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I recently spoke with Phillip Kobernick, Associate Director of Energy Programs at Peninsula Clean Energy, about a handful of EV matters. In particular, through his work at Peninsula Clean Energy and what they are doing there, we discussed effective EV policies and programs utilities and advocacy organizations can implement to advance the EV revolution. To provide a little background first, note that Peninsula Clean Energy is a “community-controlled, not-for-profit, joint powers agency formed as a Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) program by San Mateo County and all 20 of its cities and towns in 2016.” Phillip explains the setup very clearly and in an interesting way in the podcast. We also discussed the CCA movement in California a bit before jumping into the EV issues.
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Phillip and I discussed why it’s actually more effective, cost-efficient, and easier to get Level 1 charging for EV drivers at multi-family dwellings, like in apartment complexes. This gets 4–7× more charging capability installed for the same cost — charging spots for 4–7× more cars. Phillip and I are both big proponents of more widespread Level 1 charging, so we really bonded and talked a lot about this.
On that topic, the following are some slides from a Peninsula Clean Energy presentation on California’s need for many more EV charging spots, why Level 2 charging is not a universal solution, pragmatically choosing to “right speed” EV charging infrastructure, and how much more that can get done for the same money.
We also discussed building codes as they relate to EV charging, EV charging customization, the duck curve, and much more. Listen to the full podcast!
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