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TRANSPORTATION: EV INCENTIVE PROGRAMSIN JULY 2021, THE NEW JERSEY BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES RENEWED FUNDING FOR ITS POPULAR CHARGE UP NEW JERSEY ELECTRIC VEHICLE INCENTIVES WITH CSE CONTINUING AS PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR. YEAR 2 INTRODUCES EV INCENTIVES AT THE POINT-OF-SALE WHEN THE APPLICANT TAKES POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE TO SIMPLIFY THE PROCESS AND INCREASE ADOPTION.IN APRIL 2021, CSE ASSISTED SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON IN OPENING ITS PRE-OWNED EV REBATE PROGRAM TO ENCOURAGE USED ELECTRIC VEHICLE ADOPTION. THE PROGRAM OFFERS $1,000 FOR A USED EV WITH AN OPTION OF A $4,000 REBATE FOR INCOME-QUALIFIED APPLICANTS. CSE ADMINISTERS THE PROGRAM FOR SCE.

DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCESIN PARTNERSHIP WITH TWO MAJOR U.S. DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCE COMPANIES, TESLA AND OLIVINE, CSE REPORTED SUCCESSFULLY DEMONSTRATING THE ABILITY TO BID FIVE BEHIND-THE-METER ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS INTO CALIFORNIAS WHOLESALE ENERGY AND ANCILLARY SERVICE MARKETS. THIS OPENS OPPORTUNITIES FOR INCREASING THE VALUE AND DEPLOYMENT OF COMMERCIAL-SCALE ENERGY STORAGE BY GENERATING UNTAPPED REVENUE STREAMS IN VARIOUS ENERGY MARKETS.IN 2021, CSE CONCLUDED A FOUR-YEAR PROJECT DEMONSTRATING EMERGING ENERGY EFFICIENCY TECHNOLOGIES IN BIG-BOX RETAIL STORES CONDUCTED WITH WALMART, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON AND OTHER COMMERCIAL PARTNERS. FUNDED BY THE CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION, THE GOAL IS TO CREATE A BLUEPRINT FOR BIG-BOX RETAIL ACROSS CALIFORNIAAND THE NATIONTO ACHIEVE DEEP ENERGY EFFICIENCY SAVINGS. THE TECHNOLOGIES APPLIED IN THE STUDY RESULTED IN 20% ELECTRIC ENERGY SAVINGS (701,913 KWH ANNUALLY) COMPARED TO A 2017 WHOLE BUILDING BASELINE.IN DECEMBER 2021, CSE PUBLISHED A FINAL REPORT ON A MULTIYEAR PROJECT WITH THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO TO TEST A SUITE OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY, RENEWABLE ENERGY AND DEMAND-REDUCTION TECHNOLOGIES TO CONVERT EXISTING FACILITIES TO NEAR ZERO-NET ENERGY (ZNE) BUILDINGS. THREE LIBRARIES WERE OUTFITTED WITH ENERGY CONSERVATION MEASURES AND WHOLE-BUILDING AUTOMATION DEVICES TO OPTIMIZE OPERATIONS, RESULTING IN REDUCED ELECTRIC CONSUMPTION FROM 13-30% AT EACH LIBRARY. ADDING SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS RESULTED IN NEAR ZNE. THE PROJECT DEMONSTRATED A BLUEPRINT TO ACHIEVE NEAR ZERO NET ENERGY FOR OTHER CITY OF SAN DIEGO MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS.

TRANSPORTATION: EV INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMSIN DECEMBER 2021, THE CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION AWARDED CSE AN UP TO $250 MILLION BLOCK GRANT TO FURTHER EXPAND THE CALIFORNIA ELECTRIC VEHICLE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT (CALEVIP), THE LARGEST EV CHARGER INCENTIVE PROGRAM IN THE NATION. TO DATE, NEARLY $25 MILLION IN PROJECTS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AND $97 MILLION ARE IN PROGRESS ACROSS THE STATE. A GOAL IS FOR AT LEAST 50% OF FUNDS FOR CHARGERS TO BE DEPLOYED IN LOW-INCOME AND DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES. DURING 2021, CALEVIP STARTED REGIONAL PROJECTS IN VENTURA, SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES. IN OCTOBER 2021, CSE JOINED THE NATIONAL EV CHARGING INITIATIVE, A COALITION OF GROUPS, FROM AUTOMAKERS AND LABOR UNIONS TO UTILITIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, SEEKING TO ACCELERATE THE BUILDOUT OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE INFRASTRUCTURE NATIONWIDE.