meeting hiring targets, to contractors or subcontractors associated with the increase of hiring from Disadvantaged Communities, including best practices for hiring in Disadvantaged (VGI Pilot Communities.” Terms, p. 9) D. 16-01-045: will solicit the “SDG&E participation of a broad and diverse stakeholder advisory group (the “VGI Program or in Advisory Council” “PAC”) planning and implementing the VGI Program following its approval by the Commission. The VGI PAC will include representatives from local and state government (including representation from the Energy Division), industry, labor and other stakeholder participants, ratepayer and environmental advocates, and representatives of Disadvantaged (VGI Pilot Terms, p. 9) Communities.” Verified (C) Load Management April 13, 2015, NRDC Rebuttal Testimony, and Fuel Cost Savings p. 1-2: Grid “SDG&E’s ‘Vehicle proposal has several distinctive Integration’ In almost every one of the qualities that deserve to be tested in the 16 substantive filings and field. The advanced demand response written testimony functionality of application is SDG&E’s documents filed or served unique in its potential to immediately in this proceeding, NRDC facilitate the integration of variable has consistently called for renewable resources. The California the use of vehicle grid Independent System Operator’s infamous integration and has already landed; over the past ‘Duck’ appropriate price signals few months, solar energy has driven a new to both support the load shape, especially on weekend days, integration of variable with load occurring around lowest ‘net’ renewable generation, 1:00 PM. Only proposal is SDG&E’s improve the operation of designed to immediately cope with this new the grid, and to maximize reality, leveraging the growing customer fuel cost savings for EV sunk investment in PEV batteries to help drivers who charge in a meet the dynamic and evolving needs of manner that is consistent electric California’s grid.” with grid conditions. April 13, 2015, NRDC Rebuttal Testimony, p. 3-4: and $11 per “Paying between $5 gallon equivalent is perhaps even more problematic. A survey of over 16,000 California PEV drivers reveals that “Saving Money on Fuel is the single most Costs” important decision factor driving PEV purchases. The widespread transportation electrification California needs in order to
meeting hiring targets, to contractors or subcontractors associated with the increase of hiring from Disadvantaged Communities, including best practices for hiring in Disadvantaged Communities.” (VGI Pilot Terms, p. 9) D. 16-01-045: “SDG&E will solicit the participation of a broad and diverse stakeholder advisory group (the “VGI Program Advisory Council” or “PAC”) in planning and implementing the VGI Program following its approval by the Commission. The VGI PAC will include representatives from local and state government (including representation from the Energy Division), industry, labor and other stakeholder participants, ratepayer and environmental advocates, and representatives of Disadvantaged Communities.” (VGI Pilot Terms, p. 9) (C) Load Management and Fuel Cost Savings In almost every one of the 16 substantive filings and written testimony documents filed or served in this proceeding, NRDC has consistently called for the use of vehicle grid integration and appropriate price signals to both support the integration of variable renewable generation, improve the operation of the grid, and to maximize fuel cost savings for EV drivers who charge in a manner that is consistent with grid conditions. NRDC Rebuttal Testimony, April 13, 2015, p. 1-2: “SDG&E’s ‘Vehicle Grid Integration’ proposal has several distinctive qualities that deserve to be tested in the field. The advanced demand response functionality of SDG&E’s application is unique in its potential to immediately facilitate the integration of variable renewable resources. The California Independent System Operator’s infamous ‘Duck’ has already landed; over the past few months, solar energy has driven a new load shape, especially on weekend days, with lowest ‘net’ load occurring around 1:00 PM. Only SDG&E’s proposal is designed to immediately cope with this new reality, leveraging the growing customer sunk investment in PEV batteries to help meet the dynamic and evolving needs of California’s electric grid.” NRDC Rebuttal Testimony, April 13, 2015, p. 3-4: “Paying between $5 and $11 per gallon equivalent is perhaps even more problematic. A survey of over 16,000 California PEV drivers reveals that “Saving Money on Fuel Costs” is the single most important decision factor driving PEV purchases. The widespread transportation electrification California needs in order to Verified
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