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WISCONSIN REGULATORS APPROVE MGE VEHICLE CHARGING PROGRAMS

by: Michelle Lancaster
Category: Voice Newsletter
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Oct
31
Regulators have approved a suite of programs designed to allow Madison Gas and Electric to better understand and manage charging patterns. Wisconsin utility regulators have approved a suite of electric vehicle charging programs that the utility says will help the it prepare for the emerging technology while lowering costs for consumers. The Public Service Commission voted unanimously approve three new charging programs for homeowners, apartment dwellers and fleet managers and cement a program that MGE has been testing over the past six years. MGE says the programs, allowing the utility to remotely manage vehicle charging, are needed as vehicle manufacturers spend billions of dollars to roll out hundreds of new models in the next three years. The company cited projections by the Brattle Group that the number of EVs on the nation’s roads could jump from 1.5 million in 2020 to as many as 35 million by the end of the decade.

Xcel Energy Announces Vision to Power All Vehicles With Carbon-Free Energy by 2050

by: Michelle Lancaster
Category: Update
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Oct
04

Xcel Energy has announced a new transportation vision that drives toward providing the infrastructure and energy to run all vehicles in its service area on carbon-free electricity or other clean energy by 2050. Expanding upon the company’s existing 2030 electric vision supports its overall goal to become a net-zero energy provider by 2050. By enabling a zero-carbon transportation future, the company’s clean energy can also help customers save billions of dollars in fuel costs and deliver cleaner air for everyone.

“Xcel Energy is making incredible progress and has already reduced power sector carbon emissions by fifty percent since 2005,” said Bob Frenzel, Chairman, President, and CEO of Xcel Energy. “As we expand our clean energy leadership to transportation, which is the largest emitter of greenhouse gases in the nation, we know that electric vehicles are a key component of our comprehensive strategy to be a net-zero energy provider by 2050.”