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Community Choice Aggregation Feasibility Analysis Alameda County As a result of feedback from reviews of the preliminary results, an additional case in which we assume that 50%of the renewables are met with local generation. This case is discussed in Chapter 7 and explored in greater detail in the Addendum. Additional studies are available and underway2 assessing in more detail the solar potential in the County, which preliminarily confirm the assumptions used here are conservative(i.e., low). Once formed and operational, the CCA should investigate in greater detail the practical solar potential in the County. Rate Results Scenario 1 (Simple Renewable Compliance) Figure ES-3 summarizes the results of Scenario 1. The figure shows the total average cost of the Alameda County CCA to serve its customers (vertical bars) and the comparable PG&E generation rate(line).3 Of the CCA cost elements,the greatest cost is for non-renewable generation followed by the cost for the renewable generation,which increases over the years according to the RPS standards. Another important CCA customer cost is the Power Charge Indifference Adjustment(PCIA), which is the CPUC-mandated charge that PG&E must impose on all CCA customers. This fee is expected to decrease in most years beginning in 2019 and have less of an impact on the CCA customer rates over time. Under Scenario 1, the differential between PG&E generation rates and average cost for the Alameda County CCA to serve its customer(aka the CCA rates) is positive in each year(i.e., CCA rates are lower than PG&E rates). As a result, Alameda County CCA customers' average generation rate (including contributions to the reserve fund) can be set at a level that is lower than PG&E's average customer generation rate in each year. 2 For example,"Bay Area Smart Energy 2020,"available at http://bayarearegi o nal col l aborat i ve.o rg/pdfsB ayAreaS m artEnergy2020 fi n.pd f 3 All rates are in nominal dollars.Note that these are NOT the full rates shown on PG&E bills. They are only the generation portion of the rates.Other parts of the rate,such as transmission and distribution,are not included,as customers pay the same charges for these components regardless of who is providing their power. July 2016 iv MRW&Associates,LLC