The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) is hereby releasing the “New Jersey Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Ecosystem 2020 Straw Proposal.” The proposal is
available here.
In response to directives from both Governor Murphy and the New Jersey Legislature, NJBPU Staff has developed this Straw Proposal, which is aimed at furthering electric vehicle (EV) adoption in New Jersey. Staff recognize that New Jersey needs to create a comprehensive EV ecosystem that provides consumers with easy access to electric vehicle charging infrastructure where they work and play. This must be done in partnership with stakeholders, including New Jersey’s consumers, employers, property owners, Electric Distribution Companies (EDCs), and investors. Many of the issues that this Straw Proposal seeks to explore include questions about who should construct, own, operate, and pay for the network necessary to make New Jersey a national leader in the adoption of EVs and EV infrastructure.
Staff now invites stakeholder comments on this Straw Proposal through June 17, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. EDT.
Comments may be submitted via email to
[email protected]
in PDF or Microsoft Word format. Commenters may also electronically file comments through the Board’s External Access Portal upon obtaining a
MyNewJersey
Portal ID
. Once you establish a MyNewJersey account, you’ll need an authorization code, which you can request by emailing NJBPU’s IT Helpdesk at
[email protected]
. Please note that these comments may be considered “public documents” for purposes of the State’s Open Public Records Act. Stakeholders may identify information that they wish to keep confidential by submitting them in accordance with the confidentiality procedures set forth in
N.J.A.C. 14:1-12.3
.
Comments may be submitted by mail to:
Aida Camacho-Welch, Secretary of the Board
Board of Public Utilities
44 South Clinton Avenue, 9th Floor
Post Office Box 350
Trenton, NJ 08625-0350
Comments on this Straw Proposal will help inform Staff’s recommendations to the Board for developing a pathway forward for EV charging infrastructure build-out in the State, and the roles of private and public entities in this endeavor.
Staff will also be soliciting stakeholder input on the Straw Proposal through a web-based public meeting on Wednesday, June 3, 2020.
The Public Notice for this meeting is
available here.
This online technical conference-format meeting will provide stakeholders the opportunity to comment on the topics discussed in this Straw Proposal. The meeting will include a series of panels on the specific topics outlined in the Public Notice. Interested parties on a particular topic may nominate themselves to speak on that panel. To self-nominate, please provide the following information to Cathleen Lewis at
[email protected]
by
May 22, 2020
:
- Name, title, and affiliation;
- Desired panel (please also provide a secondary panel selection); and
- Short description (no more than one page) explaining why you should be selected for the panel.
Self-nominated panelists may also be asked to present on a different panel. Selected panelists will be notified by May 28, 2020. Staff may assign a panelist to a panel other than the one for which they self-nominated. NJBPU will endeavor to ensure that various interests and a diversity of opinions, constituencies, and business models are represented. An agenda and list of panelists will be published in advance of the technical conference. Each panelist will be afforded the opportunity to make a short presentation, followed by a discussion between the panelists and NJBPU Staff, as well as questions from the audience. Parties not selected as panelists will have the opportunity to ask questions and make public statements, time permitting.
The three technical panels are described as follows:
1) How to best expand the Electric Vehicle Service Equipment (EVSE) Infrastructure and encourage Charger Ready investment.
- Establishing the appropriate role for the EDCs and EVSE Infrastructure Companies.
- Identifying communities where market forces alone may not result in the desired level of EV infrastructure.
- Establishing cost recovery for EDC investment in making locations Charger Ready.
2) How to ensure equity in the EV Ecosystem.
- Utilizing the EV Mapping effort to identify Charger Ready locations.
- Identifying how market failures should be identified that would trigger utility intervention.
3) How to design and integrate EV charging into the rate structure.
- Identifying appropriate residential rate design for customers living in multi-family dwellings.
- Establishing rate design for C&I customers installing EVSE: waiver versus rebate.
- Designing adequate time-of-use rates be for EV customers.
The details for the meeting are:
Date:
Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Times:
10:00 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. - Panels 1 & 2
2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. - Panel 3
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar and checking your system requirements. We encourage stakeholders to follow these instructions and check their systems ahead of the meeting to ensure that they will have access.
Staff invites stakeholders to submit comments by
June 17, 2020 at 5 p.m. EDT,
regardless of whether they participate in the June 3 webinar.
Staff looks forward to receiving and reviewing stakeholder comments. Thank you for your interest in electric vehicle adoption in New Jersey.