Installing Nearly 5,000 Electric Vehicle Charging Ports, PG&E Drives More Clean Transportation Access Across Northern and Central California
October 13 2021 - 11:29AM
Business Wire
Chargers Located at Condominiums, Apartments
and Workplaces in 66 Cities from Eureka to Bakersfield
PG&E Program Increases Access to EV
Charging, Including in Disadvantaged Communities
Today, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) announced it
has installed 4,827 Level 2 electric vehicle (EV) charging ports at
customer sites across Northern and Central California since
2018.
Through its first EV charging infrastructure program—EV Charge
Network—PG&E partnered with businesses at 192 locations and
with 11 EV charging companies throughout its service area including
in Bakersfield, Chico, Fresno, Grass Valley, Red Bluff and San
Jose. Through September 2021, PG&E has enabled charging for 5.5
gigawatt-hours of electricity, equivalent to over 1,400 traditional
cars being taken off the road for a year.
Through the EV Charge Network program, PG&E paid for and
built the necessary electrical infrastructure from the electric
grid to the parking space at each customer site. Additionally,
PG&E offset a portion or all of the cost of the actual charger
for all participating customers, based on the site and location.
With 39% of the new chargers—or 1,859 charging ports—located in
disadvantaged communities, PG&E helped to bring EV charging
options to customers who might not have had them before.
“PG&E’s program has helped lead to the rapid adoption of
electric vehicles for our residents here at Wolf Creek Lodge. We
are proud to be among those setting the pace in Grass Valley for
electric vehicle use and the resulting reduction in carbon
emissions,” said Bob Miller, EV project lead at Wolf Creek Lodge,
where PG&E installed 30 EV charging ports through the EV Charge
Network program. Wolf Creek Lodge is a cohousing community where
members aim to be very good neighbors to one another and practice
an environmentally sustainable lifestyle.
Accelerating Clean Transportation in California
Increasing EV adoption is a critical component to making
California’s clean air future a reality as transportation is the
single largest source of greenhouse-gas emissions in California,
contributing about 40%. The state aims to have 100 percent of
California sales of new passenger cars and trucks be zero-emission
by 2035.
The electricity fueling EVs in California comes from one of the
cleanest energy mixes in the country—about 85 percent of the
electricity PG&E delivers to customers is from greenhouse
gas-free resources.
While EV adoption continues to grow in California, the lack of
available places to charge remains one of the biggest barriers.
PG&E’s EV Charge Network supports the adoption of EVs by
increasing access to charging in locations where it has
traditionally been limited and where cars often sit for longer
periods of time, like workplaces, apartment buildings and
condominiums.
“Expanding the use of electric vehicles is essential for
California to achieve its bold climate and clean-air goals.
PG&E is thrilled to bring EV access to more customers through
our first EV charging infrastructure program and we will continue
to be an active partner in helping make EVs an option for millions
of Californians. Reducing vehicle emissions is good for our state
and good for the environment,” said PG&E’s Laurie Giammona,
senior vice president of Customer Care.
PG&E’s Additional EV Charging Efforts
- EV Fleet program: Aims to install or rebate
make-ready electrical infrastructure at 700 sites by 2024 to
support the adoption of 6,500 medium- and heavy-duty electric
vehicles.
- EV Fast Charge program for public fast chargers:
Complements state and privately funded initiatives and aims to
install more than 50 plazas for DC fast charging in highway
corridor and urban sites. Earlier this year, PG&E installed
four fast chargers at its first site at 7-Eleven in West
Sacramento, Calif.
- Special rates, rebates and tools: PG&E has electric
rate plans tailored for customers who drive EVs and offers 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 adopting 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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