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Peninsula Clean Energy pilot finds low enrollment for managed home charging; recommends rightsizing chargers in multifamily housing
Summary
Peninsula Clean Energy reported a year‑long telematics managed‑charging pilot with low enrollment (about 4%) and only modest peak‑shifting impacts; the program recommends rightsizing multifamily charging to low‑cost Level‑1 outlets to scale installations.
Philip Cobernick, associate director of energy programs at Peninsula Clean Energy (PCE), presented findings from a year‑long telematics managed‑charging pilot focused on residential drivers.
Recruitment and enrollment: PCE targeted a Silicon Valley EV owner cohort and reported approximately 700 participants enrolled — about 4% of the targeted outreach pool — substantially lower than the pilot team's recruitment goal. "Recruitment is a real challenge," Cobernick said. PCE tested multiple incentive levels including a cohort paid $40 per month but found that higher per‑participant incentives did not…
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