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BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ELK RIVER MUNICIPAL UTILITIES
A RESOLUTION ADOPTING ELK RIVER MUNCIPAL UTILITIES RULES GOVERNING THE
INTERCONNECTION OF COGENERATION AND SMALL POWER PRODUCTION FACILITIES
WHEREAS the City of Elk River ("City") is served by Elk River Municipal Utilities ("ERMU"), which
is committed to providing customers with reliable and affordable power; and
WHEREAS the purpose of the Rules Governing the Interconnection of Cogeneration and Small
Power Production Facilities ("Rules") is for ERMU to implement certain provisions of Minnesota
Statutes Section 216B.164, the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978, and Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission regulations related to customer -owned distributed energy resources;
and
WHEREAS ERMU Commission is now adopting these Rules to replace a previously adopted
similar version of these Rules and their accompanying, "Policy Regarding Distributed Energy
Resources and Net Metering;" and
WHEREAS the original adoption of these Rules established that, in accordance with Minnesota
Statutes Section 216B.164, subdivision 9, everywhere in that section, the term "commission"
appears, it refers to the ERMU Commission and, so, the ERMU Commission may resolve
disputes relating to the provisions of §216B.164 as they apply to ERMU; and
WHEREAS these Rules shall be implemented to give the maximum possible encouragement to
cogeneration and small power production consistent with protection of the utility's ratepayers
and the public in accordance with Minnesota Statutes Section 216B.164, subdivision 1; and
WHEREAS these Rules require ERMU to file with the ERMU for its review and approval a
cogeneration and small power production tariff and annual updates of the rates described
therein; and
WHEREAS the cogeneration and small power production tariff includes a calculation of ERMU
average retail utility energy rates, and the rates at which ERMU purchases energy and capacity;
and
WHERAS all filings under these rules shall be maintained at the ERMU offices and shall be made
available for public inspection during normal business hours.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission adopts the
Rules Governing the Interconnection of Cogeneration and Small Power Production Facilities
with ERMU attached as Exhibit A to this Resolution.
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This Resolution Passed and Adopted this 13th day of February 2024.
John Dietz, Chair
Mark Hanson, General Manager
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