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Shakopee Public Utilities presents AMI updates and large-load pilot proposal as council raises data-center concerns
Summary
Shakopee Public Utilities reviewed AMI rollout, an opt-out fee ($75/month quoted), water tower upgrades and a proposed large-load pilot (6% on first $1.5M, then 1%) intended to align rates with Xcel; councilors raised concerns about subsidizing large users and water and transmission impacts; no final council action was taken.
Shakopee Public Utilities (SPU) presented a year-in-review to the city council and the SPU commission on March 17, summarizing meter upgrades, infrastructure projects and a proposed amendment to pilot/franchise-fee terms for very large electric customers.
Trent, the SPU presenter, said the utility is near completion of its advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) rollout with three customers remaining on legacy meters. He said SPU adopted an opt-out policy for customers who decline AMI and that staff calculated the manual-read fee at $75 per month to cover labor and travel costs to collect readings manually. “We charge an extra fee… it was about 45 minutes worth of work and that’s how we got to that number,” Trent said.
Trent reviewed other items including a specialty-painted water tower that carried an $80,000 upcharge compared with a standard repaint (a standard repaint was described in the…
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