DESCRIPTION:
The drive toward electric vehicles has caused regulators and industry alike to rethink issues such as what constitutes a public utility, conventional rate design, and statutory authority. Where we draw the line in the sand (or on the road) is changing. How can we ensure that everyone stays in their lane when the roadmap keeps changing?
Potential grid impacts from electromobility include the potential for new generation requirements, a reshaped load curve, affect on distribution networks, and the need for better grid management approaches
KEY QUESTIONS:
1) How do we define electromobility (e.g., cars, bikes, buses, trains)? What are the models of statutory authority? And how does this affect the regulator?
2) Has the increased demand for EVs as an effect of the pandemic and the increased fuel cost put more pressure on regulators? In what ways?
3) Are EV charging stations public utilities?
4) What do the data on electromobility and emissions show us, and to what extent should regulators be involved?
5) How do we ensure equity in siting charging stations?
6) Should stranded assets be a concern, or is it too early to tell?
7) What strategies are needed to engage customers (e.g., optimal charging periods during off-peak times, locations of new charging stations, etc.)?
8) Which rate design models work best for EVs?
9) What questions should regulators be asking to prevent EV cyber attacks?
10) Why should regulators care about interoperability and standardization?
