Skyler Potocek, Customer Program Administrator, Xcel Energy gave this presentation at Forth Roadmap Win Federal Funding for Electric Mobility in Your Community workshop on Monday, May 15, 2023.
1. Xcel Energy Electric Vehicle Equity Programs
Skyler Potocek
Customer Program Administrator
Clean Transportation
Xcel Energy
Skyler.E.Potocek@xcelenergy.com
May 15, 2023
5. Achieving the Clean Transportation Vision
Enabling one out of five vehicles in the areas we serve to
be electric by 2030 delivers significant benefits
$1 BILLION
In customer fuel
savings annually
by 2030
$1 OR LESS
PER GALLON
(EQUIVALENT)
To drive an EV with
Xcel Energy’s low,
off-peak electricity
prices at home
5 MILLION TONS
OF CARBON
EMISSIONS
Eliminated annually
by 2030 with our clean
energy
ACCESS
Holistic programs and
infrastructure for all
customers at home,
work and on the go
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We are the first electric and gas utility to have this comprehensive set of three goals in the nation.
In August of 2022, we announced a new 2050 transportation target, shown in the lower right hand corner, which is critical because transportation is now the largest source of emissions in the United States and we do something to help tackle this challenge.
That’s why Electric vehicles are the next chapter in Xcel Energy’s clean energy transition. Our new zero-carbon transportation goal complements our vision to provide 100% carbon-free electricity by 2050.
As we increase the amount of renewable and carbon-free energy on our system, EV drivers are plugging in and powering up with cleaner energy each day. In fact, an electric vehicle powered with electricity from Xcel Energy in 2021 was more than 55% cleaner than a conventional gasoline-powered car. By 2030, that number is expected to jump to more than 80%, under our plans for reducing carbon emissions.
And there are significant benefits that are anticipated for our customers, communities, and the state, by achieving our vision with 1 in 5 vehicles being electric by 2030.
Specifically, we have quantified these benefits for 2030 and many of you have seen this before.
Charging an EV during off-peak at home costs the equivalent of about $1 per gallon of gasoline. Under our goal, customers would save $1 billion annually on fuel by 2030.
As we continue to cut carbon emissions on our system, electric vehicles will run on ever-cleaner energy. This provides cleaner air for everyone – whether or not you drive an EV. We expect to avoid 5 million tons of carbon emissions annually by 2030 under our goal.
What’s new is a focus on access. By 2030, we want to expand our key residential EV programs to all states, expand our commercial programs and support high speed public charging infrastructure every 50 miles on highways within our service areas. This aligns with the federal IIJA legislation that was adopted last year.