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Palo Alto’s EV Readiness Initiatives
Gil Philip FriendChief Sustainability Officer
City of Palo Alto
Renewable CitiesVancouver BCMay 8, 2015
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About Palo Alto
66,029 residents 148,209 daytime population including Stanford Nearly 30% of the residents are over 55 Located in Silicon Valley between San Francisco
and San Jose Neighbor to Stanford University Regional job center – home to HP, SAP Labs, Tesla,
VMWare, Stanford Hospital
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We’ve done a lot…
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Emissions, Current vs. Requiredassumes 2005-2012 decline rate (3.19%)
…but more required to meet goals
P R O V I S I O N A L
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Key S/CAP Strategies
Electrification Mobility Water Finance
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Transportation Strategies
Traditional– Increase capacity– Increase pain
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Transportation Strategies
Better– Reduce VMT– Reduce GHG/VMT– Increase convenience
How?– MaaS– Electrification– Performance-based planning– Lean startup
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New Building EV Readiness
Charging stations equipped with level 2 chargers + standard 110 outlets + conduit that can be equipped with the necessary
wires to provide for additional plugs in the future. Panel capacity necessary to accommodate those
additional outlets in the future. Cost-effectiveness studies to ensure not burdensome
to a prospective developer.– increase costs by less than 1%.
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Building Readiness for Readiness
Assemble key stakeholders – who understand what the EV community needs at home and
at work Be flexible.
– The electric car charging industry is changing. We still don't know what the standard will be.
– Therefore our policy focused on the infrastructure necessary to install the needed chargers when and if they come online.
Remove barriers to entry. – Require that most costly aspects of retrofitting a building be
included during the initial phases of new construction.
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Some EV Readiness Issues
Utility capacity– Grid, transformers & panels
Public right or way– We concluded that consolidating the chargers in places
like public parking lots and parking structures was the most economical way to go.
Future – What about existing homes and businesses?– Workplace charging. Charging as a service?
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Levers
Education, engagement, feedback City policy & procurement: “default to green” Utility financial incentives Ordinances & regulations Mandates? Finance: TCO. Carbon pricing? Carbon taxes? Guiding principle: “We go first.”
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