Supporting letters from UCSD, GE, CleanTech San Diego, and CONECT to CEC for AB118 Funding of renewable energy charging of electric vehicles.

3. May 11, 2011
Mr. James D. Boyd, Vice-Chair and Presiding Member
Ms. Carla Peterman, Commissioner and Associate Member
California Energy Commission
Dockets Office, MS-4
Re: Docket No. 10-ALT-1
1516 Ninth Street
Sacramento, CA 95814-5512
Subj: 10-ALT-1 Advisory Committee Meeting
Ref: Comment on 2011‐2012 Investment Plan for the Alternative and Renewable Fuel and
Vehicle Technology Program Committee Draft Report. California Energy Commission, Fuels and
Transportation Division. Publication Number: CEC-600-2011-006-CTD
Dear Commissioners Boyd and Peterman,
Please accept this letter as one of support for the provisions in the Committee Draft Report that,
“… encourage workplace and fleet charging, the Energy Commission will consider grants to
support charging infrastructure (with emphasis on battery storage and renewable charging) and
outreach to business and fleet owners.” [p 38]
CleanTECH San Diego is a nonprofit association focused on speeding San Diego’s transition to a
clean energy economy. We have a broad and diverse membership that includes the private sector
such as Bank of America, Soitec Solar, Viridity Energy, Invenergy, Kyocera and Borrego Solar, as
well as local governments, nongovernmental agencies and universities and research institutes.
Given the region’s designation by the State of California as the iHUB for solar energy storage, we
are intensely interested in successfully integrating electric vehicles while also maximizing the
potential benefits of renewable energy.
CleanTECH San Diego concurs that grid impacts can be reduced by offsetting the increased
demand for electricity by improving local efficiency and/or installing photovoltaic systems. [p 39]
We believe that the Energy Commission should provide equipment grants that represent
investments that encourage offpeak charging or reduction of on-peak charging via renewables
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such as photovoltaic charging [p 26] as a part of the broad variety of charging installations and
related activities that will be potentially funded with the adoption of this report. [p 7]
We respectfully urge the Energy Commission to continue to support the rollout of PEVs by
investing in the strategic deployment of EVSE, including off peak charging mechanisms and on-
peak charging via renewables, especially during this initial phase. [p 26]. Thank you for your
consideration in this matter.
Sincerely,
Lisa Bicker

4. June 6, 2011
Mr. James D. Boyd, Vice-Chair and Presiding Member
Ms. Carla Peterman, Commissioner and Associate Member
California Energy Commission
Dockets Office, MS-4
1516 Ninth Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Re: Docket No. 10-ALT-1 Advisory Committee Meeting
Ref: Comment on 2011‐2012 Investment Plan for the Alternative and Renewable Fuel and
Vehicle Technology Program Committee Draft Report. California Energy Commission, Fuels
and Transportation Division. Publication Number: CEC‐600‐2011‐006‐CTD
Dear Commissioners Boyd and Peterman,
CONNECT writes to fully endorse the mission of the Committee Draft Report that
encourages investments in Plug-in Electric Vehicle (PEV) charging infrastructures to help reduce
the amount of petroleum and greenhouse gas emissions. Grants supporting the expansion for
charging infrastructure, especially utilizing photovoltaic systems, are vital to promote the
commercialization of alternative fuels and electric vehicle supply equipment which will result in
new job creation and technological innovation. Additionally, such infrastructure expansion is
critical as the number of PEV’s continues to increase in the next few years increasing demand on
alternative energy and reducing reliance on foreign oil.
CONNECT is a nonprofit organization, birthed out of the University of California—San
Diego, that is dedicated to creating and sustaining the growth of innovative technology and
related businesses, including the cleantech sector. Thus our interest in the Commission’s actions
is profound. Since 1985, CONNECT has assisted in the formation and development of over
2,000 companies and is widely regarded as one the world’s most successful regional programs
linking inventors and entrepreneurs with the business, legal and financing resources they need
for success. CONNECT focuses on research institution support, business creation and
development, entrepreneurial learning, access to capital, protection of intellectual property,
public policy advocacy, awards, recognition and networking. More than 40 countries and
regions have adopted the CONNECT model, including New York City, the U.K, Australia and
India, while several Latin America, South America and Mid-East city/regions are likely to adopt
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5. the CONNECT model in 2011/2012. Additionally, CONNECT is the recipient of the 2010
Innovation in Economic Development Award in the “Innovation in Regional Innovation
Clusters” category presented by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development
Administration.
The Commission is on point regarding its goal to promote workplace and fleet charging
infrastructure with an emphasis on battery storage and renewable charging. The Committee
properly recognized that while most PEV consumers will charge at home, they must be assured
of readily available charging stations within their driving radius. Thus, it is imperative that
investments be made to provide equipment grants for technologies that encourage off-peak
charging or reduction of on-peak charging via renewables such as photovoltaic charging as part
of a spectrum of charging options.
We commend the Commission for its effort and commitment to keeping California at the
forefront of PEV development and utilization. We encourage the Commission to continue its
leadership by providing investments in charging equipment systems especially using renewables.
We stand ready to assist the Commission with any further information it needs.
Respectfully submitted,
CONNECT, by:
Timothy Tardibono
Timothy Tardibono, M.A., J.D.
Director of Public Policy & Chief Counsel
timothy@connect.org
8950 Villa La Jolla Drive • Suite A124 • La Jolla • CA • 92037

