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PURA Files Request for Written Comments in Annual Review of the Electric Vehicle Charging Program – Year 4
From the Connecticut PURA Notice:
[ *** ] To facilitate the continued evaluation of the Program, the Authority requests that docket Participants and interested stakeholders file written comments on or before 4:00 P.M. on Tuesday, September 10, 2024, addressing the following:
1. See Eversource & UI Joint Compliance, June 14, 2024, Att. 5 EMV Report, p. 19 (results suggests that many participants are naturally charging in off-peak periods without EDC messaging). Provide comments on the potential for EV drivers to “graduate” from the Residential Single-Family Managed Charging Program. In other words, provide comments on whether the incentives currently offered in the Residential Single-Family Managed Charging Program could have a durational limit, or if they should be offered indefinitely to participating customers. The Authority encourages comments to include:
a. A discussion of the impact on program costs, charging behavior, and the distribution system if EV drivers graduate from the Residential Single Family Managed Charging Program after a certain period of time (i.e., 12, 24, or 36 months). Provide evidence and supporting documentation where applicable.
b. A discussion of how participation in the Residential Single-Family Managed Charging Program and the receipt of corresponding incentives for a certain amount of time may or may not educate EV drivers to the point that they continue charging off peak after graduating, including any supporting research or analysis.
c. A discussion of demand response events and the EDC’s coordination and optimization of EV driver charging schedules included in the Advanced Tier still being offered, but without incentives, after EV drivers graduate, and the likelihood that EV drivers would continue participating.
d. A discussion of the potential impact on program costs, charging behavior, and the distribution system of an alternative scenario where EV drivers participating in the Baseline Tier graduate after a certain period of time, while incentives are still offered for participation in the Advanced Tier. Additionally, a discussion on the impact of another alternative scenario where incentives offered for one or both of the Baseline and Advance Tiers are lowered after a certain period of time rather than being removed entirely.
e. Examples of the practice of limiting incentives for residential managed charging to a specific time period in other jurisdictions, and a discussion of its impacts.
f. A discussion of how the recruitment of an unmanaged charging group could provide data to help assess the impacts of the different scenarios of graduation from the Residential Single-Family Managed Charging Program mentioned above. Include comments on how else data can be acquired and used to assess how the removal or lowering of incentives related to the Residential Single-Family Managed Charging Program after a certain period of time may impact charging behavior.
24-08-06
(Annual Review Of The Electric Vehicle Charging Program – Year 4)
