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Consume r s E ne r gy Non-Wir e s Solutions May 13, 2020

Age nda Bac kgr ound Pilot #1: Swar tz Cr e e k Substation • Sub statio n Summary • F ie ld te st o f c o nc e pts • T ime line and Appro ac h • T ime limite d • L e sso ns L e arne d Pilot #2: 4 Mile Substation • Sub statio n Summary • T ime line • Multi-ye ar • Se le c tio n Pro c e ss • De sig ne d fo r de fe rral • Quic k L aunc h Pro g rams • De e p Dive Analysis • Appro ac h Wor king Gr oup 2

Non-Wir e s Solutions (NWS) Pilots • Pilo t starte d in 2015 as c o llabo ratio n be twe e n NRDC and Co nsume rs E ne rg y, be fo re the c o nc e pt o f NWS g aine d mo me ntum natio nally • Co nsume rs E ne rg y launc he d its first NWS pilo t lo c atio n at Swartz Cre e k in 2017 • I n 2018 and be yo nd, NWS are be ing intro duc e d into utility planning pro c e sse s • Pilo ts are fo c use d o n inc re ase d partic ipatio n in e xisting E ne rg y Waste Re duc tio n (E WR) and De mand Re spo nse (DR) pro g rams to de te rmine if NWS are a viable lo we r c o st o ptio n to infrastruc ture upg rade s • Pilo ts are c urre ntly funde d and manag e d within the DR and E WR po rtfo lio s, but that may e vo lve o ve r time 3

Pilot #1: Swar tz Cr e e k 4

Swar tz Cr e e k Ove r vie w ~4500 R e side ntial Ac c ounts Whe r e is Swar tz • 63% o f to tal kWh Cr e e k? • ~6200 ave rag e kWh/ ye ar • L o we r than ave rag e inc o me ~300 C&I Ac c ounts • 37% o f to tal kWh • ~50,000 ave rag e kWh/ ye ar • No industrial lo ad • 2 larg e st c usto me rs ~50% o f kWh L oad R e duc tion • T arg e t (2018) - 1.5MW • Ac hie ve d (2018)– 560kW (me asure saving s) 5

Swar tz Cr e e k T ime line / Appr oac h Community Based • Community Events • Community Challenge Planning and Analysis • School Program • Door to Door Campaign Pro g ram May 2017- July 2017 Bonus Incentives (July-Sept.) De ve lo pme nt Aug 2017- Oct 2017 Pro g ram L aunc h Oct 2017- Dec 2018 Pro g ram E valuatio n Oct 2018- Feb 2019 560 kW load reduction 6

L e ssons L e ar ne d • Data drive n Distribute d E ne rg y Re so urc e (DE R) analysis alo ne may no t paint a full pic ture Use o f fie ld visits c ro ss re fe re nc e d with site analysis are ne e de d to e stablish o re alistic g o als, strate g ie s, and tac tic s • Hype r marke ting and appro ac h may no t be e no ug h E nable bo nus inc e ntive s e arly o n o • A “dive rse ” c o mmunity will allo w fo r be tte r Pilo t le arning Rang e o f c usto me rs fo r bo th re side ntial and C&I o • Dire c t inte rac tio ns with C&I c usto me rs are o ptimal Use asse ssme nt te am to e duc ate C&I c usto me rs o One -o n-o ne inte rac tio ns with C&I c usto me rs are mo st e ffe c tive o Co ve r all in first inte rac tio n o • Syste m pe aks may o c c ur o utside o f DR pro g ram windo ws 7

Pilot #2: F our Mile 8

F our Mile Ove r vie w ~4250 Ac c ounts • Dive rse Co mmunity ~3500 R e side ntial Ac c ounts • 18% o f to tal kWh ~750 C&I Ac c ounts • 82% o f to tal kWh • ~250 Me dium and L arg e ac c o unts • ~500 Small ac c o unts L oad R e duc tion • T arg e t (2024) - .34MW 9

F our Mile T ime line Pha se 0 Pha se 1 Pha se 2 I nitial Planning Site Se le c tio n and Analysis Analysis Oct 2018- May 2019 June 2019- July 2019 Quic k L aunc h Aug 2019- Dec 2019 De e p Dive Pro g ram I mple me ntatio n Analysis Sept 2019- Dec 2019 Dec 2019- May 2021 E va lua tio n Oct 2020 - Dec 2021 10

Site Se le c tion Pr oc e ss and Cr ite r ia 12 Candidate s Pr imar y Cr ite r ia • 5-20% e stimate d lo ad re lie f (base d o n primary ne e de d c rite ria) • $1 to $3 millio n pro je c t c o st • 3 to 5 ye ars until pro je c t ne e de d T o p 5 Se c ondar y Cr ite r ia • Supe rviso ry c o ntro l and data (base d o n primary & ac quisitio n (DSCADA) data fo r se c o ndary c rite ria) substatio n available • Mix o f c usto me rs • At le ast 60% busine ss lo ad T o p Cho ic e • No t do minate d by lo we r inc o me (base d o n additio nal, de e pe r analysis) 11

F our Mile Quic k L aunc h T ac tic s 1. Sig nific antly inc re ase d se ve ral C&I E WR inc e ntive s up to $1,000 2. Sig nific antly inc re ase d Re side ntial E WR inc e ntive s fo r AC Re plac e me nts, DR and Applianc e Re c yc ling 3. E ng ag e d T rade Allie s and CE Ac c o unt Manag e me nt T e am 12

De e p Dive Analysis T hre e part analysis c o nduc te d fall o f 2019 T ask 1 - Constr uc t c ombine d utility and c ustome r data se t for c ompr e he nsive analysis. Ide ntify c ustome r se gme nts most influe ntial to timing and magnitude of substation ne e d. T ask 2 - Apply c ombinations of De mand Side Manage me nt (DSM) me asur e s to unde r stand pote ntial c ontr ibutions to load r e duc tion at pe ak. E stimate par tic ipation le ve ls and de te r mine c ost-e ffe c tive inc e ntive s. T ask 3 - F inalize full por tfolio of DSM me asur e s and de sign NWS pr ogr am for de ployme nt E xpe c te d Saving s fo r 2020 – 270kW bo o ste d by inc luding me asur e s, bonus inc e ntive s, and ge ne r al NWS imple me ntation/ mar ke ting appr oac h. 13

2020 Custome r Ac quisition Appr oac h • Mo re dire c t me ssag ing –“Why are we do ing this? ” • Utilizing c usto me r se g me nts and pro pe nsity sc o re s to info rm c usto me r ac quisitio n plan • T rade Ally E ng ag e me nt • C&I F o c us • Spe c ific targ e ting o f multifamily pro pe rty manag e me nt and re side nts • Cro ss pro mo tio n o f E WR and DR • Pilo ting C&I E c o no mic DR 14

L o o king Ahe ad - NWS Wo rking Gro up De ve lo ping a c ro ss-func tio nal inte rnal wo rking g ro up to suppo rt NWS planning and imple me ntatio n Vision – Plan and de plo y NWS pose – De ve lo p a c o mpre he nsive NWS strate g y inte g rating e ffo rts Pur into an e ffic ie nt and sc alable pro c e ss - What do e s NWS maturity lo o k like ? What ro le s Que stions to Answe r and c apabilitie s are re quire d in e ac h busine ss func tio n (e ng ine e ring , o pe ratio ns, c usto me r, re g ulato ry) to suc c e ssfully de plo y NWS? 15

Que stions ? 16

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