Expanding Electric Vehicle Charging Options for Customers, PG&E Begins Installing EV Chargers at Schools
30 Junho 2022 - 2:00PM
Business Wire
‘EV Charge Schools’ Pilot Aims to Add Up to 130
Chargers at 22 Schools and Provide EV Curriculum to K-12
Teachers
Today, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) announced it
has broken ground on the first of up to 130 new electric vehicle
(EV) charging ports at 22 schools in its service area.
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The first installation is at Eastside College Preparatory School
in East Palo Alto, Calif. Overall, PG&E’s EV Charge Schools
pilot program aims to help fill charging gaps at these locations
and support California’s clean transportation and decarbonization
goals.
Through the EV Charge Schools pilot, PG&E will install level
2 charging stations at school facilities and educational
institutions for staff, parents and students to charge their EVs,
with access varying by location. PG&E will help fund the costs
of purchasing and installing the EV charging equipment and
networking fees at these schools as well as ongoing maintenance and
operations. With up to 40% of the new chargers located in
disadvantaged communities, the pilot will help to bring EV charging
options to customers who might not have had them before.
PG&E also will develop EV and sustainability curriculum for
all schools in its service area along with teacher training
options. The kindergarten through grade 12 curriculum will allow
teachers to connect classroom learning to real-world infrastructure
and help expand awareness of clean energy transportation.
“By increasing charging access at schools, we strive to make
electric vehicles a viable option for more Californians. Expanding
the use of clean transportation and reducing vehicle emissions is
good for our state, our customers and the environment,” said
PG&E’s Aaron August, Vice President, Business Development and
Customer Engagement.
Why Clean Transportation Matters
Clean transportation efforts are a central pillar of PG&E’s
Climate Strategy Report, which outlines the company’s plans to
reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040, five years ahead
of the state’s target, and to start actively removing more
greenhouse gases from the environment than it emits by 2050. To
help reach these goals, PG&E plans to be the industry’s global
model by preparing its grid to fuel at least 3 million EVs by
2030—leading to a cumulative reduction of 58 million metric tons of
carbon emissions.
These recent commitments build upon PG&E’s history of
leadership in the area of clean transportation. Over 420,000 EVs
have been sold in PG&E’s service area, representing one in six
EVs in the country. Increasing EV adoption can play a critical role
in supporting California’s goals to reduce emissions as
transportation is the single largest source of greenhouse-gas
emissions in the state, contributing nearly 40%. Passenger vehicles
alone account for nearly 29% of the state’s total emissions. By
2035, 100% of California sales of new passenger cars and trucks
will have zero tailpipe-emissions.
The electricity fueling EVs in California comes from one of the
cleanest energy mixes in the country. PG&E estimates that 93%
of its customers’ electricity in 2021 came from greenhouse gas-free
resources.
PG&E’s Continued Support for EVs
- As part of its first EV charging infrastructure program, EV
Charge Network, PG&E installed 4,827 Level 2 EV charging
ports at customer sites across Northern and Central
California.
- EV Fleet Program: Aims to install or rebate
make-ready electrical infrastructure to support the adoption of
6,500 medium- and heavy-duty EVs.
- EV Fast Charge Program for Public Fast Chargers:
Complements state and privately funded initiatives by installing
Direct Current (DC) fast charging in highway corridor and urban
sites. PG&E has seen high demand for the program, receiving
five times the applications for available funding.
- EV Charge Parks: Will provide charging
infrastructure at California State Parks and Beaches in support of
California’s electrification goals.
- Special Rates, Rebates and Tools: PG&E offers
electric rate plans tailored for EV drivers and provides tools such
as PG&E’s EV Savings Calculator and Fleet Calculator
(ev.pge.com and fleets.pge.com) to help customers understand costs
when deciding whether to drive an EV.
For more information, visit pge.com/ev.
About PG&E
PG&E, a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation (NYSE:PCG), is a
combined natural gas and electric utility serving more than 16
million people across 70,000 square miles in Northern and Central
California. For more information, visit pge.com and
pge.com/news.
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