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evolving as advances in renewable energy and storage technology change the economics <br /> associated with avoided costs, greenhouse gases priorities, and operational dynamics <br /> associated with grid management. This indicates some uncertainty in program design and <br /> delivery priorities. <br /> Energy Efficiency Potential <br /> The following section provides an estimate of the overall level of energy efficiency potential in <br /> Alameda County as derived from a publically available potential model, and also provides <br /> several examples of incremental potential not represented in this model that may be developed <br /> by CCA administered programs. <br /> Types of Energy Efficiency Forecasts and Alameda County Market Potential <br /> Forecasts of energy efficiency potential are generally based on three levels of screening, as <br /> illustrated in Error! Reference source not found. and discussed below. <br /> Figure 3. Diagram of Types of Energy Efficiency Potential <br /> Technical Potential <br /> Economic Potential <br /> Market <br /> Potential <br /> 1. Technical Potential Analysis.Technical potential is defined as the amount of energy <br /> savings that would be possible if all technically applicable and feasible opportunities to <br /> improve energy efficiency were taken, including retrofit measures, replace-on-burnout <br /> measures, and new construction measures. Technical potential varies over time depending <br /> on market adoption and saturation of existing technologies, and the development of new <br /> technologies that are more efficient than the current market baseline. It is also a very <br /> notional metric intended to provide a benchmark that compares the current market with a <br /> hypothetical market where the most current energy efficiency technologies have been <br /> installed, and all machines and systems may be upgraded to a high level of efficiency. <br /> F-18 <br />