Administrations Director
MEETING DATE:
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER:
November 14, 2023
6.01b
SUBJECT:
Staff Update
ACTION REQUESTED:
None
DISCUSSION:
• Office walk-in traffic for October consisted of 149 customers, averaging 38 customers per
week over the 4-week period.
• ERMU red tag notification count for October under the Cold Weather Rule.
o Cycle 3 — 22
o Cycle 4-9
o Cycle 1— 8
• Our credit & collections specialist ran the processes to separate the assessable amounts
from all applicable accounts. Our accounting department then prepared the final
spreadsheets with those amounts for presentation in the commission packet and to be
sent to the city. This process really is a collaborative effort every year.
• Minnesota Department of Revenue approved two additional metro county area sales
and use tax rates that went into effect on October 1, 2023. Counties impacted: Anoka,
Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.
• The administrations director and general manager continued discussions with Frontier
Energy regarding Frontier's proposal for their professional services to maximize ERMU's
conservation efforts in reaching the required kWh energy savings mandated by the
State of Minnesota.
• Administrations director will be attending the American Public Power Association's
Customer Connection Conference in San Antonio, November 12-15, 2023.
• Currently there are five active residential solar photovoltaic projects planned or under
construction in the ERMU service territory.
• The downtown Elk River trick or treat event was a spooktacular success despite the
frigid weather.
• In the last 30 days, combined the level two charger located downtown and in the
parking lot in front of ERMU had 33 sessions and provided customers with 514 kWh of
green energy.
• The ChargePoint EV charger that was no longer operable located at Coborn's (19425
Evans Street) was removed and restoration of the site was completed on November 2.
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