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LA PORTE CITY UTILITIES
200 Main Street
La Porte City, IA. 50651.-1234,
(319) 34. -3139
Email: 1pcutil@nctins.net
March 26, 2008
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 La Porte City Utilities,this letter represents our support for the proposed Ell: Run Energy
Station.
As a municipal electric utility, our fundamental objective is to provide our comrmnuni.ty 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 delivercd.to us in
La Porte City 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,
Michael Johnson
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