EV Charging Infrastructure

August 29-30, 2023 | Online :: Central Time

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“Course can provide helpful and useful information, updated to the moment we live in electric mobility.” Research, Instituto de Tecnologia para o Desenvolvimento

Electric Vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure is being rapidly deployed as electrification goals are mandated. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) includes up to $7.5 billion through the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program (NEVI) and the Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Grant Program. Major stakeholders are beginning to collaborate as evidenced by the recent Tesla/Ford partnership (https://rb.gy/kcx78). While technology is evolving and funding is available, infrastructure development has remained challenging.

This specialized symposium is designed to provide expert insight on the EV charging infrastructure development market, providing holistic coverage of the financial, technical, and regulatory items involved in planning for new charging infrastructure buildouts.  It will address these due diligence topics:

• Site evaluation
• Customer charging behavior
• Technical installation
• Resiliency planning

Register now to hear from utilities, charging infrastructure providers, and top EV experts on the latest technological advancements and best practices for EV charging infrastructure deployment and project management.

Learning Outcomes

• Review federal initiatives to expand EV charging networks nationwide
• Assess the EV market and charging infrastructure development landscape and current build-out trends
• Discuss the impacts of EV charging on the electric grid and energy management solutions
• Assess utility programming, including:
  • Load forecasting
  • Time-of-use and rate design
• Evaluate an extensive research study and modeling exercise to understand how utility rate tariffs – and demand charges in particular – impact the economic feasibility of direct-current fast chargers (DCFCs)
• Review charging infrastructure hardware & software
• Discuss public fast-charging infrastructure deployment
• Evaluate the latest technologies such as wireless charging and V2G applications
• Detail how to evaluate service providers & identify their core use case
• Discuss the challenges of implementing load management for fleets
• Explore best practices for business development & project management

Tuesday, August 29, 2023 : Central Time

 

8:45 – 9:00 a.m. :: Log In & Opening Remarks

9:00 – 9:45 a.m. :: Keynote Address: Overview of the Charging Infrastructure Development Landscape and Federal & State Initiatives

• EV charging infrastructure trends – Tesla/Ford Partnership
• Players involved in clean transportation solutions and EV infrastructure development
• Utility & energy companies
• The utility’s role – how utilities can advance demand growth for EVs
• Funding EV charging infrastructure: NEVI & other sources
• Government programs

Mona Dajani, Partner, Global Head of Renewables, Co-Head of Global Energy & Infrastructure, and Head of Hydrogen & Ammonia Practice Groups, Shearman & Sterling

9:45 – 10:45 a.m. :: Impacts of EV Charging on the Grid

• Charging behavior
• Power grid, substation, and distributed grid capacity considerations
• Battery storage and innovations for energy management
• Needs for resiliency planning for EV charging infrastructure

 Paul Morrison, Senior Project Manager, NextEra Energy

10:45 – 11:00 a.m. :: Morning Break

11:00 a.m.  – 12:00 p.m. :: Utility EV Charging Programs: Rate Design & Customer Incentives

In this session, leaders from Southern California Edison and Baltimore Gas & Electric will detail their current EV charging programs.

• EV charging needs: access, efficiency & smart charging
• Charging scenarios & time-based charging needs for EV owners
• Residential vs. workplace charging programs
• Mechanisms to incentivize charging at “off-peak” hours

Dana Robertson, Advisor, Business Development & Partnerships, eMobility, Southern California Edison

Stephanie Leach, Lead, Residential Managed Charging Program, Baltimore Gas & Electric

12:00 – 1:00 p.m. :: Lunch Break

1:00 – 2:00 p.m. :: Case Study: Utility Rates, Demand Charges, and Mitigation Strategies in Support of EV Adoption & EV Charging Infrastructure

As EVs continue to proliferate, it’s important to consider cost control both on the grid and customer side of the meter. For both businesses and private individuals, the incremental cost savings of electricity vs. gasoline plays a major role in the decision to electrify fleets and personal vehicles. And for companies deploying and managing public charging stations, the cost of electricity can make or break their business model. 

In this session, attendees will get a summary of an extensive research study and modeling exercise to understand how utility rate tariffs – and demand charges in particular – impact the economic feasibility of direct-current fast chargers (DCFCs). The study investigated various strategies for mitigating high demand charges, including co-located battery storage and solar generation. In this session, we will discuss how rates impact DCFC viability and future station planning and which mitigation strategies make the most sense under site-specific conditions.

Bryan Jungers, Director of Mobility, E Source

2:00 – 3:00 p.m. :: Solving the Charging Puzzle: Key Considerations

• Best practices for assessing needs for EV charging infrastructure
• How to evaluate service providers
• How to identify their core use case
• Utility coordination on infrastructure deployment
  • Typical processes for EV infrastructure development
  • Focus on travel corridor build-out
  • Increasing power levels of charging stations
    • The utility’s role – how utilities can advance demand growth for EVs
  • EV charging readiness – streamlining deployment
  • EV standards – key components
    • Capacity
    • Installation processes
    • Panel and transformer upgrades
    • Other technical needs for EV infrastructure

Sean Ross, Head of Charging Strategy, USA, Einride

3:00 – 3:15 p.m. :: Afternoon Break

3:15 – 4:00 p.m. :: Trends in Fleet EVs

This session will include publicly reported data highlighting:

• Challenges in implementing load management
• Monetary and GHG tradeoffs of successful load management
• Preparing for widespread fleet electrification – needs for EV charging infrastructure
• Unique challenges for electrifying medium- and heavy-duty vehicles

