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111 FIRST ST_ SE -P O BOX 129
HOPKINTON, IOWA 52237-0129
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3/27/08
Tim Hurley, Mayor of Waterloo
Waterloo City Council
Waterloo Planning and Zoning Commission
715 Mulberry Street
Waterloo, IA 50703
Re: Support for the Elk Run Energy Station
Dear Mayor, Council and Commissioners:
On Behalf of Hopkinton Municipal Utilities, this letter represents our support for the proposed
Elk Run Energy Station.
As a municipal electric utility, our fundamental objective is to provide our commucaity with
reliable, economical electric energy. We believe that the Elk Run Energy Station will assist us in
achieving this goal.
Currently, we participate with 28 other Iowa public and private organizations through a joint
action agency to obtain electric energy for our citizens through purchased power agreements
from suppliers in the upper Midwest. Most of this energy is generated in central and southern
Illinois and delivered to us in Hopkinton by a regional transmission provider. This arrangement
provides us with an ample supply of electric energy; however, we look forward to the various
benefits derived from the new coal-fired generation unit proposed for Waterloo, Iowa.
The generation produced by this unit will increase the power supply options available to us
through our joint action agency. This new. efficient unit will make the electric energy market
more competitive and ultimately, have a positive impact on future electric energy prices.
Affordable electric energy will assist in the effort to attract new economic development and keep
our community thriving for years to come.
Sincerely,
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Douglas Me ert,
Superintendent