Name
Scaling Up and Speeding Up Charging Investments
Date & Time
Tuesday, May 16, 2023, 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM
Speakers
Tim Victor - Scale Microgrids
Kisa Caruthers - Burns & McDonnell
Steve Gutmann - NextEra Energy
Brian Wilkie - National Grid
Hannon Rasool - California Energy Commission
Kisa Caruthers - Burns & McDonnell
Steve Gutmann - NextEra Energy
Brian Wilkie - National Grid
Hannon Rasool - California Energy Commission
Description
Fleets are moving quickly to scale up electrification. In many states, truck fleets are required to operate increasing shares of electric trucks within the next couple of years - and 50 heavy trucks can draw as much power as the Empire State Building. However, fleets' need for rapid construction of large scale charging are often running into a utility business and regulatory model that can take years to approve and build required infrastructure. This panel will explore this tension, and emerging models that hold promise to speed up the process, or bypass it altogether.