MCE A local, not-for-profit electricity provider

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1 MCE A local, not-for-profit electricity provider

2 About MCE MCE formed Service launched Serving 255,000 accounts

3 California Community Choice

4 Local Control 27 Board Members. Elected officials. No tax dollars.

5 33 Member Communities Marin County + 11 cities Benicia Napa County + 5 cities Contra Costa County + 13 cities

6 OUR MISSION Address climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions Renewable Energy Stable, Competitive Rates Local Economic & Workforce Benefits Energy Efficiency

7 How Electric Service Works MCE Generation PG&E Delivery Same Service

8 Choice Is Power Old Default Service 33% Renewable PG&E New Default Service 50% Renewable MCE Light Green 100% Renewable MCE Deep Green

9 Sample Residential Cost Comparison 50% renewable MCE 33% renewable PG&E 100% renewable MCE Electric Delivery Electric Generation $55.42 $30.67 $48.62 $35.18 Added PG&E Fees $ $15.34 Monthly Cost $ $ $ Based on a typical usage of 451 kwh at current PG&E and MCE E-1 rates effective as of March 1, Actual differences may vary depending on usage, rate schedule, and other factors. Estimate provided is an average of seasonal rates.

10 Discount Programs Discount programs remain the same with MCE service, including PG&E employee discounts. CARE, FERA, and Medical Baseline Allowance are provided in full to MCE customers; no need to reapply.

11 Sample Bill $ $0.00 $ With PG&E Service With MCE Service $88.37

12 Rooftop Solar Customers Solar customers may delay MCE enrollment or start early to align with scheduled PG&E true-up **Unless we write you a check for your excess generation during our Cash Out, limit of $5,000

13 New Community Enrollment Timeline JAN FEB MAR APR MAY Notice 1 mailed Community meetings and outreach; MCE-hosted informational meetings Notice 2 mailed Notice 3 mailed MCE service starts on the first day of your April billing cycle Notice 4 mailed First bills with MCE charges mailed Customers can opt up or opt out at any time. Opt outs received after 60 days of service will see a $5 residential ($25 commercial) fee and be prevented from returning to MCE for 1 year by PG&E.

14 Where does the power come from?

15 New California Renewables $1.6 Billion committed 24 Projects 813 megawatts 535 MW new solar 266 MW new wind 12 MW new biogas

16 2016 Electricity Content PG&E MCE Light Green MCE Deep Green Renewable (%) Bioenergy Geothermal Small Hydro Solar Wind Large Hydro Natural Gas Nuclear System Power 33% 55% 100%

17 The Face of Local Energy Projects Seven local energy projects throughout our service area

18 Local Renewable Energy Projects Project Online Type Size 1 San Rafael Airport 2012 FIT 1 MW, rooftop solar 2 Buck Institute 2016 PPA 1 MW, carport solar shade structure 3 Cost Plus Plaza 2016 FIT MW, rooftop solar 4 Freethy Industrial Park 2016 FIT 2 MW, ground mounted solar 5 Cooley Quarry 2017 FIT 1 MW, ground mounted solar 6 Redwood Landfill 2017 PPA 3.6 MW, bioenergy plant 7 MCE Solar One 2017 PPA 10.5 MW, ground mounted solar 19+ MW powering 10,000 homes

19 100% Renewable Options MCE Local Sol MCE Deep Green Electricity Content Source Location Price Premium 100% locally-produced solar 100% renewable Single project: Solar Cooley Quarry (Novato, CA) $0.142/kWh (fixed until EOY 2037) Multiple projects: Wind & Solar CA Light Green rate + $0.01/kWh Availability ~300 customers: online July 2017 Unlimited: available since 2010

20 MCE Solar One Online Q Chevron remediated brownfield site 10.5 MW ground-mounted solar in Richmond 341 jobs supported 50% local hire requirement Partners: City of Richmond, spower, Cenergy Power, Chevron, RichmondBUILD

21 Local Sol Cooley Quarry Online July acre brownfield site 17 jobs supported 1 MW ground-mounted solar in Novato Partners: REP Energy and Danlin Solar 100% local solar service available for ~300 customers

22 California Jobs 2,800+ jobs supported 1.2M+ union work hours created

23 MCE Feed-In Tariff (FIT) Program Turn your unused space into a revenue stream One of the most competitively priced FIT programs in California Advantages of FIT contracts; Standardized, 20-year term Fixed price per MWh generated Accurately reflects project revenue and can help secure project financing

24 FIT Case Studies

25 MCE customers eliminated 185,751 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions, equivalent to taking 39,237 cars off our roads for an entire year

26 Before MCE With MCE No choice of electric service provider Default service = 33% renewable energy Investor-owned decision-making (via shareholders) Choice of electric service provider Default service = 50% renewable energy Community-based decision-making (via Board Members)

27 Thank You! mcecleanenergy.org/contracosta 1 (888)

28 MCE Hosted Community Meetings Informational meetings with open question time March, 22 nd Concord Informational Meeting April 9 th Concord Solar Workshop April 25 th San Ramon Information Meeting May 23 rd Oakley Informational Meeting

29 #LivingLightly Eligibility: Teams with 15+ members in Deep Green Team sets goals based on the size of their community Current 100% customers can be counted Tracking bars on Living Lightly webpage to monitor progress