In March 2013, the Energy Commission awarded grant funding of $145,554 to Alternative Energy Systems Consulting, Inc. to install, commission, and assess the performance of three Charge De Move Direct Current Fast Chargers for workplace operations at the University of California San Diego campus. Alternative Energy Systems Consulting, Inc. sub-contracted with RWE Effizienz, a subsidiary of the German-based utility RWE AG and an expert on the global International Organization for Standardization/ International Electrotechnical Commission 15118 Electric Vehicle charging standard, to install and assess the charging units in the University of California San Diego’s micro grid environment.
The goal of the project is to demonstrate the feasibility of electric charging at the workplace level in order to achieve substantial reductions in greenhouse gas emissions through electrification of the transportation sector. A secondary goal is to assess the impact of fast charging on the electrical grid. University of California San Diego offers the perfect test bed as it provides electricity through their unique micro grid environment.
The official collection of electric vehicle charging data began on March 1, 2016 with the commissioning of the direct current fast chargers backend processes. As of date, all three chargers were installed and operational. Installation and commissioning occurred later than originally scheduled, impacting the duration of the data collection period. In addition to data collection and performance assessment, this report also includes lessons learned.
Governor Brown’s Executive Orders B-16-12 and B-18-12 accelerate the integration of battery electric vehicles in state government and promote battery electric vehicle adoption by state employees and the public by making charging stations readily accessible at state buildings. This project has been responsive to these policy directives and has met its goals and objectives through the installation of three direct current fast chargers in the University of California San Diego campus. This project will accelerate the integration of electric vehicles in state fleets and make charging stations available at state buildings for fleet and workplace charging.
