Accelerating Toward a Clean Transportation Future, PG&E Proposes Next Milestone in Building California’s Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure
October 28 2021 - 12:13PM
Business Wire
Plan for Approximately 16,000 New Charging
Ports Further Reduces a Common Barrier to EV Adoption
Today, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) announced it
has proposed the next major milestone in building the electric
vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure for Northern and Central
California. If approved by the California Public Utilities
Commission (CPUC), the proposal would continue to drive customer EV
adoption as PG&E works to support California’s bold climate and
clean air goals.
PG&E’s proposal builds on the success of its recently
completed EV Charge Network program by installing new
infrastructure for 16,000 additional charging ports including Level
2 EV chargers, supporting multifamily housing residents in
particular with onsite, workplace and public destination charging
options.
Additionally, PG&E proposes installing both Level 2 EV
chargers and fast chargers at publicly accessible locations
including shopping centers, local government buildings, and
park-and-ride lots. Public charging is critical to increasing EV
adoption, as it builds driver confidence in their ability to charge
away from home and provides access to drivers who do not have
residential charging.
“Expanding the use of electric vehicles is essential for
California to achieve its bold climate and clean-air goals. With
this proposed program, we believe we can continue doing our part to
expand EV charging infrastructure for our customers, which is a
critical component of increasing EV adoption. We value our role as
an active partner in helping make EVs an option for millions of
Californians. Reducing vehicle emissions is good for our state and
good for the environment,” said PG&E’s Aaron August, Vice
President, Business Development and Customer Engagement.
Details of the Proposal
Should the CPUC approve the program, PG&E would install or
rebate the necessary electrical infrastructure to connect parking
spaces to the electric grid and, in certain cases, also install the
associated EV chargers. PG&E would pay for all or a portion of
this work, depending on the customer type.
PG&E’s proposal focuses on supporting equitable EV adoption
for all Californians including those who may not have had the
option before. These efforts include, but are not limited to:
- Covering 100% of costs for certain multifamily housing customer
sites;
- Collecting and incorporating community input on the location of
chargers installed through the program;
- Pursuing EV car-share partnerships;
- Providing grants for community-based organizations with ideas
for how to drive EV adoption; and
- Allocating at least 50% of infrastructure spending in
communities prioritized by Assembly Bill 841 (Ting-2020), which
established criteria for future transportation electrification
programs in underserved communities.
Why Clean Transportation Matters
More than 360,000 EVs are currently registered in PG&E’s
service area, representing nearly 20% of all EVs in the country.
Increasing EV adoption is a critical component to making
California’s clean air future a reality as transportation is the
single largest source of greenhouse-gas emissions in California,
contributing nearly 40%. Passenger vehicles alone account for
nearly 29% of the state’s total emissions. The state aims to have
100% of California sales of new passenger cars and trucks be
zero-emission by 2035.
The electricity fueling EVs in California comes from one of the
cleanest energy mixes in the country—about 85% of the electricity
PG&E delivers to customers is from greenhouse gas-free
resources.
PG&E’s Support for EVs
As part of its first EV charging infrastructure program, EV
Charge Network, PG&E installed 4,827 Level 2 EV charging ports
at customer sites across Northern and Central California, which
accounts for roughly 18% of the total number of Level 2 charging
ports in the state. Through the program, PG&E partnered with
customers at 192 locations and with 11 EV charging companies
throughout its service area including in Bakersfield, Chico,
Fresno, Red Bluff, and San Jose. Through September 2021, PG&E
has enabled charging for 5.5 gigawatt-hours of electricity,
equivalent to over 1,400 traditional cars being taken off the road
for a year.
While the EV Charge Network program is complete, PG&E
continues to bring EV charging options to customers across its
service area.
- EV Fleet Program: Aims to install or rebate
make-ready electrical infrastructure at 700 sites by 2024 to
support the adoption of 6,500 medium- and heavy-duty electric
vehicles.
- EV Fast Charge Program for Public Fast Chargers:
Complements state and privately funded initiatives and aims to
install more than 50 plazas for Direct Current (DC) fast charging
in highway corridor and urban sites. Earlier this year, PG&E
installed four fast chargers at its first site at a 7-Eleven
convenience store in West Sacramento, California. PG&E has
since seen high demand for the program, receiving three times the
applications for available funding.
- EV Charge Schools and EV Charge Parks: Will
provide charging infrastructure at school facilities and
educational institutions, as well as California State Parks and
Beaches in support of California’s electrification goals.
- Special Rates, Rebates and Tools: PG&E has electric
rate plans tailored for customers who drive EVs and offers tools
such as PG&E’s EV Savings Calculator and Fleet Calculator
(ev.pge.com and fleets.pge.com) to help customers understand costs
when adopting an EV.
For more information, visit pge.com/ev.
About PG&E
PG&E, a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation (NYSE:PCG), is a
combined natural gas and electric utility serving more than 16
million people across 70,000 square miles in Northern and Central
California. For more information, visit pge.com and
pge.com/news.
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