1、Demand Charge Mitigation Strategies for Public EV ChargersWeighing the costs and benefits to utilities,charging station site hosts,and EV driversMARCH 2024Prepared for:The Electric Vehicle Council of the Transportation Energy InstitutePrepared by:E SourceOriginally founded as part of the Rocky Mount

2、ain Institute(RMI),E Source has been supporting the electric,gas,and water utility industries with research,advising,consulting,and data-science services for nearly 40 years.E Source helps more than 600 utilities-that in turn serve more than 90%of the populations in the U.S.and Canada-to deliver bes

3、t-in-class decarbonization and resource-efficiency programs,grid-modernization projects,and asset-management and operations optimization.Report authors:Bryan Jungers Jesse Hitchcock Ben Campbell Kyle Rodriguez 2024 Transportation Energy Institute Disclaimer:The opinions and views expressed herein do

4、 not necessarily state or reflect those of the individuals on the Transportation Energy Institute Board of Directors and the Transportation Energy Institute Board of Advisors or any contributing organization to the Transportation Energy Institute.Transportation Energy Institute makes no warranty,exp

5、ress or implied,nor does it assume any legal liability or responsibility for the use of the report or any product or process described in these materials.3Electric utility demand charges can have significant impacts on the business model of electric vehicle(EV)charging stations.Demand charges are fe

6、es levied by utilities on commercial and industrial(C&I)customers based on their highest level of electricity demand during a specified billing period,usually one month.They are designed to recover the cost of delivering power at times of peak-power demand on the electric grid to existing electric u