greenhouse gases (GHG) and the related programs and charging and propulsion infrastructure investments to enable and encourage this use of electricity. Statutory and Commission Guidance In § 740.12(a)(1), the Legislature found, among other things, that widespread TE is needed to achieve the goals set forth in the Charge Ahead California Initiative, and to reduce emissions of GHG “to 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030 and to 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050….” The Legislature also found that “[a]dvanced clean vehicles and fuels are needed to reduce petroleum use, to meet air quality standards, to improve public health, and to achieve greenhouse gas emissions reductions goals,” and that widespread TE “requires electrical corporations to increase access to the use of electricity as a transportation fuel.” The Legislature recognized the impact of TE, and found at § 740.12(a)(1), in part: (C) Widespread transportation electrification requires increased access for disadvantaged communities, low- and moderate-income communities, and other consumers of zeroemission and nearzeroemission vehicles, and increased use of those vehicles in those communities and by other consumers to enhance air quality, lower greenhouse gases emissions, and promote overall benefits to those communities and other consumers. (F) Widespread transportation electrification should stimulate innovation and competition, enable consumer options in charging equipment and services, attract private capital investments, and create high-quality jobs for Californians, where technologically feasible. (G) Deploying electric vehicles should assist in grid management, integrating generation from eligible renewable energy resources, and reducing fuel costs for vehicle drivers
greenhouse gases (GHG) and the related programs and charging and propulsion infrastructure investments to enable and encourage this use of electricity. Statutory and Commission Guidance In § 740.12(a)(1), the Legislature found, among other things, that widespread TE is needed to achieve the goals set forth in the Charge Ahead California Initiative, and to reduce emissions of GHG “to 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030 and to 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050….” The Legislature also found that “[a]dvanced clean vehicles and fuels are needed to reduce petroleum use, to meet air quality standards, to improve public health, and to achieve greenhouse gas emissions reductions goals,” and that widespread TE “requires electrical corporations to increase access to the use of electricity as a transportation fuel.” The Legislature recognized the impact of TE, and found at § 740.12(a)(1), in part: (C) Widespread transportation electrification requires increased access for disadvantaged communities, low- and moderate-income communities, and other consumers of zeroemission and nearzeroemission vehicles, and increased use of those vehicles in those communities and by other consumers to enhance air quality, lower greenhouse gases emissions, and promote overall benefits to those communities and other consumers. (F) Widespread transportation electrification should stimulate innovation and competition, enable consumer options in charging equipment and services, attract private capital investments, and create high-quality jobs for Californians, where technologically feasible. (G) Deploying electric vehicles should assist in grid management, integrating generation from eligible renewable energy resources, and reducing fuel costs for vehicle drivers
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