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(b} Offer differentiated energy options (e.g. 33% or 50'/o qualified renewable} for default service, and a 140% renewable content option in which customers may "opt -up" and voluntarily participate; (c} Develop an electric supply portfolio with a lower greenhouse gas {GHG) intensity than PGBzE, and one that supports the achievement of the parties' greenhouse gas reduction goals and the comparable goals of ali participating jurisdictions; (d) Establish an energy portfolio that prioritizes the use and development of local renewable resources and minimizes the use of unbundled renewable energy credits; (e} Promote an energy portfolio that incorporates energy efficiency and demand response programs and has aggressive reduced consumption goals; (fl Demonstrate quantifiable economic benefits to the region (e.g, union and prevailing wage jobs, local workforce development, new energy programs, and increased local energy investments}; (g) Recognize the value of workers in existing jobs that support the energy infrastructure of Aiameda County and Northern California. The Authority, as a leader in the shift to a clean energy, commits to ensuring it will take steps to minimize any adverse impacts to these workers to ensure a "just transition" to the new clean energy economy; (h) Deliver clean energy programs and projects using a stable, skilled workforce through such mechanisms as project labor agreements, or other workforce programs that are cost effective, designed to avoid work stoppages, and ensure quality; (i) Promote personal and community ownership of renewable resources, spurring equitable economic development and increased resilience, especially in low income communities; (j) Provide and manage ]ower cost energy supplies in a manner that provides cost savings to iow-income households and promotes public health in areas impacted by energy production; and (k) Create an administering agency that is financially sustainable, responsive to regional priorities, well managed, and a leader in fair and equitable treatment of employees through adopting appropriate best practices employment policies, including, but not limited to, promoting efficient consideration of petitions to unionize, and providing appropriate wages and benefits. December 1, 2016 -2-