Rationale for Separate Advisory Group:

The Procurement Review Groups ("PRGs") were established as advisory groups for the utilities' bundled procurement process. With the CAM, certain customers, including bundled customers and customers supplied by direct access ("DA") suppliers and by community choice aggregators ("CCAs"), will now be required to pay part of the costs of utility procurement for certain new generation projects that are procured to ensure system reliability. The current PRGs do not include any individuals who solely represent end-use customers served by DA providers or by CCAs. A separate advisory group, the "CAM Group," should be established to represent all customers paying the costs of procurement when a utility is engaged in procurement activities where the costs may be allocated using the CAM. The CAM Group will include bundled customer representatives, as well as DA, CCA, and other non-bundled customers' representatives, as described in more detail below.