Impact of California’s Zero Emission Vehicle Standards

What is this new California Zero Emission Standard? This week California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order adopting a goal for the sales of all new passenger vehicles in the state to be zero-emission by 2035

If the state goes EV in its vehicles, what does that mean for power?

• 9% increase in electricity demand by 2030
• EVs are flexible load that open opportunities for supporting the grid

Utility Dive | ‘This will change the nature of load’: what California’s zero emission vehicle order means for the power sector