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Essentially, they sell their excess energy for the same price they purchase it for. <br />However, EBCE's low-income and municipal customers are credited at retail + an <br />additional $0.01/kWh, which is the same amount EBCE charges for its Renewable 100 <br />option. <br />EBCE allocated $625,000 for the 2019 fiscal year towards their LDBP initiatives <br />(Correspondence and update from EBCE). There were six programs of focus: <br />Energy Efficiency Programs ($75K): <br />Providing data to energy efficiency administrators like StopWaste, The Low <br />Income Home Energy Assistance Program, Low -Income Weatherization <br />Assistance Program, Habitat for Humanity, and others to make them more <br />efficient in outreach. <br />- Promoting energy-efficient refrigerator program for food desserts. Food deserts <br />are urban areas that do not have access to fresh and affordable food. Energy- <br />efficient refrigerators lower utility bills, improve food availability, and lower cost of <br />food. <br />- Promoting Do -It -Yourself energy efficiency kits for homeowners to be run through <br />local libraries. These kits enable people to test the energy efficiency in their own <br />homes, identify problems, and implement energy-efficient solutions. <br />Reach Code Development ($150K): <br />Reach codes are city and county codes that go beyond California state standards. <br />- There is a strong regional push to implement reach codes for building <br />electrification and electric vehicle charging. This was an incentive program to <br />help cities develop reach codes in these areas. An example of a reach code can <br />be a city enforcing that new and remodeled commercial buildings must be 20% <br />more energy efficient than state law requires. <br />EBCE rolled out their Reach Code Program in which they offered technical <br />assistance and a $10,000 incentive for cities to bring a reach code to city council. <br />The program had a goal to promote electrification. <br />Community Investment Grants ($150K): <br />EBCE left this open-ended to provide grant opportunities to community-based <br />organizations for energy and community development. <br />Solar and Storage Resiliency (Bay Area Air Quality Management District grant funded): <br />- Creating an inventory of emergency facilities in Alameda and San Mateo <br />Counties to determine options for solar+storage to reduce diesel generators. <br />Page 13 of 20 <br />