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Community Power board authorizes $693K CEC grant agreement to study managed EV charging
Summary
The board authorized acceptance of California Energy Commission grant EPC‑25015 to support an EV managed‑charging (V1G) study led by PNNL with data support from SDG&E and participant engagement by OptiWatt; staff reported the awarded amount as approximately $693,006 and that PNNL will receive the majority of the award.
The San Diego Community Power board voted Nov. 13 to authorize execution of a California Energy Commission grant agreement (EPC‑25015) to support a research project studying advanced managed charging strategies for residential electric vehicles.
Rachel Zook, vehicle grid integration program manager, described the project (branded in staff materials as "Charge Up") and said the study will enroll roughly 1,000 residential participants from Community Power’s EV pilot and use distribution system data from San Diego Gas & Electric to measure both bulk‑system and local distribution impacts. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) will lead the technical and economic analysis as project partner and is expected to receive about 90% of the award; Community Power will retain the remaining funds for project management and participant coordination.
Staff reported the award amount in the presentation as about $693,006. Zook said the grant application passed a multi‑stage selection process at the CEC and was one of two projects selected in its category. The board heard questions about how the project will measure values including resource‑adequacy benefits and local substation impacts; staff replied that PNNL will develop models and iterate strategies after preliminary data collection.
The grant authorization was moved, seconded and approved by roll call. The board’s action authorizes the chief executive officer to accept and expend CEC funds and to execute related documents required by the grant agreement. No additional appropriations were taken at the meeting; staff indicated compliance and reporting requirements in the grant agreement would be addressed under the agency’s usual grant management processes.
