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Electric Utility, Public Utilities

AEP rolls out $10M Ohio EV infrastructure incentive program

August 20, 2018

Via: Utility Dive

The program is part of a wave of EV charging rollouts utilities are spearheading in an effort to spur EV adoption. Utilities spy opportunity in the increased electric sales and higher system utilization, potentially helping to lower costs for all […]


Electric Utility, Other Utilities, Public Utilities

Oil Owns Gas Stations. Who Will Own EV Charging Stations?

August 14, 2018

Via: Greentech Media

Pull into a gas station and you know you’re dealing with a company in the oil sector. But if you fuel up your electric vehicle, the fragmented nature of charging infrastructure ownership means that any of a range of players […]


Electric Utility, Public Utilities

How can utilities prepare for the approaching electric vehicle boom?

July 20, 2018

Via: Utility Dive

The writing is on the wall. General Motors, Ford Motor Company, and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles are all making big commitments to EVs, as are BMW, Daimler and the Volkswagen Group. Such a wide range of manufacturers vying for market share […]


Basic Services, Public Transport

New York agencies propose shifting EV fast chargers to non-demand charges

April 17, 2018

Via: Utility Dive

New York is aiming to have 800,000 electric vehicles on its roads by 2025. But with seven years left, the state has a ways to go with this year a “crucial inflection point,” NYPA told the Public Service Commission. At […]


Electric Utility, Infrastructure, Public Utilities, Public Works

Time not on their side: Utilities ill-prepared for EV demand, SEPA finds

March 22, 2018

Via: Utility Dive

It’s always dangerous to make technology predictions, but right now this feels like a sure thing: Electric vehicles are going to become popular, mainstream, common. One day, even, the standard. How and when these zero-emission vehicles are charged will be […]


Basic Services, Public Transport

Tesla and Uber Weigh In on Policies to Boost EV Adoption

March 7, 2018

Via: Greentech Media

U.S. plug-in electric vehicle sales increased by 25 percent to just under 200,000 units in 2017. While promising, the rate of growth still lags what is needed to drive down greenhouse gas emissions from transportation. Last week, policy experts gathered […]


Electric Utility, Public Utilities

The future of regulated electric utilities is tied to EV charging

October 10, 2017

Via: Utility Dive

In a world that is becoming empowered by individual end-users, the evolution of the product considered the vehicle of individual empowerment, the automobile, has created a significant opportunity for utilities to become a catalyst of socially beneficial technology. Utilities – […]


Electric Utility, Miscellaneous, Public Utilities, Public Works

Why utilities need to respond now to the EV boom

October 9, 2017

Via: Utility Dive

Accelerating growth forecasts for electric vehicles have energy analysts urging utilities to start planning for their impacts on the grid today. By 2021, Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) forecasts U.S. electric vehicle (EV) sales could reach 800,000 annually. By 2025, […]


Public Transport

NYPA to help municipalities speed up installation of EV charging stations

January 19, 2017

Via: ITCurated

The New York Power Authority on Jan. 18 said that it will help municipalities secure state-funded rebates to install charging stations in an effort to support New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s push to expand the use of electric vehicles. In […]