6. GE Energy
Digital Energy
John D. McDonald
Director, Technical Strategy & Policy Development
20 Technology Parkway, Suite 380
Norcross, GA 30092
USA
T 770.662.7081
F 770.447.7200
johnd.mcdonald@ge.com
Via E-Mail
June 6, 2011
Mr. James D. Boyd, Vice-Chair and Presiding Member
Ms. Carla Peterman, Commissioner and Associate Member
California Energy Commission
Transportation Committee
Dockets Office, MS-4
1516 Ninth Street
Sacramento, CA 95814-5512
Subject: 10-ALT-1 Advisory Committee Meeting
2011‐2012 Investment Plan for the Alternative and Renewable Fuel
and Vehicle Technology Program Committee Draft Report,
California Energy Commission, Fuels and Transportation Division
Publication Number: CEC -600-2011-006-CTD
Dear Commissioners Boyd and Peterman:
Electric vehicles and the smart grid are poised to play a critical role in enabling the United States
and other countries to make the transition to a low carbon future. That vision, however, will
only become reality through an unprecedented transformation of the Nation’s electric and
transportation sectors. GE Energy commends the State of California for being a national leader
in the promotion of such a transformation. The CEC’s investment plan for alternative and
renewable fuel and vehicle technology, along with the CPUC’s evaluation of policies to develop
electric vehicle charging infrastructure and their review of long term smart grid deployment
plans, will ensure sustained focus on grid safety, reliability and efficiency, customer satisfaction
and market innovation.
The Digital Energy business within GE Energy provides technology solutions to electric utilities
worldwide, solutions that encompass hardware, software and services supporting the entire
electricity value chain, from transformers at the generation switchyard to smart meters and
electric vehicle charging at customer premises. As a major manufacturer working with all of the

7. investor owned utilities in California and as a member of the Smart City San Diego collaborative,
which features one of the largest initial deployments of electric vehicles in the country, GE
Energy sees the progress being made in modernizing and strengthening the grid, and delivering
important economic, efficiency and environmental benefits.
More specifically, GE Energy welcomes the inclusion and recognition of renewable energy for
electric vehicle charging in the CEC’s publication number CEC-600-2011-006-CTD. Policy,
funding mechanisms and public outreach that encourage off-peak charging and/or the
reduction of on-peak charging via renewables such as photovoltaic systems are necessary to
deliver the most robust and meaningful deployments. Grid impacts can be reduced by
offsetting the increased demand for electricity through improvements in local efficiency and/or
installations of photovoltaic systems, and business and fleet owners are key targets for this
message given their anticipated electric vehicle related load profiles. We thank the Commission
for their support of the roll-out of electric vehicles and strategic investments in electric vehicle
supply equipment, and we urge the Commission to continue to highlight the important role of
renewable energy for electric vehicle charging.
Thank you for your consideration in this matter.
Respectfully submitted,
John D. McDonald
Director, Technical Strategy & Policy Development