Engaging Utilities in Transportation Electrification in the US and Europe

摘要

Utilities could benefit greatly from EV adoption including through: increased electricity sales and revenue, increased asset utilization and management of a flexible load for grid benefits and higher levels of renewable integration. Many utilities are actively engaged in promoting transportation electrification to realize these benefits. But many also remain on the side lines, uncertain about the pace of EV adoption, customer preferences for charging, or how EVs will impact their ability to provide reliable, low-cost electrical service. Across the US and Europe, we find that the same four key challenges are inhibiting more active engagement on the part of electric utilities to promote and shape transportation electrification and provide recommendations to address those challenges.