SCE Launches Charge Ready Electric Vehicle Charging Pilot Program
May 16 2016 - 11:00AM
Business Wire
Hundreds of stations to be added for area
workers, customers, residents and students
Southern California Edison’s Charge Ready program will bring
representatives of local businesses and other organizations
together on Wednesday in Irwindale to learn how they can take part
in the pilot program that will add as many as 1,500 electric
vehicle charging stations to SCE’s service area.
The $22-million Charge Ready pilot aims to get more electric
vehicle charging stations installed at locations where cars are
parked for extended periods — for example, at workplaces, apartment
and condo complexes, fleet vehicle parking lots, campuses and
recreational areas.
“We are excited to partner with employers, landlords,
universities and other organizations to make it more convenient to
charge electric vehicles in Southern California,” said Caroline
Choi, SCE’s vice president for Energy and Environmental Policy.
Under the Charge Ready program, participants, or site hosts, will
own, operate and maintain electric vehicle charging stations, and
SCE will install and maintain the supporting electrical
infrastructure at no cost to participants.
As an additional incentive to participate, SCE will offer
rebates to offset some or all of the cost of the charging stations
and their installation, depending on the location and type of
establishment. The program also calls for at least 10 percent of
the charging stations to be installed in disadvantaged
communities.
“What separates Charge Ready from other electric vehicle
charging programs is that it encourages broad market participation,
customer choice and technology innovation,” Choi said.
“Participants will have the ability to select equipment suppliers
and charging services based on their site’s needs.”
Charge Ready will also help support state environmental
improvement goals and make better use of the power grid, she said.
Additionally, the program provides funding for education and
outreach to develop awareness about the benefits of driving
electric vehicles and charging from the power grid.
At the pilot’s conclusion, SCE plans to seek authority from the
California Public Utilities Commission to expand the program to
about 30,000 charging stations.
The event will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday at SCE’s Energy
Education Center, 6090 North Irwindale Ave., Irwindale. Parking is
available in the center’s lot, which has eight EV chargers
available for public use.
About Southern California Edison
An Edison International (NYSE:EIX) company, Southern California
Edison is one of the nation’s largest electric utilities, serving a
population of nearly 14 million via 5 million customer accounts in
a 50,000-square-mile service area within Central, Coastal and
Southern California.
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