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Settlement At Large PA Utility Would Adopt EV Managed Charging Pilot, Behavioral DR Pilot, Both For Residential Customers
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An unopposed settlement in the distribution rate case of Duquesne Light in Pennsylvania would adopt a Managed Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Pilot for residential customers, and Behavioral Load Management Pilot for residential customers
Under the Residential Managed Charging Pilot, Duquesne Light will pause a customer's EV charging, for a period expected to last two to four hours (and no more than six hours), during an anticipated 10-15 called events each year. Events, which will take place between 12 pm to 9 pm and most likely will occur between 3 pm and 9 pm, are expected to be called in the period June through September. Customers may opt-out of an event and continue charging their EV
Customers in the Residential Managed Charging Pilot who participate in at least 50% of the called events for a month will receive $20 for that month, in the form of a pre-paid debit card or direct bank deposit. Duquesne Light would have the right to alter the amount of the incentive payment by up to 25% without advance notice to the customer
The Residential Managed Charging Pilot would be limited to 500 customers
The settlement would further approve the continuation of Duquesne Light's Electric Fleet Advisory Service, with some revisions
Under the Electric Fleet Advisory Service, Duquesne Light will help customers develop fleet electrification plans with a focus on, "municipalities, school
districts, non-profits, and local and regional businesses."
There would be no cost to customers receiving the Electric Fleet Advisory Service for use of the service
Duquesne Light expects to support 18 fleet
customers annually under the Electric Fleet Advisory Service
Generally, the Electric Fleet Advisory Service will assist customers in: determining the customer's vehicles that are the best candidates for electrification, calculating total cost of ownership, estimating GHG emissions and emission reductions, identifying financial incentives, and estimating the charging infrastructure needed for electrification.
In a modification to the program, Duquesne Light would offer two levels of service under the Electric Fleet Advisory program, instead of a single level
A "full service" assessment would be offered to customers with fleets of more than 15 vehicles or fleets with "complex" operations or multiple vehicle types
For smaller fleets and/or fleets with a uniform vehicle type, an online assessment tool would provide the advisory service. Such customers may use the platform in a self-service fashion, or use a utility-assisted route for completing the assessment through the online tool
Costs of the Electric Fleet Advisory Service would be approximately $408,000 in aggregate over three years, recovered through distribution rates
The rate case stipulation would also approve Duquesne Light's Residential Behavioral Load Management Pilot
Under the Residential Behavioral Load Management Pilot, customers may opt-in to participate and would be paid an incentive, initially set at about $1.00/kWh, for reduced usage versus a baseline described below for five called peak Events annually. Duquesne Light would have the right to change the amount of the per kWh payment by up to 25% without advance notice to the customer
Customer action in response to an alert about an Event would be voluntary, and there would be no penalty for non-action. Customers would be paid annually any earned incentives via digital gift card
Under the Residential Behavioral Load Management Pilot, called Events would last no longer than six hours and would occur on weekdays and non-holidays during the period June 1 through September 30. Events are expected to occur between 3 PM and 9 PM, but may be called during other hours
Customers would be notified of an event in advance by phone call, email, text, or mobile app alert
To determine a customer's baseline usage in the Residential Behavioral Load Management Pilot, Duquesne Light will initially review the 15 previous days that are not weekends, holidays, or prior Events under the program. For each of the 15
days, the kWh usage, and the Heat Index for the hours of the Event, will be compiled. The days with the five
highest kWh values are averaged to determine the participant’s baseline. If any of the five days did not have
similar weather to the Peak Event (within 10% of the Heat Index), they will be excluded from the average. If there
are no days of similar weather, the baseline is set equal to the kWh for the highest load day. If a participating
customer's consumption is lower during an Event than their baseline, the customer would earn the per kWh incentive payment on the difference.
The Residential Behavioral Load Management Pilot would be open to 7,500 customers
Costs of the Residential Behavioral Load Management Pilot include $325,000 in O&M for an implementation contract, and would be recovered in delivery rates
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