Electric Transportation – Leading the Charge!
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Utility Round Table Discussion – Madison, WI
December 17, 2013
National Grid
… Pipes and Wires, UK
Gas Distribution – UK
Gas Transmission – UK
Electricity Transmission – UK
National Grid
… Pipes and Wires, US
Electricity Distribution & Generation
Gas Distribution – US
Electricity Transmission – US
Our Alternative Fuel Vehicle Tradition
Our History
 Sponsored the development of the
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first CNG transit bus, garbage truck
and Ford taxicab in the US in to be
used in commercial service
Built the largest CNG station in the US
at that time for MTA NYC Transit
Early adopter of electric vehicle
technology for cars, light trucks and
buses
Supported AFV RD&D at EPRI and
GTI
Today
 74 CNG fueling stations served; 15
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owned by National Grid
Deliver 16.7 Million GGE annually
to CNG fueling stations (No. 2 in
US)
Partnership with Clean Energy
Fuels to operate and develop CNG
stations
EV, Setting the Stage
 High and Volatile gasoline prices
 Climate change / Air Quality Improvement
 National security / Energy supply security
 Technology Improvements
 Li-ion batteries
 Mobile electronics
 Government Action
 Incentives
 Grant programs
 CAFÉ
 ZEV
 Customer familiarity of hybrid-electric vehicles (HEVs)
What could we expect for adoption?…
NGrid US Market Penetration Scenarios
10
8
Accelerated
50%
Mid-Range
Conservative
40%
7
6
30%
5
4
20%
3
2
10%
1
0
2010
2015
2020
2025
0%
2030
% Annual US Sales
US Annual Sales (millions)
9
Considering our system…
Generation
 Expectation is that there is sufficient generation capacity for millions of
plug-in vehicles
Transmission
 Expectation is that millions of vehicles can be accommodated on the
transmission grid
 Incremental load in congested areas would need to be addressed
Distribution
 Generally sufficient capacity, but the concern is within local areas where
several neighbors purchase PEVs (“clustering”)
 Clustering will create loads on specific portions of the distribution system
which would create challenges, even when overall PEV market penetration
remains low.
 Additional loading of transformers could degrade their life
 Overloading of transformers could lead to failures
Buck-shot approach
 Vehicle Demonstrations
Ford/EPRI
NYSERDA/Chrysler
SCAQMD/EPRI
GM/EPRI
 Grid Impact Analyses
 Contributions to Policy (e.g., Low Carbon Fuel
Standards,
NY Climate Action Plan, MA H.69, MA EV Task Force…)
 Leader/Member of Associations (e.g., EDTA, GED, REVI,
EPRI, EEI, PGR)
 Customer resource development (e.g., website, subject
matter experts)
Collaboration is key!
Considering our customer
Somewhat supports benefit:
Supports benefit:
Customer Benefit
Closely supports benefit:
Electric Vehicles
Fuel Cost Savings
Lifecycle Cost Savings 1, 2
Fuel Cost Stability
Fueling Independence*
Stewardship
Energy Independence^
Environmental Compliance*
* Geared toward commercial fleets
^ Geared toward personal vehicles
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1
California Natural Gas Vehicle Coalition
2
California Air Resources Board. Does not include incentives for EVs.
Our Customer and Business Strategy
Gas Growth
Making the switch to
natural gas
Energy Efficiency
Discovering value in using
energy wisely
Alternative Fuel Vehicles
Turning to National Grid for
your transportation needs
Distributed Generation
& Storage
Producing energy and
strengthening the system
Grid Modernization
Experiencing the convenience,
control and choice of the
modern grid
Charging Network – Phase 1, MA
 34 Public Charging Stations
 Equipment 100% DOE Grant
funded through Coulomb
ChargePoint America
Program
 7 Customer Partnerships
across 25 sites including
restaurants, shopping malls,
municipalities, and parking
structures.
 Free to end user
 2-Yr land lease allowing
National Grid to install &
maintain
 Full metering capability
 8 units within Worcester smart
grid pilot area including firstever Sustainability Hub.
Massachusetts Locations
Charging Network Phase 2 & 3,NY & RI
New York
Rhode Island
 Partnership with ChargePoint
 Partnership with ChargePoint
 66 Public Charging Stations
 50 Public Charging Stations
 Equipment 100% NYSERDA
funded through PON 2301. .
 Equipment 100% RI OER
funded.
 Free to end user*
 Free to end user*
 4-Yr land lease allowing
National Grid to install &
maintain
 4-Yr land lease allowing
National Grid to install &
maintain
 Full metering capability
 Full metering capability
New York Locations
Rode Island Locations
EV Freedom, Boston to Buffalo
Lessons Learned
 How/where best to install a charging stations
 Convenience charging will be the most prevalent form
of public charging (e.g. while dining, shopping, etc)
 Validated characteristics of current generation of EV
buyers/supporters (e.g. income level, education level,
etc)
 Sites are willing to host charging stations if they don’t
need to “worry” about them - Simplify
 Not enough information available for consumers on
EV’s
Tops Stations by # of Sessions
1. Buffalo Niagara Medical Center, (49 uses in 30 days)
2. Chilis, Westford MA (44 uses in 30 days)
3. National Grid, Waltham Ma (30 uses in 30 days)
4. Top’s Supermarket, Buffalo NY (28 uses in 30 days)
5. Chili’s, Albany NY (24 uses in 30 days)
MA Usage, Year over Year Comparison
Questions and Contact
John Gilbrook
Transportation – Project Manager
781-907-2253
John.gilbrook@us.ngrid.com
Appendix
EPRI Ford Escape PHEV R&D Project
 Work directly with the Electric
Power Research Institute
(EPRI) utility experts, the
design team of Ford.
 Utilize pre-production Ford
Escape PHEVs to establish
requirements, develop
protocols and demonstrate
smart charging.
 Receive technical reports on
each of the analytical topics of
the project.
National Grid received EPRI Technology Transfer Award for excellence
EPRI GM Volt test program
 Nationwide EPRI membership fleet demonstration program
 Vehicles refurbished GM employee test fleet
 Advanced telematics and data collection provided by OnStar
 Key focus on vehicle efficiency reliance on climate and driving
styles
 3 year program, begun August 2011 – 35K miles logged
Chrysler PHEV RAM Test Fleet
 140 Nationwide test fleet funded by DOE ARRA
 6 Vehicles tested across National Grid service territory
 4 fleet issue for electric operations, engineering and construction
activity
 2 Kept for RD&D Activity, internal and external demonstration.
 3 Year program, begun September 2011 – 50K miles logged (all
vehicles)
Chrysler PHEV RAM Test Fleet