New York’s EV and EV Supply Equipment Proceeding

On April 24, 2018, the New York’s PSC opened this proceeding to consider the role of electric utilities in providing infrastructure and rate designs to accommodate the needs and electricity demands of EVs and EV supply equipment. It will also consider the characteristics of EV charging stations and how they may facilitate EV participation as a distributed energy resource.

On February 7, 2019, the Commission issued an order approving a proposed incentive program to encourage the deployment of public direct current fast charging (DCFC) stations. The approved program will provide $31.6 million in incentives for up to 1,074 publicly accessible DCFC charging station plugs.

On January 17, 2020, the Commission launched a statewide utility-supported “Make-Ready” Program to promote responsible EV charging station deployment. As part of the new program, the DPS is directing the state’s major electric utilities to build the grid infrastructure needed to enable the installation of publicly accessible EV charging stations. The program aims to improve EV economics for developers by covering up to 90% of the costs to make-ready a site for EV charging through 2025 to coincide with New York’s goal of deploying 850,000 zero-emission vehicles by the end of that year.