This report describes the results of the Southern California Public Power Authority’s installation of 9 DC Fast Chargers and 6, dual port, Level 2 AC chargers at 12 locations within the service territories of participating publicly owned utilities. The initial goal of the project was to install 9 DC Fast Chargers and 4 Level 2 units – but because the original purchase and installation costs were under budget, the Power Authority was able to gain authorization from the Energy Commission to install 2 additional units to further support the opening of the Anaheim Regional Transit Center. All 15 of these installations served to increase electric vehicle charging infrastructure along major thoroughfares or corridors in southern California. Usage data was collected from the stations over a 23-month period ending October 31, 2016 to determine equivalent emission reductions and vehicle statistics.
Greenhouse gas emission reductions were based on the estimated number of electric vehicle miles traveled. The internal combustion engine miles displaced was determined by the measurement of energy delivered by the electric vehicle charging stations and the energy use per mile of an average electric vehicle. The estimated greenhouse gas emission reductions over the data collection period were almost 19 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions and it is estimated that over the 15 year life of the project the reductions will reach 300 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent through eventual displacement of almost 1 million internal combustion engine vehicle miles.