Jason M Greenblatt, Principal Engineer, Sustainable Transportation, Energetics

4:00 – 5:00 p.m. :: Business Development & Project Management

• Where to place the charging stations
• What’s the pitch:
  • Cost savings
  • Who pays/owns (EvGo/Electrify America vs. Tritium/EVConnect, etc.)
  • Future and future-proof (don’t be left behind)
  • ROI
• Stakeholder Collaboration:
  • Site host
  • Electrician/engineer
  • Utility
  • Municipality
  • Charging station vendor
    • Hardware 
    • Software
• Length of time to complete a project
  • Charging stations
  • Transformers
  • Permits
  • Utility sign-off
  • Rebates

Brett Muney, Program Manager, Beneficial Electrification, ICF

 

Wednesday, August 30, 2023 : Central Time

 

9:00 – 10:00 a.m. :: Stakeholder Collaboration for Highway Corridor Charging Infrastructure

• Rollout of NEVI funds for public charging
• Establishing standards
• Planning, partnerships and contract structures
• Ownership models

Jennifer Taylor, Director of Public Policy and Institutional Affairs – Western U.S. Region, Enel North America

10:00 – 10:15 a.m. :: Morning Break

10:15 – 11:00 a.m. :: Technology Showcase: V2G Applications

• Overview of V1G, V2G, V2H, V2X
• Best use-cases for increasing grid resiliency and system reliability
• Enabling policies

David Slutzky, Founder, CEO, Fermata Energy

11:00 – 11:45 a.m. :: The Future of EV Charging

This session will highlight current trends in EV charging infrastructure and the path forward.

• Game changer – Tesla/Ford Partnership
• Smart Charging
• New Technologies
• Emerging Opportunities

Ahmed Mousa, Manager, Utility of the Future, PSEG

• Mona Dajani, Partner, Global Head of Renewables, Co-Head of Global Energy & Infrastructure and Head of Hydrogen & Ammonia Practice Groups, Shearman & Sterling

• Jason M Greenblatt, Principal Engineer, Sustainable Transportation, Energetics

• Bryan Jungers, Director of Mobility, E Source

• Stephanie Leach, Lead, Residential Managed Charging Program, Baltimore Gas & Electric

• Paul Morrison, Senior Project Manager, NextEra Energy

• Ahmed Mousa, Manager, Utility of the Future, PSEG

• Brett Muney, Program Manager, Beneficial Electrification, ICF

• Dana Robertson, Advisor, Business Development & Partnerships, eMobility, Southern California Edison 

• Sean Ross, Head of Charging Strategy, USA, Einride

• David Slutzky, Founder, CEO, Fermata Energy

• Jennifer Taylor, Director of Public Policy and Institutional Affairs – Western U.S. Region, Enel North America

We will be using Microsoft Teams to facilitate your participation in the upcoming event. You do not need to have an existing Teams account in order to participate in the broadcast – the course will play in your browser and you will have the option of using a microphone to speak with the room and ask questions, or type any questions in via the chat window and our on-site representative will relay your question to the instructor.

• IMPORTANT NOTE: After November 30 you will not be able to join a Teams meeting using Internet Explorer 11. Microsoft recommends downloading and installing the Teams app if possible. You may also use the Edge browser or Chrome.
• You will receive a meeting invitation will include a link to join the meeting.
• Separate meeting invitations will be sent for the morning and afternoon sessions of the course.
  • You will need to join the appropriate meeting at the appropriate time.
• If you are using a microphone, please ensure that it is muted until such time as you need to ask a question.
• The remote meeting connection will be open approximately 30 minutes before the start of the course. We encourage you to connect as early as possible in case you experience any unforeseen problems.

Please Note: This event is being conducted entirely online. All attendees will connect and attend from their computer, one connection per purchase. For details please see our FAQ

If you are unable to attend at the scheduled date and time, we make recordings available to all attendees for 7 days after the event

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EV Charging Infrastructure

August 29-30, 2023 | Online

Your registration may be transferred to a member of your organization up to 24 hours in advance of the event. Cancellations must be received on or before July 28, 2023 in order to be refunded and will be subject to a US $195.00 processing fee per registrant. No refunds will be made after this date. Cancellations received after this date will create a credit of the tuition (less processing fee) good toward any other EUCI event. This credit will be good for six months from the cancellation date. In the event of non-attendance, all registration fees will be forfeited. In case of conference cancellation, EUCIs liability is limited to refund of the event registration fee only. For more information regarding administrative policies, such as complaints and refunds, please contact our offices at 303-770-8800

Requirements for Successful Completion of Program

Participants must sign in/out each day and be in attendance for the entirety of the course to be eligible for continuing education credit.

Instructional Methods

Case Studies, Panel Discussions and PowerPoint presentations will be used in the program.

Credits

EUCI is accredited by the International Accreditors for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) and offers IACET CEUs for its learning events that comply with the ANSI/IACET Continuing Education and Training Standard. IACET is recognized internationally as a standard development organization and accrediting body that promotes quality of continuing education and training.

EUCI is authorized by IACET to offer 0.9 CEUs for this event.

Requirements for Successful Completion of Program

Participants must sign in and be in attendance for the entirety of the course to be eligible for continuing education credit.

Instructional Methods

Case studies, panel discussions and PowerPoint presentations will be used in the program.

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Upon successful completion of this event, program participants interested in receiving CPE credits will receive a certificate of completion.

Course CPE Credits: 10.5
There is no prerequisite for this Course.
Program field of study: Specialized Knowledge
Program Level: Basic
Delivery Method: Group Internet Based
Advanced Preparation: None

EUCI is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its web site: www.nasbaregistry.org

 

Who Should Attend

 Utility, fleet & site/facilities representatives responsible for:

• EV Programming
• Transportation Electrification
• eMobility
• Climate & Sustainability
• Emerging Technologies/Energy Innovation
• Fleets