California just took another key step in expanding the market for electric vehicles (EVs); 3,500 charging stations will be installed in the San Diego area under a “Vehicle Grid Integration” program approved by the California Public Utilities Commission recently that also includes dynamic pricing to encourage charging when renewable energy is abundant, maximizing the savings from fueling the vehicles with electricity.
The unanimous vote for the San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) program comes two weeks after the CPUC approved a pilot program to deploy 1,500 EV stations in Southern California Edison (SCE) territory. After completing the pilot, SCE intends to deploy another 28,500 stations.
