New York State Governor, Andrew Cuomo today says the State Department of Public Service has issued a report recommending the establishment of a utility-supported Make-Ready Programme to promote electric vehicle charging station deployment.
In addition, the Governor announced more than 20,000 rebates have been approved for New Yorkers to purchase electric cars with the Drive Clean Rebate initiative, which provides residents with a rebate of up to US$2,000 for the purchase or lease of a new electric car from participating dealers.
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In his 2020 State of the State address, Governor Cuomo underscored New York’s commitment to further encourage EV ownership.
Specifically, the Governor directed the Department of Public Service, in consultation with stakeholders, to propose a make-ready initiative that provides utility support to accelerate the development of EV charging infrastructure needed to meet expected EV growth in the next five years.
“Accelerating electric vehicle ownership is a key component of New York’s nation-leading plan to fight climate change and grow our clean energy economy,” said Cuomo.
“The Make Ready initiative will direct the State’s utilities to build the grid infrastructure needed to enable the installation of publicly accessible chargers, encouraging more New Yorkers to choose electric vehicles while creating jobs and ensuring our energy dollars stay in-State.”
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By GlobalDataThe report recommends the Public Service Commission direct the State’s major electric utilities to build the grid infrastructure needed to enable installation of publicly accessible EV charging stations. To support EV deployment in New York, the report recommends a number of actions to leverage the utilities’ expertise and position to promote zero-emission vehicle adoption.
The Commission has already approved initiatives to encourage the zero emissions market, including residential time-of-use rates for EV charging and annual per-plug incentives to buy down the cost of installing publicly accessible direct current fast charger stations. The Commission has also approved a number of EV demonstration and pilot projects and the utilities have developed the framework needed to roll out EVs.
The Make-Ready Programme would run through 2025 to coincide with New York’s goal of deploying 850,000 zero-emission vehicles by the end of that year. The programme will improve EV economics for developers by covering up to 90% of the costs to make ready a site for EV charging.
The report also proposes utilities be required to incorporate EV charging scenarios into their annual capital planning processes.
New York State has a number of initiatives to support medium and heavy-duty vehicle electrification underway, including bus fleets.
Fast-charger EV stations developed in the first year of the Make-Ready Programme are expected to have positive financial returns for all regions and site configurations, except for the larger 150 kW stations located in upstate New York. The report recommends each region in upstate New York be eligible for additional incentives to make four or more fast charging locations available in every region.
The EVolve NY initiative, administered by the New York Power Authority, has committed US$250m to expand public fast charging along key transit corridors, creating new charging hubs in major cities and airports.
The additional infrastructure will complement the goals of the State’s Drive Clean Rebate initiative, a US$70m plug-in hybrid and electric car rebate and outreach initiative to encourage the growth of clean and non-polluting car use in New York, promote the reduction of carbon emissions in the transportation sector and help reduce vehicle prices for consumers.
Of this, US$55m is dedicated to rebates of up to US$2,000 for the purchase of a new plug-in hybrid electric car, all-electric car or hydrogen fuel cell car. The remaining US$15m is to support improving consumer awareness of electric cars, installing more charging stations across the State and developing and demonstrating new electric car-enabling technologies.
Since it was launched, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, which administers the initiative, has approved more than US$29m in rebates for New Yorkers,
Overall, most people received rebates of US$1,100 or more for their new electric cars.
