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This report assesses the role of electricity transmission in enabling the full emissions reduction potential of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
Previously, REPEAT Project estimated that IRA could cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by roughly one billion tons per year in 2030 and reduce cumulative greenhouse gas emissions by 6.3 billion tons of CO2-equivalent over the decade (2023-2032). That outcome depends on more than doubling the historical pace of electricity transmission expansion over the last decade in order to interconnect new renewable resources at sufficient pace and meet growing demand from electric vehicles, heat pumps, and other electrification.
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View Full ResourceWhile there is some available research on the impact of direct-to-consumer sales models on EV buying experiences, the impacts of direct-to-consumer sales laws on EV sales and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are understudied. This study examines a narrow policy case where the laws mandating vehicle sales through the dealer model are removed nationwide, but only for EV sales—gasoline vehicles must still be sold through dealerships. This policy approach selectively reduces EV prices relative to gasoline vehicles, causing an effective subsidy by eliminating dealer distribution costs for EVs. We estimate the additional EV sales and associated GHG emissions reductions attributable to …
View Full ResourceWhen and where electric vehicle (EV) charging occurs has significant implications for power systems supporting widespread EV adoption, especially with high shares of wind and solar generation. Numerous studies have estimated the value of scheduling or otherwise managing electric vehicle charging in such power systems. This study improves on those works by leveraging detailed simulation models for EV adoption, EV use, EV charging, and bulk power system operations, and by linking them with methods for describing charging flexibility at both the individual vehicle and aggregate levels.
This technical potential study focuses on how the value of EV managed charging (EVMC) …
View Full ResourceThis document presents several options for policies aimed at reducing harmful emissions from medium- and heavy-duty (MHD) vehicles in Utah, primarily focused on increasing vehicle electrification. Addressing pollution from MHD vehicles will be crucial to improving air quality in the state, especially as the state moves forward with the construction of the Inland Port. The key policy actions laid out in this document focus on leveraging federal funding to create incentives for MHD electric vehicles (EVs), introducing policy options to ensure more MHD EVs are available for sale in Utah, and examining ways the Inland Port can reduce its emissions.…
View Full ResourceDistributed energy resources (DERs)—generation, storage, electric vehicles, and responsive load connected to the distribution system—have the potential to bring a range of benefits to the U.S. electricity system and the customers it serves: demand flexibility, lower greenhouse gas and criteria pollutant emissions, customer choice, competition, rapid innovation, cybersecurity, and enhanced reliability and resilience. Enabling DERs to provide these benefits will require ongoing and significant changes in multiple areas—DER interconnection, distribution and transmission planning, data access and communication, distribution system operations, utility regulation, tariffs, electricity markets— that better integrate DERs into electricity systems (referred to as “DER integration”).
This report proposes …
View Full ResourceIncreasing the grid interactivity of facilities is becoming a key enabler for decarbonization as more renewables are onboarded, both at the grid scale and on site, and uptake of electric vehicles (EVs) becomes more widespread (see Verdantix Market Overview: Technologies For Grid-Interactive Buildings). Microgrids form a vital part of the gridinteractive ecosystem, enabling the site-level management of distributed energy resources (DERs) and communication with the grid to optimize energy flows for cost-cutting, decarbonization and energy resiliency. This report analyses Schneider Electric’s EcoStruxure offerings and services for microgrid control and management and examines how the firm can support customers adapting to …
View Full ResourceCustomers continue to purchase EVs in record numbers, and electric companies are working with stakeholders to make the transition to EVs a seamless one for all drivers. Automakers are continuing to respond to customer demand by developing more EV models, including both plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) and battery electric vehicles (BEVs), that are increasingly cost-competitive with their internal combustion engine (ICE) counterparts.
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) is critical to the continued acceleration of EVs. IIJA is the largest investment in infrastructure since the New Deal, and it contains several provisions for electric transportation including up to …
View Full ResourceWith consumer interest in electric vehicles (EVs) growing, some have started to question whether we still need policy support to drive demand for these vehicles. The short answer is: yes, absolutely. A consumer tax credit for EVs is still essential for several reasons, and Congress should include an expansion of this credit and other improvements in any clean energy package that moves this year. An improved and expanded credit would make EVs more affordable for lower income Americans, help ensure American workers and manufacturers lead the global transition to EVs, and allow more consumers to reap the economic and air …
View Full ResourceUnder Governor Gavin Newsom’s Executive Order N-79-20, California has adopted a statewide goal of ending the sale of internal combustion engine passenger vehicles by 2035, in favor of zero-emission vehicles like electric vehicles. But even as battery costs fall and analysts predict long-term price parity with internal combustion engine vehicles, too many electric vehicles remain unaffordable for lower-income Californians to purchase. Furthermore, charging can be inaccessible for some of these residents, undermining the prospects for success.
Without a rapid and ambitious transition to zero-emission vehicles, California will struggle to achieve its broader climate goals. Transportation represents half of California’s statewide …
View Full ResourceCost-efficient electric transmission planning, development and operations are vital for grid reliability and economic development. Investor-owned utilities (IOUs) have access to ample capital and spend about $20-25 billion per year on transmission in the United States. However, billions of dollars are misallocated annually, which erodes net benefits to consumers and suppresses the development of cleaner and lower-cost energy generation. The problem rests squarely on a regulatory system that is outdated and structurally flawed.
Nevertheless, a rare opportunity to remedy regulatory flaws has emerged. After years of experience and building records on the shortcomings of its transmission policies, FERC recently opened …
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