These stakeholders came to Accelerator to collaboratively explore key features of the Community Renewable Energy Program and generate possible solutions that participating communities and cities could pursue. The team worked to:rnrn- Identify, categorize, and prioritize potential costs and benefits of the programrnrn- Determine criteria that could be used to evaluate the success of the programrnrn- Explore rate design options and components that could be used to build a rate for the programrnrnAt Accelerator, the team defined and tested rate design options that can fairly account for new, incremental, renewable energy resources and identified priority conversations needed for the program’s success.rnrnOver the next year, the team members head into a regulatory proceeding that is required for formal approval of the Community Renewable Energy Program. The take-aways from their Accelerator discussions generated a common understanding of many program elements and will make upcoming conversations about the structure and components of the program rate design more productive. Team members also see a clear need to continue collaborative dialogues in the coming months and to bring in additional stakeholder perspectives that are important to the program’s success.