special consideration for underserved segments that would adopt underserved areas. Our greater number of EVs, but for the recommendations included availability of inexpensive EVSE.” adequate deployment goals for Decision Directing Pacific Gas and – disadvantaged communities Electric Company to Establish an Electric (DACs) and multi-unit dwellings Vehicle Infrastructure and Education (MUDs), participation payment D.16-12-065, (12/21/2016) Program, waivers and rebates, and (“Decision”) at 34. narrowing the eligible market segments due to insufficiently JMP argues that the EV “For example, developed selection methodology. program in the PG&E territory should focus We also early and consistently on the underserved customer segments of urged for clarification on a proper MUDs and disadvantaged communities.” – definition of Decision at 35-36. “disadvantaged communities”. demonstrated above, access to EVs by “As The Decision includes a narrowed low-income minorities provides numerous section of the proposed market benefits to individuals and the wider segments, limiting deployment to community. Given that many low-income workplaces and MUDs and residents likely reside in multi-unit excluding other proposed areas dwellings (MuDs) with no access to such as retail locations and charging infrastructure, these sites should be government buildings. The targeted for pilot phase deployment. special considerations regarding Targeting MuDs also ensures that benefits deployment requirements and and subsidies will accrue to the community payment provisions adopted for and low-income minorities rather than DACs and MUDs are in line with retailers or workplaces that happen to be JMP recommendations. located in a DAC.” Comments of TURN – and the Joint Minority Parties on the Administrative Law Judge’s June 16, 2015 Ruling Requesting Comments (“TURN/JMP at 14. Phasing Comments”) Parties therefore recommend 100% “The rebates for charging stations in DACs, expensed by the utility and paid for with program TURN/JMP Phasing funds.” – Comments at 15. Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) “Pacific will provide a 100 percent rebate to the site host for the base costs of the Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) at Multiple Unit Dwelling sites that are Disadvantaged Communities where PG&E is installing and owning the make-ready infrastructure but does not own the EVSE.” Decision at 85. – proposed virtually no “PG&E has
special consideration for underserved areas. Our recommendations included adequate deployment goals for disadvantaged communities (DACs) and multi-unit dwellings (MUDs), participation payment waivers and rebates, and narrowing the eligible market segments due to insufficiently developed selection methodology. We also early and consistently urged for clarification on a proper definition of “disadvantaged communities”. The Decision includes a narrowed section of the proposed market segments, limiting deployment to workplaces and MUDs and excluding other proposed areas such as retail locations and government buildings. The special considerations regarding deployment requirements and payment provisions adopted for DACs and MUDs are in line with JMP recommendations. underserved segments that would adopt greater number of EVs, but for the availability of inexpensive EVSE.” – Decision Directing Pacific Gas and Electric Company to Establish an Electric Vehicle Infrastructure and Education Program, D.16-12-065, (12/21/2016) (“Decision”) at 34. “For example, JMP argues that the EV program in the PG&E territory should focus on the underserved customer segments of MUDs and disadvantaged communities.” – Decision at 35-36. “As demonstrated above, access to EVs by low-income minorities provides numerous benefits to individuals and the wider community. Given that many low-income residents likely reside in multi-unit dwellings (MuDs) with no access to charging infrastructure, these sites should be targeted for pilot phase deployment. Targeting MuDs also ensures that benefits and subsidies will accrue to the community and low-income minorities rather than retailers or workplaces that happen to be located in a DAC.” – Comments of TURN and the Joint Minority Parties on the Administrative Law Judge’s June 16, 2015 Ruling Requesting Comments (“TURN/JMP Phasing Comments”) at 14. “The Parties therefore recommend 100% rebates for charging stations in DACs, expensed by the utility and paid for with program funds.” – TURN/JMP Phasing Comments at 15. “Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) will provide a 100 percent rebate to the site host for the base costs of the Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) at Multiple Unit Dwelling sites that are Disadvantaged Communities where PG&E is installing and owning the make-ready infrastructure but does not own the EVSE.” – Decision at 85. “PG&E has proposed virtually no
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