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Elk River -=~
Municipal Utilities
13069 Orono Parkway • P.O. Box 430
Elk River, MN 55330-0430
May 29, 2008
To: Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission
Jerry Takle
John Dietz
Jerry Gumphrey
From: Bryan Adams
Subject: Annual URGE Tests
P)lone: 763.441.2020
Fax: 763.441.8099
Elk River Municipal Utilities operates and maintains 4 diesel generation units at our power plant.
These units are contracted to Great River Energy through a Power Transaction Agreement at the
current price of $2.75/kw/month based upon the proven capacity from the annual URGE test.
The current contract expires October 31, 2003 and is extended on an "evergreen" basis. The
attached letter reflects this year URGE test results. The URGE test results have steadily
increased the past few years due to more maintenance and better training. Again your staff of
Mike Price and Steve Ziemer did a great job performing this URGE test. The capacity results
from this test will result in $349,800 in annual payments from Great River Energy.
This years URGE test results probably reflect the ultimate capacity of this 4 engine facility.
Although each engine may fluctuate in its output the aggregate output will change little or may
decrease overtime.
ELK RIVER MUNICIPAL UTILITIES GENERATION REPORT
URGE TEST RUN for 2008
DATE 5/14/2008 TIME 7:30 OUTSIDE TEMP. 55
Kwh ENGINE FUEL OIL
ENGINE TIME METER HOURS METER GAS METER
Start 10:15 Stop 1700.01 Stop 378.5 Stop 2140
#1 Stop 11:15 Start 1693.77 Start 376.7 Start 2070
Engine #1 Totals Ur a Tested at 624 Kw for 1 Hr
Ind. MW Mwh 0.624 Hrs. Run 1.8 Fuel Oil 40
Net Generation 0.624
Start 8:15 Stop 1616.79 Stop 329.7
#2 Stop 9:15 Start 1610.31 Start 328.6
Engine #2 Totals Ur a Tested at 648 Kw for 1 Hr
Ind. MW 0.66 Mwh 0.648 Hrs. Run 1.1 Fuel Oil 30
Net Generation 0.648
7/23/2003 Start 11:15 Stop 1682.88 Stop 13431.7 Stop 659386 Stop 876407
#3 Stop 12:15 Start 1648 Start 13428.5 Start 658841 Start 876407
Engine #3 Totals Ur a Tested at 3,488 Kw for 1 Hr
Ind. MW 3.7 Mwh 3.488 Hrs. Run 3.2 Fuel Oil 545 Gas 0
Net Generation 3.488
Start 9:30 Stop 1595.41 Stop 17611.6 Stop 3446 Stop 274323
#4 Stop 10:30 Start 1537.01 Start 17608.5 Start 2582 Start 274323
Engine #4 Totals Ur a Tested at 5,840 Kw for 1 Hr
Ind. MW 6 Mwh 5.84 Hrs. Run 3.1 Fuel Oil 864 Gas 0
let Generation 5.84
:ngine Run Totals Urge Mwh 10.6 Fuel Oil 1479 Gas
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