Phase III — The EV Charging Initiative - A national collaboration to meet and exceed 500,000 charging stations nationwide

The plans are in and federal funds will soon be flowing in all 52 states and territories. In 2023 the National EV Charging Initiative’s agenda is to advance the policies needed to turn those dollars into “steel in the ground” in a timely and cost-effective manner. Through proactive engagement of an expanded member base, we will develop, promote and execute an “Energize! Agenda” comprised of legislation and regulatory changes to overcome barriers to scaling EV charging.

Key elements of Phase 3 include:

Expand the Coalition to include individual companies and organizations such as individual automakers, utilities, EV charging companies, cities and other organizations critical to realizing the Energize! Agenda.
Increase engagement with member organizations through monthly meetings, periodic webinars and one or more Best Practices Summits.
Launch a “Complimentary Policies Working Group” to craft an Energize! Agenda focused on local permitting, utility interconnection practices and policies, cost recovery for grid upgrades, and tariff reform needed to address barriers such as long interconnection lead-time, future-proofing, and demand charges, translate the Energize! Agenda into model legislation, and support the effort to spread the model legislation in key states.
Develop messaging including a White Paper spelling out the Energize Agenda and the rationale for it and socialize it in high profile forums.
Organize an Energize! Summit in collaboration with member organizations and the White House on an “Energize” Summit .

Model State Policies to Stretch Federal Investments

Make-Ready Infrastructure Rules

Make-Ready Infrastructure RulesMakeready Tariffs treat grid infrastructure for EV charging as part of the utility’snormal cost of service, improving the economics of EVSPs and electrified fleets.

Utility Programs & Investments

Regulators have approved nearly $6 billion for utility EV programs.

Rates Designed for EV Charging

Amendments to the Public Utility Regulatory Act (PURPA) authored by SenatorHickenlooper direct state utility regulators toconsideradopting rates that

“promote affordable and equitable electric vehicle charging options for residential,commercial, and public electric vehicle charging infrastructure; improve the customerexperience associated with electric vehicle charging; accelerate third-party investmentin electric vehicle charging for light-, medium-, and heavy-duty vehicles; andappropriately recover the marginal costs of delivering electricity to electric vehiclesand electric vehicle charging infrastructure.”

Utility regulators in relatively few states have adopted EV rates

Getting it Built & Energized

Current rules prevent utilities from making timely investments toupgrade the grid and future-proof sites