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Principles for Utility EV Programs

August 30, 2016

Philip GooSierra Club

Luke TonachelNatural Resources Defense Council

The Enormous Potential Benefits of New York’s EV Expansion

2011

NYSERDA EV

report

a

40% EV market share

would

produce

positive

economic benefits ranging from $4.45 to $10.73 billion/year and 19,800 to 59,800 jobs for Gross State Product and employment

impacts

2015 NYSERDA-commissioned

EV study:

controlled

charging of EVs could save NY ratepayers

up

to $46 million annually in reduced generating

costs/monthly

generating capacity

costs

an additional $103 million in reduced infrastructure upgrade costs

over

next 15 years

.

Would reduce billions of $ leaving NY for importing oil

Achieve higher levels of renewable generation, lowering emissions of greenhouse gases and other air pollutants

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California

2014 – PUC ruled to allow utility EV infrastructure programs

Settlements before PUC for SDG&E program (5,500 chargers at $103M) & SCE phase 1 program (1,000 chargers at $20M)

PG&E phase 1 program (2,500 chargers at $87M) currently before PUC

Washington

2015 – legislation passed approving utility investments in EV charging infrastructure as part of their regulated asset base

Puget Sound Energy providing $500 rebate for purchase of up to 5,000 chargers

Georgia

Georgia Power investing $12M to deploy 50 chargers and fund rebates for home and apartment EVSE installations

Kentucky

2015 – LG&E and KU requesting recovery for small EV charging deployments in each service territory

Kansas/Missouri

2015 – MO PSC opened new docket to consider utility EV charging investments

KCP&L installing 1,000 chargers at $20M across both KS and MO service territory

Oregon

2013 – PUC ruled to allow for participation by utilities in EVSE market as both unregulated or regulated entities (i.e., with rate recovery)

Connecticut

DEEP

now

soliciting comments on role of utilities in deploying EVs and EV charging

Illinois

2015 – Legislation proposed for $100M

ComEd

investment in 5,000 EV chargers

Ongoing Utility

& EV-infrastructure

Actions

Around the Country

The Need for Principles:EV Expansion Without Proper Planning

Without proper planning, increasing New York’s EV market has the potential to strain the electricity grid, aggravating peak demand and increasing costs for New York utilities and ratepayers.DPS April 2014 REV Staff Report - “[t]he potential for wide scale adoption of rechargeable electric vehicles could challenge the capacity of some distribution circuits.”If EVs are only charged during peak demand, utilities will be forced to rely on expensive peaking plants and make transmission and distribution investments in order to accommodate the increased load, and to pass those costs to New York’s ratepayers. Will fail to reach all New Yorkers

Incentives for grid services

Information

Infrastructure

Can create rate programs and incentives to reduce costs to consumers

Can coordinate charging to align with low load periods

and renewables, decreasing grid capacity/infrastructure costs.

Can benefit from a direct, long-standing connection to ratepayersAble to educate prospective EV customers about off-peak charging benefits

Can reduce high up-front costs for installing charging stations/EV infrastructureAre uniquely able to plan for distribution impacts and system upgrades

The Role of Utilities in Accelerating EV Adoption

Role for Utilities: Conduct Outreach and Education

Furthers REV objective of Customer Engagement

Most New York ratepayers do not know the benefits of EV ownership

Utilities

can coordinate and partner with other organizations experienced in community education and electric vehicle promotion.

Educating

utilities: Utilities should

be notified of electric vehicle purchases. Registration of electric vehicles should be routinely referred to electric utilities to allow for proper grid planning and outreach to EV owners for rates and programs specific to electric vehicles.

Off-peak charging is critical to driving overall electricity rates down and customer savings up because it can lead to the increased utilization of otherwise idle generation assets

and minimize strain on the gridFurthering Clean Energy Standard Goals- Aligning EV load with solar and wind resources would help achieve the CES goals while also avoiding the need for traditional fossil-fuel generation investmentCriteria for evaluating utility investments should include monetized benefits from reduced oil consumption, healthier air, and lower greenhouse gas emissions.

Principle #1 - Effectively Use Price Signals and Load Management Practices to Maximize Benefits to the Grid and to Ratepayers

Principle #2 - Provide Equitable and Widespread Access

Utility-facilitated EV charging access is essential at locations with long dwell times, such as multi-unit dwellings and workplaces, and at public high-power “fast charging” locationsUS DOE study- employees 20 times more likely to drive an EV when the company offers workplace chargingFast charging can also decrease range anxiety and increase electric miles drivenUtility EV investments should also include rebate programs, EV education, and zero-emission public transit bus options and potentially EV-ridesharing for low-income communities, as these communities are disproportionately impacted by air pollution and often lack sufficient transportation options

The Commission should establish a new Matter Number in REV to centralize utility EV demonstration projects/proposals

As part of establishing the new Matter Number, the Commission should describe guiding principles for evaluating those projects/proposalsEstablish timelines for plan submittals by all utilitiesEnsure a proper role for the third-party charging industry. New York’s Utility EVSE deployment should be consistent with fostering a competitive market and continued growth of the EV charging industry.

Principle #3 - Encourage and Expand Stakeholder Engagement, Including with the Third-Party Charging Industry to Ensure a Competitive EVSE Market