REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
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Action on the California Energy Commission Electric Vehicle Ready Communities Blueprint
Report
BACKGROUND
In December 2017, the California Energy Commission (CEC) released a Grant Funding Opportunity (GFO-17-604) for Electric Vehicle (EV) Ready Communities Challenge Phase I - Blueprint Plan Development. The City of Santa Clara, dba Silicon Valley Power (SVP) recognized the need for consulting services to be successful in the grant and partnered with Siemens Industry, Inc. (Siemens) as SVP's subcontractor in its grant proposal.
On May 9, 2018, at the CEC Business Meeting, SVP was officially awarded a grant for $199,280 with an in-kind match requirement of $100,286 ($75,492 for the subcontract with Siemens Industry, Inc. and $24,794 for staff time) to develop an EV Ready Communities Blueprint.
Silicon Valley Power, along with various City of Santa Clara departments and stakeholders, has completed and developed the Electric Vehicle Ready Communities Blueprint (EV Blueprint) for the City per the grant requirements. The EV Blueprint identifies the actions and milestones needed to proceed toward implementation of an EV ready community through 2030. When the CEC solicits Phase II of the grant funding, SVP will use the EV Blueprint as a submission for the application. The EV Blueprint for the City defines goals and requirements (Task 2); analyzes target areas, technical recommendations, and economic recommendations for charging infrastructure (Task 3); and evaluates city programs to be implemented (Task 4).
DISCUSSION
A primary goal of the EV Blueprint was to set goals and requirements and sets the foundation for development of the City's EV Readiness. The process for setting this foundation was conducted in four steps:
* Identify and understand the perspectives of impacted and interested internal and external stakeholders. The EV Blueprint team interviewed key stakeholders including the Community Development Department, Traffic ...
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