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ATTACHMENT I Governmental Aaareaation Has Been An Overwhelminq Success_, "There are successes to report" and "[a]ggregation, specifically governmental aggregation, has led the way." "Where we can point to the greatest success is in those areas that have developed aggregation." "Aggregation is the success story in Ohio, accounting for nearly 93 percent of residential switching in Ohio." A Report by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, The Ohio Retail Electric Choice Programs Report of Market Activity 2001-2002, May 2003, See, Cover Letter by Chairman Alan Schriber and Executive Summary. "Aggregation continues to be the success story of Ohio's electric choice program." Ohio State Business News, May 28, 2003, PR Newswire Website at www.prnewswire.com/cqi- bin/stories. ol?ACCT+OH S&STORY=/www/story105-28-2003.html. "Electric Aggregation - Ohio's Success Story." Office of the Ohio Consumers' Counsel Website at www.pickocc.orq/electric/aqqreqation/success.shtml. "While many forms of alternative power have failed in Ohio, aggregation has been an overwhelming success." Aggregation Awareness, Ohio University Website at www.oak.cats.ohiou.edu/-jm305101/info pub.html. "'Opt•out' programs in other states have proven to be successful. Through such programs, these states have provided their residents with the opportunity to be represented collectively through aggregation and have saved on their utility bills." Seema M. Singh, Ratepayer Advocate of the State of New Jersey, referring to Ohio opt-out governmental aggregation in Energy Deregulafion and Aggregafion: A sfory of Dollars and Sense, at NJ State Governmental Website at www.state.ni. us/rpa/seemalomspeech.html. Governmental Aqqregation Helps Consumers Save On Utilitv Costs And Promotes Competition & Choice: "Municipal aggregation is a valuable service that residents and small businesses look for from their local governments. It has proven to be the most effective way to help small consumers manage their utility bills, and has received overwhelming support wherever it's been tried." Independent Energy Consultants Website at www.naturalqas-electric.com/aqqrqation,asp. "Aggregation appears to have given all participating Ohio customers in the aggregators' jurisdictions at least some access to competitively determined electricity prices." Matthew H. Brown, Part Two: An Analysis of Opt-Out Aggregation in Massachusetts and Ohio, NEAAP Website af www. neaap. neat. orq/experts/parttwo. htm. "[G]overnmental aggregation is presently the only form of competition available to residential customers in the CEI service area who are unable to receive municipal service. The City's successful aggregation program has saved over 60,000 CEI customers approximately $3,800,000 since 2001." Mayor of the City of Cleveland, March 8, 2004 Letter to PUCO Chairman Alan Schriber, filed in FirstEnergy Rate Stabilization Plan, PUCO Case No. 03-2144-EL-ATA. "Governmental aggregating groups have helped thousands of Ohioans save on their electric bills, particularly in Northern Ohio." z t s7oz9vi