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Where are all the “Joint Power Agencies”?

Public utilities & coops formed 70+ joint power agencies over the past ~50 years (just not in NH)

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What about the Community Power industry?

Hundreds of local communities have formed joint power agencies across the industry:

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OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

For communities, by communities.

Coalition Organizing Group: Founding Members

The Coalition ts led by staff and officials of Lebanon, Nashua, Hanover & Cheshire County:

Doria Brown
City of Nashua

Energy Manager

Rod Bouchard
City of Lebanon

Cheshire County

Assistant County Administrator
for Special Projects
and Strategic Initiatives

Assistant Mayor and
City Councilor

Julia Griffin April Salas
Town of Hanover Town of Hanover
Town Manager Chief Sustainability Officer

Read about their energy expertise on the Coalition's profile page: https:/www.cpcnh.org/bios

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Lead Expert: Policy & Regulation

30 years of energy policy leadership & public service for NH:

¢ Author of Community Power Act
¢ Prime sponsor & co-author of Electric Utility Restructuring Act
¢ Former NH state representative, senator & utility commissioner

¢ Former President of New England Conference of Public Utility
Commissioners (& served on many state/ regional/ Federal boards)

¢ Lebanon Energy Advisory Committee Chair: developing Lebanon

Clifton Below Community Power & also a “Transactive Energy Partnership” pilot with
Assistant Mayor & Councilor the City, Dartmouth College and Liberty Utilities
City of Lebanon ¢ Recent Coalition activities:

¢ Negotiations & amendments to House Bill 315
¢ Negotiations & amendments to Senate Bill 91
¢ Community Power Rule drafting (Public Utilities Commission)

¢ Statewide Data Platform settlement (Public Utilities Commission)

Coalition professional profile page: https: /www.cpcnh.org/bios

Lead Expert: Power Agency Design & Launch

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10+ years operating, designing and advising the country’s most
competitive & innovative Community Power agencies

Recognized pioneer of joint powers agency governance models,
competitive business models & enabling market reforms for the industry

Samuel Golding Professionally dedicated to sharing best practices & creating new markets

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Strong executive relationships & situational awareness of vendor landscape

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¢ Power agency design ¢ Customer enrollment and operations
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¢ Regulatory strategies ¢ Organizational development

¢ Competitive solicitations ¢ Agency & industry maturity models

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Lead Expert:

DUNCAN WEINBERG GENZER PEMBROKE

Law firm founded in 1971

Core focus on utility, energy and municipal law

Dedicated to expanding & strengthening community energy agencies

Michael Postar, Esq. Provides legal services to electric industry clients (nationwide):

President & Shareholder ¢ Community Power Joint Power Agencies

¢ Locally-owned utilities, power providers, cooperatives, and different
types of collaborative, community-owned agencies

¢ Energy trade associations (American Public Power Association,

National Rural Electric Cooperative Association & National Association
of State Energy Officials)

Community Power practice and attorneys: https: /www.dwap.com/our-practice/community-choice-aggregation

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POWER COALITION
OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

For communities, by communities.

Public Advocacy Priorities: Building our Market

The Coalition has empowered communities to expand local control on state energy policy issues:

oy House Bill 315
Senate Bill 91

= Public Utility Commission

=~ Community Power Rule Drafting

[= Statewide Energy Data Platform
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Coalition Updates:

Winning on major legislative engagements:
¢ “Legislative Action Alerts” — analyzing proposed bills & rallying hundreds to voice support
¢ House Bill 315 —protecting & expanding Community Power authorities

¢ Senate Bill 91— opening the market for Community Power to buy from in-state generators
and battery storage (under 5 megawatts)

2. Advancing on major regulatory issues:
¢ Community Power administrative rule drafting (at Public Utility Commission's request)

¢ Statewide Energy Data Platform (settlement agreement reached with Eversource, Unitil &
Liberty Utilities & submitted to Public Utility Commission last week)

3. Launched our new website: https:/Wwww.cpcnh.ora/
4. Briefing interested communities on Community Power and how to join the Coalition
5. Approving the Coalition's “Joint Powers Agreement” (so we can form the new agency)
¢ Approved: Lebanon City Council & Hanover Selectboard
¢ Preparing to vote: Nashua City Council & Cheshire County Delegation

6. All members have established Community Power Committees & are drafting Community
Power Plans (along with a template for new members to begin using)

7. Preparing to incorporate the Coalition — and conduct competitive solicitations to launch!