6.1a ERMUSR 07-08-2025______________________________________________________________________________
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UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING
TO:
ERMU Commission
FROM:
Mark Hanson – General Manager
MEETING DATE:
July 8, 2025
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER:
6.1a
SUBJECT:
Staff Update
ACTION REQUESTED:
None
DISCUSSION:
• The Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association’s Summer Conference will be held
Monday, August 18 - Wednesday, August 20 in Rochester, Minnesota. You should have
received a separate email from me with additional information. Please let me know your
travel/attendance plans so we can book your hotel/conference registrations
accordingly.
• The Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (MMPA) annual dinner meeting is scheduled
for the evening of Tuesday, July 22 at Canterbury Park (1100 Canterbury Road,
Shakopee, MN 55379). A cocktail reception will begin at 5:30 PM, followed by a dinner
and presentation. Optional tours of the Shakopee Energy Park will begin at 4:00 PM.
Transportation will be provided from Canterbury Park - please meet in the main lobby.
Formal invitations have been sent by MMPA. Please RSVP directly to MMPA or let me
know and I can RSVP for you.
• Staff had a planning call with Dave Berg to discuss our cost-of-service study. Dave will
provide a full proposal with milestones in the next few weeks. We expect the study will
be done in September/October with a draft report available for review at the November
commission meeting. The study will be finalized in time for a December rate adoption.
• The MMPA Board of Directors met on June 24, 2025, at Chaska City Hall in Chaska,
Minnesota, and via videoconference. Commissioner Stewart and I attended. The public
summary follows:
o The Board reviewed the Agency’s financial and operating performance for May
2025.
o Participation in the residential Clean Energy Choice program increased by 71
customers. Customer penetration for the program is 6.4%.
o The Board discussed the status of renewable projects the Agency is pursuing.
o The Board discussed the Minnesota 2025 Legislative Session.
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