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We are moving toward a more electrified future with all-electric homes and fully electric cars rapidly growing in popularity.  

For utilities, this means increased challenges to plan to meet growing and changing load demand. It also means opportunities to be catalysts for the adoption of new technologies and to leverage these technologies to manage demand. 

Owners and prospective buyers of electric vehicles (EVs) hope to see more public places to rapidly charge their vehicles thanks to billions of dollars in federal and state charger incentive programs.

To accelerate greater electric vehicle adoption, Delaware has selected the Center for Sustainable Energy (CSE) as the new administrator of the state’s Clean Vehicle Rebate Program (CVRP) that provides cash incentives for purchasing and leasing new light-duty electric vehicles.

U.S. sales of electric vehicles (EVs) are trending in a positive direction, yet new EVs remain out of reach for many low- and moderate-income (LMI) car buyers. That’s where state incentives play a critical role.

Let’s start with the good news.

With nearly 1 of every 5 new cars sold in California last year being an electric vehicle (EV), the EV market is moving beyond early adopters. But there is still a way to go before EVs are an affordable and convenient choice for all California drivers.

During an energy efficiency project deploying precommercial technologies at a 26-year-old Walmart Supercenter in Covina, California, electricity use was cut by more than 30%, demonstrating a cost-effective path for retrofitting other large retail stores to help meet state greenhouse gas reduction goals.