HomeMy WebLinkAboutSUPPORT LETTER - ANITA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ANITA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES
MERLIN SCARF'. SUPERINTENDENT 828 MAIN STREET
PHONE(712)762.3845 P.O. Box 426
FAX(712)762.3435 ANITA, IOWA 50020
• pril 21, 2008
im 1-Turley, Mayor of Waterloo
Waterloo City Council
'715 Mulberry Street
Waterloo, IA 50703
!Re: Support for the Elk Run Energy Station
'Dear Mayor and Council Members:
On behalf of the Anita Municipal Utility, this letter represents our support for the
proposed Elk Run Energy Station.
As a municipal electric utility, our fundamental objective is to provide our community
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 Anita 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 out 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,
Merlin Scarf, Superintendent
Anita Municipal Utilities
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