Sacramento Municipal Utility District has changed its energy-efficiency metric from avoided electricity consumption to avoided carbon dioxide emissions, which should incentivize building electrification.
Highlights policy options and case studies along the full EV spectrum from vehicle purchase to charging infrastructure to battery recycling.
Surveys the policy options for carbon pricing at the Independent System Operator level.
Opens the NYISO’s wholesale energy markets to Energy Storage Resources (ESRs). This development makes the NYISO the first ISO/RTO to allow full participation of these resources.
Provides an assessment of the investments needed across the electric power sector to support the deployment of 20 million EVs in the U.S. by 2030 with a focus on EV charging infrastructure.
$437 million effort to build 40,000 chargers, with half the investment taking place in low-income communities.
Notice considers different multi-factor tests in use in other jurisdictions for determining when a microgrid should be subjected to complete utility regulation, and invites comment on the path forward in DC.
A CPUC-convened Working Group report to address value of Vehicle-Grid Integration and supportive policies.
Maryland SB 573 (2019) creates an energy storage pilot program in Maryland.