Energy Storage & Electric Vehicles · 2019-09-07 · Future Electricity Storage • Storage for...

EnergyStorage&ElectricVehicles:ImplicationsforMobility&theGrid

BART’sRoleinSustainableEnergy

BARTasatransitagency:• carries~420,000passengerseachweekday

• has46stationsin4counties

• isbuildingafuturefortransit-oriented

development

In 2016 BART riders displaced about360,000 metric tons of CO2e by choosingBART instead of driving their cars.

This is the equivalent of one persondriving a car round trip from SF to LAevery day for 3,000 years.

BARTEnergyBackgroundBARTEnergyBasics• 100%electrifiedtrains• Energyshapefollowscommutehours,withhighestpeaksinmorning&evening• 400,000MWhannually,roughlyequivalenttotheCityofAlameda

BARTEnergySupply• ~$43million/yearonelectricity;2nd highestlineiteminBART’sbudget• Buywholesalepowerdirectly&wide-latitudetodevelopownportfolio

BARTEnergySupplyComparedtoPG&E

BART’sWholesaleElectricityPortfolioPolicy

• Newlyadopted– ApprovedbyBARTBoardonApril27,2017

• PrimaryGoals:

o Maintainlow&stableoperatingcosts

o Maximizecleanelectricityinportfolio

• BART’sNewElectricityPortfolioGoals:

o 2025:50%renewableand90%low&zerocarbon

o 2035:100%zerocarbon

o 2045:100%renewable

BART’s2017RenewableRFPis

currentlyunderwaytohelpBARTmeetitscleanenergygoals

BARTOn-SiteSolarProjectsThreerecentprojects:•WarmSpringsStation(.5MW)•LafayetteStation(1MW)•Antioch(eBART)Station(1MW)

Nextstepsforaddingon-sitesolar:•Newtrainmaintenancefacility•Additionalstations

BART&EVChargingStations

Federalpolicies:• Fleetwidefueleconomy(54.5mpg)requiredby2025

Californiapoliciesandprograms:• Legislationfrom2014(SB1275)setsatargetof1millionEVs

inthestateby2023• FundingavailablethroughBAAQMDandElectrifyAmerica

tobuildastatewideEVchargingnetwork

WhyEVchargingatBART?• Cleanaccessibilitytotransit• SupportstatepolicyofexpandingEVchargingnetwork• Riderdemand

BARTEVChargingStationPilotProject• LocatedatnewWarmSprings/SouthFremontstation• 22electricvehicle(Level2)chargingstations

o 42EVparkingspaces(39regularspaces,3ADA)• Poweredby512kWon-sitesolarproject• Funding:BAAQMD($250K)andRegionalMeasure2($350K)

• Nextsteps:o Surveycustomerso Collectusagedatao Determineexpansionplan,ifappropriate,including

outsidefundingo SeekBARTBoardapprovalforEVChargingStationplan

FutureElectricityStorage

• Storageforon-sitesolarprojectstomatchenergygenerationtoloadshape

• Vehicle-to-gridusingEVchargingstations

• Captureregenerativebrakingfromtrainsto“re-use”electricity:

o Alreadylimitedcaptureenabledontrains

o Newtrainswillenableadditionalenergycapture

o Newpilotin2018willtestadditionalequipmenttoenableevenmoreenergycapture

BARTSustainabilityContacts

HollyGordon– SustainabilityGroupManager– hgordon@bart.gov

• NathanaelMiksis– EnergyDivisionManager– nmiksis@bart.gov

BARTSustainabilityWebsite– bart.gov/sustainability

• Sustainability&WholesaleEnergyPolicies– bart.gov/sustainability/policies

• 2017RenewableRFP– bart.gov/sustainability/renewable-rfp/2017