1. Electric Vehicles are Coming
Bob Jenks
NASUCA
November 15, 2016

2. Why Are We Talking About This?
Electricity
Transportation

3. Electric Vehicles
Cost Effective: Under a Total Resource Cost Perspective, EVs are cost effective
Increase Load: Utilities like the idea because they increase load

4. Treating EVs Like EE
If EVs pass the TRC, why not offer incentives on them?
Who benefits?
Do they leave the utility system?
Will the Customer Retain Ownership?

5. Treating EVs as New Load
Charging Stations Under Line Extensions Policies
Costs and benefits of new load
Can expand distribution system to the extent system benefits.

6. System Benefits of EVs Throughput benefit – more efficient grid
Dispatchable charging day-time and night-time
Avoiding peak (TOU, Interruptible)

7. Wind Integration

8. Public Charging Plan for Future, not Past Intercity Charging
200 mile range
Home/business charging least cost for EV owner
Intercity Charging
DC Fast Charge

9. Key Issues Rate design: demand charge, TOU
Incentivizing Demand Response/Dispatchable Charging
Avoid Stranded Investment
Other funding sources:
California Cap and Trade Revenues
Oregon/California Low Carbon Fuel Standard credits
Tax Credits

10. Role of Consumer Advocate
Utilities Don’t Know How to Transform Competitive Consumer Marketplace.
Demand Response Benefits May Offset Utility Peaker Investments
Climate Activists Want Money to Promote EVs