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ORDER NO. PSC-2020-0512-TRF-EI
<br /> DOCKET NO. 20200170-EI
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<br /> Association, Inc. These comments have been placed in the docket file. In addition, an email
<br /> objecting to the proposed UEV rate as being too high has been placed in the docket file.2
<br /> In support of its petition for the proposed pilot tariffs, FPL lists several benefits of EVs
<br /> and cites Section 339.287(1)(f), F.S., that states that "ensuring the prompt installation of
<br /> adequate, reliable charging stations is in the public interest." Furthermore, Section 339.287(2),
<br /> F.S., directs the Florida Department of Transportation, in consultation with the Commission and
<br /> the Florida Office of Energy, to develop a master plan for electric vehicle charging infrastructure
<br /> and submit the master plan to the Governor by July 1, 2021.
<br /> FPL began voluntarily implementing in 2019 an EV infrastructure pilot called FPL
<br /> EVolution. Under the EVolution pilot, as of June 2020, FPL has installed 166 Level 2 (4-6 hours
<br /> to full charge) charging stations at 27 locations with plans to install more than 1,000 additional
<br /> charging stations over an approximate three-year period. The additional charging stations FPL
<br /> plans to install will include Level 2 and fast charging stations at locations such as public parks,
<br /> malls, companies that wish to install charging stations for public and employee use, high-traffic
<br /> areas along highways such as the Florida Turnpike, Interstate-95, or Interstate-75, and along
<br /> evacuation routes. Specifically, FPL estimates that it will install 1,150 Level 2 chargers and 218
<br /> fast charging stations. FPL stated that the average cost to install a single Level 2 charger is
<br /> approximately $5,500 and for a fast charger approximately $80,000; however, actual cost could
<br /> vary based on location and technology.
<br /> FPL contends that the EVolution pilot will help the state expand the number of EV
<br /> charging stations and allow FPL to conduct research in areas such as: (1) FPL-owned charging
<br /> stations, (2) partnering with commercial customers who wish to offer EV charging services on
<br /> their premises, (3) rate structures, and (4) the effects of charging stations on system load and the
<br /> electric distribution system.
<br /> FPL states that the utility intends to request base rate recovery of the EVolution
<br /> infrastructure as part of its next base rate proceeding. FPL anticipates the total investment in the
<br /> FPL EVolution pilot to be $30 million through the end of 2022; however, a portion of this
<br /> investment will be offset by any revenues received under the proposed UEV tariff. FPL reflects
<br /> the revenues, operating expenses, capital additions, and depreciation associated with the current
<br /> and planned Level 2 and fast charging stations as above-the-line items on the Earnings
<br /> Surveillance Reports filed with the Commission.
<br /> Under its general grant of authority3 and the flexibility afforded by the Florida Supreme
<br /> Court in construing and applying these statutes,4 we have previously approved several EV pilot
<br /> programs. In 1995, we approved an electric vehicle tariff for Tampa Electric Company.5 More
<br /> recently, in 2017, we addressed EV charging stations owned by utilities in two rate case
<br /> 2 Document No.04130-2020 in Correspondence Section of Docket file.
<br /> 3 Section 366.02(2), F.S., provides that "electric utility" means any investor-owned electric utility which owns,
<br /> maintains,or operates an electric generation,transmission,or distribution system within the state.
<br /> 4 City of Tallahassee v. Florida Pub.Serv. Com'n,433 So.2d 505(Fla. 1983)
<br /> 5 Order No.PSC-95-0853-FOF-EG,issued July 17, 1995,in Docket No.950517-EG,In Re:Petition for Approval of
<br /> New Experimental Electric Vehicle Targby Tampa Electric Company.
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