Preparing for Transportation Electrification: �The Electric Coop Perspective

Stephanie Crawford, Regulatory Affairs Director at NRECA gave this presentation at the Forth Rural EV Charging Programs webinar on May 14, 2024.

1. Preparing for Transportation Electrification: The Electric Coop Perspective May 14, 2024 Forth Mobility Rural EV Charging Webinar Stephanie Crawford Regulatory Affairs Director

2. Cooperatives Focused on their Consumer-Members | Pg. 1

3. Cooperatives Power 56% of the Nation’s Landmass | Pg. 2

4. Multiple Considerations for Cooperatives | Pg. 3 Key Question : How quickly will consumers, companies, municipalities, and school districts adopt EVs? Critical first step : Member education and outreach

5. Importance of Data on EVs and EV Charging

6. National EV Infrastructure (NEVI) Program $5B over 5 years to build out nationwide network of chargers along interstates Key Areas of Focus Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Grant Program $2.5B over 5 years divided between community and corridor grants Clean School Bus Program $5B over 5 years to school districts for zero and low emission buses

7. Cooperative Approach to Vehicle Electrification Service Territories of CAVE participants as of October 2023 Mission:  The Cooperative Approach to Vehicle Electrification (CAVE) is a network of electric cooperatives that have implemented or are planning to implement a variety of electric transportation programs.

8. Cultivating Partnerships to Prepare for Transportation Electrification

9. REWIRED: R ural E lectric Utility W orkflow I mprovements for R apid E VSE D eployment | Pg. 8 Preliminary - Overview The Project will support EVSE development and result in reduced soft costs for new EV charging installations that are scalable, replicable, and can be implemented across the nation by analyzing current and needed utility workflow improvements through peer-to-peer learning and lesson exchange amongst rural electric cooperatives. Soft costs are non-hardware expenses, such as preliminary studies, paperwork, approval delays, communication inefficiencies, and inadequate assessment of distribution grid capacity. *Currently in pre-award negotiations

10. Questions? May 10, 2024 | Pg. 9