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Elk River
Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING
TO:
FROM:
ERMU Commission
Chris Sumstad — Electric Superintendent
MEETING DATE:
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER:
January 14, 2025
6.1f
SUBJECT:
Staff Update
ACTION REQUESTED:
None
DISCUSSION:
• Installed 12 new residential services, which involves the connection of a secondary line
once the customer requests service.
• Joe Schmidt, Safety Instructor from Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association (MMUA),
held safety meetings December 30-31 reviewing training topics from 2024.
• Crews were busy between Christmas and New Year's replacing four reclosers at a few
different substations that have warranty issues brought to our attention by the
manufacturer. Many ERMU team members pitched in to get this work completed.
• Crews installed new primary wire across County Road 33, east of Highway 169 to a new
house. This was the last work for the bore rig before freeze up.
• 1 attended the MMUA Technical & Operations Conference held in St. Cloud December
10-12. Having a number of product reps attend the trade show this year in addition to
good networking opportunities with other utilities made for a great conference.
• Crews are tackling the annual testing and maintenance for hotsticks and grounds as well
as equipment maintenance on trenchers, plows, and excavators etc.
• We are making arrangements to attend the American Public Power Association Rodeo,
which will be held March 29 in Roseville, CA. A three -person Journeyman team will be
competing.
• The lack of snow so far this winter has minimized vehicle collisions with electrical
structures. Hoping for more of the same.
• Carr's Tree Service started line clearance for us in mid -December. They will continue
through March.
• Our crews have transitioned into winter mode, starting with tree trimming and an
overhead line rebuild.
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