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For your Consideration. EV Chargers and Data Security Standards.

Does your regualtion or legislation have data security requirements or standards for EV chargers?

Consider this: Cyberscoop says Schneider Electric’s car charging stations get crucial patches the affected chargers are available at offices, shopping centers, hotels and other public spaces.

As part of a $58 million rate increase by a Sonsumers Energy, Michigan Public Service Commission approved Consumers Energy’s PowerMiDrive EV.

The EV initiative will:

$10 million
3 year plan to incentivize the deployment of EV chargers
Focused on EV chargers at homes, apartments, schools, workplaces and other public charging sites
Chargers will also be deployed at highway locations
includes 2 off peak plans:
- low off-peak electricity rates between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m.
- super off-peak period of 11 p.m. to 6 a.m
the utility can recover costs over 5 years

What do the incentives in this EV program look like?

rebates of up to $5,000 to incentivize third parties to install up to 200 Level 2 public chargers,
up to $70,000 for up to 24 DC fast-charging stations

Funding Ship Channel Improvement Revolving Fund should be funded
Underground Facility Notification. Railroad Commission, the General Land Office and the Port Authority Advisory Committee should work with stakeholders and the appropriate federal agencies to make a recommendation to the legislature regarding the inclusion of underwater infrastructure in the Texas Underground Facility Notification
Funding for roads near ports. TXDOT should prioritize dedicated to the improved freight corridors proximate to the border ports of entry.

Senate Transportation recommendations on ports:

Funding for the Revolving Fund. All Texas ports, whether a navigation district operating under the Water Code or a port governed by the Transportation Code, should have access to the funding

TXDOT cooperation with local governments durin emergencies for evacuation routes, signage, and emergency management information systems
comprehensive development agreements for projects which are not included in TxDOT’s Uniform Transportation Program should be OK if local governing bodies approve them
If local governmental bodies have approved toll roads they should be able to have toll roads
Increase to 6, from 3, the number of design-build contracts at TXDOT
Require an annual TXDOT report on total traffic delays caused by the fault of the contractor including both administrative costs & traffic delay costs.
Toll penalties should be uniform across the state, regardless of the entity that controls the toll road
Closely watch Autonomous Vehicles
TXDOT should expand use of dynamic messaging signs to improve safety

Senate Transportation Committee:

What is the Dutch Reach?

Which states are including the Dutch Reach?

How are IL & MA including the Dutch Reach?

California’s AB544 (2018 | CA) gives zero emission & low emission vehicles access to HOV lanes.

What did the bill text look like to define these vehicles?

A vehicle that meets the state’s super ultra-low emission vehicle (SULEV) standard for exhaust emissions and the federal inherently low-emission vehicle (ILEV) evaporative emission standard, as defined in Part 88 (commencing with Section 88.101-94) of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
A vehicle that was produced during the 2004 model year or earlier and meets the state’s ultra-low emission vehicle (ULEV) standard for exhaust emissions and the federal ILEV standard. A decal, label, or other identifier issued pursuant to this paragraph is valid until January 1, 2019.
A vehicle that meets the state’s enhanced advanced technology partial zero-emission vehicle (enhanced AT PZEV) standard or transitional zero-emission vehicle (TZEV) standard.

Massachusetts revamped its EV incentive program for 2019 by:

Arizona regulators have finalized new EV charger policies that include:

encourages investor-owned utilities to develop new rates
ecourages investor-owned utilities to develop pilot programs supporting EV growth
ensures recovery of “prudent costs” spent to develop charging stations
requires development of optional rate design tariffs to encourage off-peak charging
develop outreach and education programs focused on EVs, infrastructure and electrification of the transportation sector

What Electric Vehcile industry is saying:

Plug in America says it will save customers money.
- Arizona customer annual savings of up to $176 per household by 2050, thanks to a 5.5% projected rate decrease

Follow the Arizona regulator docket here.

California has allocated more state funds for 2019 EV rebates that will be distributed by utilities.

Here’s how EV rebates work in California:

customers will out an application
backed with state funds distributed to utilities
- SCE’s rebate has gone from $450 to $1,000
- PG&E has upped theirs from $500 to $800
- SDG&E’s program allows each owner to apply for the credit each year,
each utility has slightly different qualifications for who can apply