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Utilities Advisory Commission Staff Report
Meeting Date: 9/14/2022 Report Type: VII. NEW BUSINESS
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Title: Discussion and Overview of City Electric Vehicle Programs and
Activities
From: Director of Utilities
Lead Department: Utilities
Recommendation
This is a discussion item and no action is requested.
Executive Summary
The Utilities Advisory Commission has requested updates on the City’s progress in
encouraging electric vehicle adoption in Palo Alto. The attached presentation provides
an overview of the City’s current and prospective actions on electric vehicles. Additional
information is provided in regular updates in the Utilities Quarterly Reports. The Q3
report is being published at the August UAC meeting. Section 6.1.2 contains a detailed
overview of the City’s EV programs.
Attachments:
• Attachment A - Presentation
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EV Status Update
Utilities Advisory Commission
September 14, 2022 www.cityofpaloalto.org/fiscalsustainability1
Staff: Jonathan Abendschein •
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Overview
•City has several EV charger programs, mostly
funded by Low Carbon Fuel Standard Funds
•Primary focuses: citywide EV promotion, expanding
charger access in multi-family buildings
•Additional focuses: non-profit EV charger access,
some workplace charging, some DC fast charging
•Working on managing grid issues
•Areas of future exploration: How to scale programs,
additional services to provide, grid issues.
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S/CAP Impact Analysis Findings -Transportation
•Transportation is 61% of total remaining emissions (53% with
upstream emissions)
•Estimated 29% resident emissions, 35% commuters, 36% visitors
•Impact analysis assumed 63% transportation emissions reduction
•Reduction pathway: 1) travel less (Mobility), 2) use single-
occupancy cars less (Mobility), and 3) more electric car trips (EVs)
•For the fleet of residential EVs, this means :
•44% of vehicles in Palo Alto are EVs by 2030 (50% of single-
family vehicles and 33% of multi-family vehicles)
•To achieve this, we need 85% of new annual vehicle
purchases to be EVs by 2030. Used EV supply must grow too.
Buildings
32%
Vehicles
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Other
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7%
Without Upstream Emissions
Buildings
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*20-year
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Vehicle Turnover and Replacement
Dip reflects lower vehicle sales during the recession
Even if 100% of new car sales became
EVs starting today,
we would only reach 60-70% EV
ownership by 2030
Vehicles older than 1975
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S/CAP Impact Analysis Findings -Transportation
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Making Progress –Ideas and Programs
•S/CAP EV policies not updated yet
•Residents are the primary focus to-date, especially multi-family.
Provide resources, outreach, incentives, EV charger program
•Ideas for making progress in other ways:
•Commuters -could we make progress w/ major employer
partnerships? (New position approved)
•Visitors -could we support regional action / regional
partnerships? (FY 2023 approved new staffing could help)
•Coordinate w/ Office of Transportation
•Vehicle incentives/regulations driven by CA and US governments
•EV charging network a great focus for local government
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EV Chargers –Grid Impacts (Preliminary Insights)
•Average older mixed-fuel home = 3 kW peak load, whole home
•Many Level 2 chargers can easily exceed 3 kW by themselves
•5000+ EVs in Palo Alto (at least 60% are long-range vehicles),
only 433 charger permits (including commercial). Likely
indicates widespread unpermitted installation.
•Per State law, single family charger permits are issued “over the
counter,” meaning no utility review is allowed. Transformer
impacts identified only after the fact
•Discussions about these issues are happening internally and
within the S/CAP Committee, no policies yet. Study in progress.
•Grid modernization efforts will relieve these issues over time.
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Residential EV Promotion
CCFR (California Clean Fuel Rewards)
Statewide Point of Purchase rebates for new EVs
CPAU pays into program with LCFS funds
Participation: 1,336 Palo Alto residents
Marketing, Education & Outreach
Over 2 dozen online and in person workshops and events
EV Brochure
Updated EV Infographics
Transformer Upgrade
Rebate of up to $10,000
Upcoming:
Community e-Bike Lending Library
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Multi-Family Residential Charging Programs
•EVs save money over gas vehicles, but home charging
access is important. Multi-family charging is rare.
•EV Charger Technical Assistance Program provides:
•Incentives for chargers and system upgrade costs
•Technical assistance
•Funding source: Low Carbon Fuel Standard funds.
Roughly $8.8 million available for 90 sites over 3 years
•Program goal: expand charger access to 10% of multi-
family households (about 1100 units) by 2025
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Multi-Family Residential Charging Programs
•108 enrolled and actively proceeding
•Potential EV charging access for over 4,000 MF units
(38% of MF households)
•58 in the site evaluation, business case
development, and project design phase
•27 obtaining bids
•14 ready to submit permits
•9 permits submitted / not issued yet
•6 completed projects → 13 L2 ports, serving 323
units
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Multi-Family Residential Charging Programs
Marketing strategy
•Focus on the top 5% of buildings (44 buildings of 803) represent
32% of the units (3800)
•Also focusing on affordable housing. 1600 units exist at 35 sites, of
which 5 properties have 100+ units
•Most low-income Palo Altans live in multi-family buildings. The
majority do not live in affordable housing.
Value Proposition
•Trusted, neutral advisory services
•Comprehensive Technical Help (site evaluation -> permit submittal)
•Incentives (both chargers and distribution system upgrades)
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Multi-Family Residential Charging Programs
Ideas/issues for future exploration
•Can program funding be reconfigured to be less reliant
on incentive funds and scalable to all buildings?
•How do we incorporate alternative transportation
promotion and bicycle infrastructure?
•Would direct installation services be valuable?
•Can we “build for the future,” sizing upgrades to cover
EV chargers + electrified units?
•How much building electrification could we feasibly
incorporate?
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Non-Residential Charging Access Programs
•Focused on non-profits, with incentives, technical
assistance provide
•Limited funding for for-profit facilities via CALeVIP
regional partnership
•Up to 20 DC fast charger projects also funded
•41 projects in progress → 56 L1, 419 L2, 14 DCFC
•8 Completed projects → 79 L2 and 2 L2 @ 4 schools &
4 non-profits
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Areas for Future Exploration
•Various areas of exploration for multi-family programs
•How to promote EV access to low-income residents
•Regional partnerships to promote EVs in the Bay Area
•How to promote EV charging in workplaces in a fiscally
sustainable and scalable way
•How to manage grid issues in single-family areas
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