6.1g ERMUSR 07-08-2025______________________________________________________________________________
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UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING
TO:
ERMU Commission
FROM:
Mike Tietz - Technical Services Superintendent
MEETING DATE:
July 8, 2025
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER:
6.1g
SUBJECT:
Staff Update
ACTION REQUESTED:
None
DISCUSSION:
• In June, the locators processed 540 locate tickets. These consisted of 450 normal tickets,
2 emergency tickets, 60 updated tickets, 9 meetings, 2 planning, 4 boundary surveys,
and 13 cancellations. This resulted in a 4.6% decrease in tickets from the previous
month and a 25.9% increase from the prior June.
• In June, the electrical technicians completed 467 service order tasks, updated the power
bill, addressed customer meter issues and any off-peak concerns.
• The AMI residential water meters and residential electric meters continue to be
installed in new services. The electrical technicians have been busy changing out AMR
meters to AMI meters for small non-demand commercial customers. We did receive
some of our RMA/Warranty meters back from Sensus. We have approximately 5,532
(97%) water meters and 12,441 (88%) electric meters that are installed within the
system. Overall, the AMI project is approximately 91% completed.
• Review of foundation drawings for East substation have been completed and contract
documents for concrete work has been released for bids. The fencing contractor will
begin installation in August and will return to complete the remaining fence work after
the foundations have been poured.
• We have been working with WEG on the East transformer’s Load Tap Changer (LTC) to
make sure it matches the Otsego transformer. Conduit and ground grid installation will
take place early this winter, with assembly of the structures being built over the winter
by ERMU staff. Commissioning of the substation should be completed by September 1.
• Our monthly peak was 66.15 MW on June 22, at 4:50pm.
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