The California Public Utilities Commission on May 31 approved $738 million in transportation electrification projects for the state’s electric utilities.
The CPUC authorized the state’s utilities to implement the following over approximately five years:
- San Diego Gas & Electric’s residential charging program ($137 million): SDG&E will provide rebates to residential customers to install up to 60,000 Level 2 charging stations at home;
- SDG&E’s Residential Grid Integrated Rate (no incremental costs): SDG&E will offer customers participating in the Residential Charging Program the option to enroll in an EV only rate that varies hourly based on day-ahead forecasts of grid conditions;
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s Direct Current Fast Charging Make-Ready Program ($22 million): PG&E will install the make-ready infrastructure at approximately 52 sites that will support approximately 234 fast charging stations;
- PG&E’s FleetReady Program ($236 million): PG&E will install the make-ready infrastructure at a minimum of 700 sites to support the electrification of at least 6,500 medium- or heavy-duty vehicles;
- Southern California Edison’s (SCE) Medium- and Heavy-Duty Infrastructure Program ($343 million): SCE will install the make-ready infrastructure at a minimum of 870 sites to support the electrification of at least 8,490 medium- or heavy-duty vehicles;
- SCE’s Commercial Electric Vehicle Rate Design (no incremental costs): SCE will establish three new time-of-use rates for commercial customers with electric vehicles.
The budget for these projects is approximately $738 million, with a further $29.5 million for program evaluation. Each of the four investment programs has a requirement to target a certain percentage of its investment in disadvantaged communities.
In 2016, the CPUC directed the investor-owned utilities to submit applications proposing projects aimed at accelerating transportation electrification across all sectors, from light-duty passenger cars to medium- and heavy-duty fleet, transit, and freight vehicles.
PG&E, SCE, and SDG&E proposed the large-scale programs approved today, initially requesting approximately $1 billion to implement.
The May 31 decision modifies some aspects of each approved program, including the budgets.
