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BACKGROUND <br /> The Alameda County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously in June, 2014 to allocate <br /> $1.325 million to explore the creation of a Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) <br /> Program and directed County staff to undertake the steps necessary to evaluate the <br /> feasibility of a CCA. <br /> Alameda County launched a county-wide Steering Committee for the proposed <br /> Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) program in June, 2015. Councilmember Pentin <br /> represents the City of Pleasanton as one of the thirteen (13) Alameda County City <br /> representatives, along with industry experts and stakeholders across Alameda County. <br /> The Steering Committee advises the County Board of Supervisors and the Community <br /> Development Agency (CDA) staff on matters related to Community Choice Aggregation <br /> in Alameda County, including the Technical Study for Community Choice Aggregation <br /> Program in Alameda County and the design of a Joint Powers Agency (JPA). <br /> Over the past year, the Committee developed goals of the CCA, contributed to the scope <br /> of work for the Request for Proposal (RFP) and input on the Joint Powers Agreement <br /> (J PA). <br /> The draft Technical Feasibility Study for Community Choice Aggregation Program in <br /> Alameda County prepared by MRW & Associates with Tierra Resource Consultants and <br /> the Economic Development Research Group can found on the County's website at <br /> https://www.acgov.org/cda/planning/cca/draft rfp.htm. The Committee has also <br /> reviewed the East Bay Community Energy Authority Joint Powers Agreement and <br /> recommended approval to the Board of Supervisors. <br /> DISCUSSION <br /> A Community Choice Aggregation program enables local jurisdictions to procure <br /> electricity services including cleaner and more renewable sources of power on behalf of <br /> customers within their borders (Alameda County). Established by AB117 in 2002, <br /> California currently has two active CCA programs in Marin and Sonoma Counties, with <br /> several more about to launch in Lancaster, San Francisco and Santa Clara. <br /> A component of the technical study is the economic feasibility and local environmental <br /> objectives associated with the CCA program. The technical study identifies pertinent <br /> technical parameters of the CCA program, including the number of prospective <br /> customers, the tariff designations under which such customers will take elective service, <br /> anticipated customer energy requirements, expected peak demand, and renewable <br /> energy requirements. The technical study also includes the examination of potential <br /> Greenhouse Gas (GHG) reductions, the projected financial impacts of varying levels of <br /> renewable energy integration, and the CCA's ability to achieve rate competiveness with <br /> PG&E, as well as other pertinent information. <br /> The Steering Committee provided input to the development of the Joint Powers Authority <br /> (JPA) that describes how the incorporated municipalities or counties will share various <br /> powers under California law, including but not limited to purchase, supply, and aggregate <br /> Page 2 of 3 <br />