Regulatory TREND. How to set rates for electric vehicle charging?

Where: California

Who: PG&E

How does PG&E want EV charging to be billed?

• Subscription based charging, like your smart phone

Where can I read the details of PG&E’s rate plan? Here

Why are regulators skeptical?

• EV rates “do not employ cross-subsidies” 
• “any collections from the new class beyond marginal cost will be considered overcollections to be redistributed to other customer classes,” 
• reducing subscription rates will “burden those customers that build and operate electric vehicle charging stations with low utilization rates.”

Utility Dive | PG&E wants EV demand charges to mimic smartphone plans. Regulators are skeptical