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ACTION ITEM #14DC Fast Charging GrantLOI for California Energy Commission DC Fast Charging GrantLOI for California Energy Commission May 4, 2016
LOI for Regulations favor EV’s•More affordable vehicles available•Emergence of Tesla•EV’s gaining momentum•NCPA and CMUA’s Legislation & Regulation (L&R) CommitteesStaff active with
CMUA’s Electric Transportation Committee and with •Train Depot & Pioneer Commerce Center•Public access EV charging stations 2015•EV fleet vehicle 2014•Meadow Park EV charging station
2007•District has been tracking emergence of Electric Vehicles (EV’s)•BACKGROUND / HISTORY DC Fast Charging GrantCEC LOI for DC Fast Charging GrantCEC
LOI for Locals are starting to drive EV’s•-Key stop on the I•Gateway to greater Sierra Nevada region•Iconic destination•Truckee is a major location on the ‘electric highway’•District
must understand full impacts of EV’s to properly price service•significant emerging technologymost 30 minutes charging time) -Phase, 20-, 3DC Fast Charging (480 VDC•Opportunity to serve
public access charging market•Impacts to electric distribution system a potential concern•Rare load growth opportunity•Impacts of EV’s to electric utilities•BACKGROUND / HISTORY DC
Fast Charging GrantCEC LOI for DC Fast Charging GrantCEC
NEW INFORMATION Must operate EV charging stations for 5 years•Up to $218,750 for full grant•kind contributions-Direct funds or in•25% match requirement•Must serve the entire corridor
to win grant•charging time)3 hour -time) and Level 2 Charger (220 VAC, 230 minutes charging -20Phase, -480 VDC, 3Each site must have combination of DC Fast Charger (•80-Up to 5 total
sites along I•From Auburn to west of Nevada State line•80 corridor-$875,000 allocated for I•Proposals due June 24, 2016•Released January 26, 2016•“DC Fast Chargers for California’s
Interregional Corridors”•603-15-CEC GFO•LOI for CEC DC Fast Charging GrantLOI for CEC DC Fast Charging Grant
NEW INFORMATION Ability to reinvest revenues into local community•Ability to determine reliability standards•Ability to set rates•Issue of local control•charging programOwned Utilities
(IOU) EV -Commission (CPUC) funding of InvestorInconsistent with past CEC action and current California Public Utilities •Increases costs for public agencies to submit grants•Requires
multiple public agencies to share grant benefits•jurisdictionsRequirement to cover entire corridor crosses multiple electric utility •CEC grant unfavorable to Publicly Owned Utilities
(POU’s)•LOI for CEC DC Fast Charging GrantLOI for CEC DC Fast Charging Grant
NEW INFORMATION Truckee (2 sets in Holliday Development’s Railyard project)•in Nevada County, owned by Sugarbowl Ski Resort)80 located -Soda Springs/Norden (1 set at Donner Summit Lodge,
just off I•80 exit)-Colfax (1 set in shopping center near I•Auburn (1 set in ‘Old Town’ and 1 in ‘New Town’)•Proposing EV chargers in four locations•District are partnersCity of Auburn,
City of Colfax, and Placer County Air Pollution Control •Collaborative local government effort for CEC grant•LOI for CEC DC Fast Charging GrantLOI for CEC DC Fast Charging Grant
NEW INFORMATION kind)-requirement (inWill operate and maintain EV chargers in Truckee as part of 25% match •party rd a 3of Summit site to contract operations and maintenance Will •for
executing projects and 25% match requirementResponsible •Responsible for grant submittal•District would own EV charging stations at Summit and in Truckee•party rd Will contract operations
and maintenance to a 3•Placer County APCD supporting this effort•match requirementResponsible for supporting grant application, executing projects, and 25% •their communitiesCity of
Auburn and City of Colfax would own EV charging stations in •District would be lead applicant•CEC grant logistics•LOI for CEC DC Fast Charging GrantLOI for CEC DC Fast Charging Grant
NEW INFORMATION Will require District Board action•distribute funds and ensure all partners perform to the grant requirementsFormal contract between District and local government partners
to •Formal grant agreement between CEC and District•for application for the grant and for executions should we be successfulbinding but establishes expectations for local government
partners -Non•APCDBetween District, City of Auburn and City of Colfax, and Placer County •Letter of Intent (LOI) to apply for CEC grant•LOI for CEC DC Fast Charging GrantLOI for CEC
DC Fast Charging Grant
FISCAL IMPACT projectSufficient funds exist in the approved FY16 and FY17 budgets for this •CECgoing operating expenses not covered by -Expected to fully cover on•Standard (LCFS) market
are not fully knownusers and California’s Low Carbon Fuel -Future revenues from end•kind plus direct funds, would be $110,000-25% match, in•Estimated District portion of the CEC $875,000
grant is $437,500•Direct cost of District’s grant writer is $10,000•LOI for CEC DC Fast Charging GrantLOI for CEC DC Fast Charging Grant
RECOMMENDATION“DC Fast Chargers for California’s Interregional Corridors”603 for -15-of Colfax to pursue CEC grant funding opportunity, GFOPlacer County Air Pollution Control District,
City of Auburn, and City Authorize the General Manager to execute the Letter of Intent with •LOI for CEC DC Fast Charging GrantLOI for CEC DC Fast Charging Grant