Utility Electric Vehicle (EV) Promotion Measures

Congress amended the Public Utilities Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA) to direct the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to require each state to consider measures to promote greater transportation electrification, by amending rates to:

• Promote affordable and equitable EV chargers;
• Improve customer experience with EV chargers;
• Accelerate third party investment in EV chargers; and,
• Recover marginal costs of electricity delivery to EV chargers.

Each state regulatory authority and each nonregulated utility must commence consideration or set a hearing date for consideration no later than November 15, 2022, and must complete consideration and make a determination no later than November 15, 2024. States with existing EV rate standards are exempt.

(Reference Public Law 117-58 and 16 U.S. Code 2621(d)(21))