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Elk River
Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING
TO:
FROM:
ERMU Commission
Thomas Geiser— Operations Director
MEETING DATE:
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER:
January 14, 2025
6.1e
SUBJECT:
Staff Update
ACTION REQUESTED:
None
DISCUSSION:
• Working through the second round of maps for the new GIS mapping system that we
plan to move forward with in the future. Maps 1 through 50 are complete.
• Attended Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association's Technical & Operations
Conference in St. Cloud December 11-12.
• Working with two different firms to get quotes to perform our arc flash and fuse
coordination study in 2025.
• Started ordering material and equipment for the 2025 construction season.
• Still working through Verizon pole attachments.
• On December 11, we experienced a failure of a switchgear due to high levels of water in
the oil related to a gasket/lid issue. Currently, 15 switchgear units have similar moisture
levels in the oil. ERMU has ordered 15 Federal Pacific replacement units, but delivery is
not expected until December 2025. Due to extremely long lead times, staff will be
filtering the oil to reduce the moisture. Purchase of these units was not included in the
2025 budget.
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