Our Electric Vehicle Experts
Karen Glitman, VEIC
Director of Policy and Public AffairsJustine Sears, VEIC
Consultant
National Electric Vehicle Registrations
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What is the role of utilities in fostering the market for EVs?
• Incentivizing EVs and charging stations
• Deploying utility-owned stations
• Development and marketing of EV-focused rates
• Tracking EVs and charging stations
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Benefits of electric
vehicles to utilities and
consumers
Load
Management
Revenue Reliability
• Increased
revenue and
new business
opportunities
• Improved load
management
• Improved system
reliability
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I. Additional Revenue
• EVs are a substantial
source of new load
• Revenue increase
• $770 annually (PSE)
• $2,500- $9,000 vehicle
lifetime (CPUC RIM)
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Controlled Charging
• Managed charging
• Communication between the charger
or vehicle and the grid
• Control over charging rate ceded to
utility or aggregator
• May require additional metering
• Opportunity for maximizing EV
environmental and grid benefits
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III. System Reliability (cont’d)
• Managed charging to reduce cost and grid strain
• Demand Response
Source: DiUS 2013
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III. System Reliability (cont’d)
• Managed charging to reduce cost and grid strain
• Demand Response
• Participation in wholesale markets
• PJM Advanced Technology Pilot
• Consumer protection needs to be explicitly
addressed
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www.raponline.org/document/download/id/7586
www.veic.org/resource-library/in-the-driver's-seat-how-utilities-and-consumers-can-benefir-from-the-shift-to-electric-vehicles
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