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BFRW committee to draft consolidated EV‑charging amendment; members push for data‑driven thresholds and flexibility on electrical sizing
Summary
The committee reviewed multiple EV‑charging petitions, heard public and industry input about costs, utility coordination and timing, and directed the standing committee to produce a consolidated amendment for public review that ties minimums to forecasted adoption and preserves flexibility on transformer and service sizing.
The BFRW committee on April 11 reviewed competing petitions about EV‑charging readiness, infrastructure sizing and automatic load management. After hearing proponents, utilities and industry commenters, the committee directed staff to consolidate proposals into a single BFRW draft and to post it for public comment.
Todd Bayer (committee member) presented a working draft that ties three facility categories (residential Group R, commercial, and parking/other) to staggered timelines and to an adoption forecast. The proposal discussed by staff and proponents links near‑term minimums (five‑year horizon) for EV charging and EV‑ready stalls to a longer‑term forecast (20‑year horizon) for transformer/electrical room capacity. Bayer…
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