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Regulatory Environment Rulemaking 09-11-014.46 This ruling sought to clarify how CCAs will be able to participate in administering energy efficiency programs on behalf of the customers and/or geographic areas they serve. The ruling outlines how the commission would assess the benefits of the party's proposed program to ensure that the program meets the following objectives: • Is consistent with current administrative rules as established pursuant to Section 381 of the public utility code. • Advances the public interest in maximizing cost-effective electricity savings and related benefits. • Accommodates the need for broader statewide or regional programs. The ruling further defined the methods and guidelines for budgeting energy efficiency programs administered by a CCA, and also clarified the capacity of CCA to administer energy programs, that may also serve non-CCA customers located within the CCA's operating region. Decision 15-10-028. As part of CPUC Decision 15-10-028 (a component of the rulemaking 13- 11-005), the operation of energy efficiency programs will transition to a `rolling portfolio' model. Historically, California has allocated ratepayer funding for energy programs through decisions made on a one, two, or three-year cycle by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). This cyclical funding resulted in significant administrative burdens in the planning, assessment, and uncertainty regarding ongoing programmatic operations that potentially limited customer participation. The rolling portfolio concept, defined in the fall of 2015, initiates the conversion to a"rolling portfolio" cycle. Through this cycle, energy efficiency(EE) program administrators, including CCA's, are responsible for the creation of 5-year"business plans" in an effort to decrease administrative burden, increase transparency, and provide a more stable business platform from which to engage customers. Local Market Environment Alameda County has an existing and robust market of firms engaged in energy efficiency, including the capacity to provide innovative products and services to all market sectors including energy efficiency, renewable generation, energy storage, and demand response capabilities. As such, it is very likely that adequate administrative and technical support availability will be required to rapidly launch programs that would have a high likelihood of success. The following provides a brief, inexhaustive overview of this capacity. StopWaste. StopWaste began operations in 1976 as a public agency responsible for reducing the waste stream in Alameda County. StopWatse is governed jointly by three Boards, including the Energy Council that was formed in Spring 2013 as a Joint Powers Agency to seek funding on behalf of its member agencies to develop and implement programs and policies that reduce 46 Administrative Law Judge's Ruling Regarding Procedures For Local Government Regional Energy Network Submissions For 2013-2014 And For Community Choice Aggregators To Administer Energy Efficiency Programs F-16