Energy Alabama, along with the Southern Environmental Law Center and Gasp, provided comments to the Alabama Public Service Commission regarding its Proceeding to Determine the Commission’s Jurisdiction Over Electric Vehicle Charging Stations.
Our comments included two important points for the Commission to consider:
An entity owning and/or operating an Electric vehicle charging station (EVCS) should not be subject to Title 37. In other words, these entities should not be under the jurisdiction of state utility regulators. This position represents the consensus among all commenting parties in the proceeding.
Investments by Alabama Power in EVCS should maximize public benefits.
Concerning Alabama Power’s investments in the electric vehicle charging space, we included two further points:
The Commission should require that utility investments in EV infrastructure provide net benefits to customers and promote EV adoption while still allowing a competitive market to develop. Ideally, the Commission should give utilities clear guideposts for these investments.
We recommend that the Commission propose a technical conference or other forum where rate design questions can be explored further with respect to EV charging stations.
Energy Alabama Provides Comments for Public Service Commission on EV Charging Stations
Energy Alabama, along with the Southern Environmental Law Center and Gasp, provided comments to the Alabama Public Service Commission regarding its Proceeding to Determine the Commission’s Jurisdiction Over Electric Vehicle Charging Stations.
Our comments included two important points for the Commission to consider:
Concerning Alabama Power’s investments in the electric vehicle charging space, we included two further points:
Our full comments can be found here: https://alcse.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/2018-01-26-SELC-Reply-Commments-Re-EVCS.pdf
Michael Cummings