Brendan O'Donnell, Manager of Planning, Strategy, and Analytics at Seattle City Light gave this presentation at Forth's networking event on November 9, 2017.

1. URBAN FAST CHARGING
Brendan O’Donnell
November 2017

4. Urban utility serving Seattle and
several surrounding suburbs
800,000 population // 435,000 customers
$0.09/kWh average rate
Hydro based carbon neutral electricity
Longest continually running EE program in
the nation
Seattle City Light

5. Decision Drivers
Why electric transportation?

6. Seattle aims to be carbon neutral by 2050
Carbon neutrality requires a rapid transition from
fossil fuels in the transportation sector
Building on the legacy of Seattle City Light by
leveraging clean electricity

7. US AVERAGE SEATTLE
CARBON EMISSIONS

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CURRENT CITY LIGHT RESOURCES

10. 9,000,000
9,200,000
9,400,000
9,600,000
9,800,000
10,000,000
10,200,000
10,400,000
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
MWh
10,004,068
9,908,990
ANNUAL LOAD
weather adjusted

11. Business Planning
Does this investment make sense?

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CITY LIGHT EV PLANNING
1What is the value of transportation
electrification to our customers?
2How will our infrastructure be
affected by the change in load?
3What is the best role for City Light in
the electric transportation market?
Completed business case in early 2016 with a cross
functional team from across utility

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CITY LIGHT EV PLANNING
•Findings:
o There is a net benefit for vehicle charging
o The distribution system can largely handle the
increase in transportation load
o Very strong customer demand, particularly
electrification of the shared transportation
sector

14. CARS

15. CARS BUSES FORKLIFTS

16. Implementation
What are we offering to customers?

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URBAN FAST CHARGING PILOT
o Support EVs in shared transportation
and mobility applications
o Address need for high quality, easily
accessible and well-distributed fast
charging
o Locate in transit and neighborhood
centers
o Visibility will drive adoption and
show City support for technology

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PILOT DETAILS
o 20 stations starting at 10-15 sites
o Charge most of a vehicles battery in
less than 30min
o City Light will own stations
o Both right-of-way and off street
installations
o Per session fee is designed to recover
fixed and energy costs

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SITING
Candidate
Sites
Pre-
Feasibility
Full
Feasibility
Evaluation Attributes
Apparent physical space
Electric service availability
EV chargers within vicinity
Available amenities
Priority placed on environmental justice neighborhoods
Geographically distributed
Willing host

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SITE 1: BEACON HILL LIGHT RAIL

23. 7200 GREENWOOD AVE
5500 E GREEN LAKE WY
800 FAIRVIEW PL N
100 BROADWAY E
2600 ALKI AVE SW
BEACON LIGHT RAIL

24. Lessons Learned
What should you consider?

25. Ask me in a year

26. Get your use case right
Getting sites is no joke
Consider professional help
Ownership is a model
Convening organization have
been very helpful

28. Brendan O’Donnell
Manager–Strategy, Planning & Analytics
brendan.odonnell@seattle.gov