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05/09/2024 06:31 AM
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House of Representatives
Session of 2023 - 2024 Regular Session

MEMORANDUM

Posted: May 8, 2023 11:33 AM
From: Representative Joe Webster
To: All House members
Subject: Transportation Electrification Planning
 

Pennsylvania lags behind neighboring states in planning for and investing in the grid infrastructure needed to reliably accommodate the coming transition to electrification specifically in the transportation sector. The number of electric vehicles on our roads are growing by the millions.  Electric vehicles will be the standard of transportation in the near future, and Pennsylvania needs to act now so that we are prepared for when that future comes.
 
In short, Pennsylvania needs to start planning for the buildout of the infrastructure necessary to support both widespread electric vehicle (EV) adoption and the expected ramp-up in electricity demand that will result. Each of our neighboring states has done this. And New York is already spending over $1 billion annually to implement their plans.
 
I will be introducing legislation to get us back in the race.
 
Specifically, my legislation will: 
  • Create a comprehensive planning process for charging infrastructure deployment through the development of transportation electrification plans (TEPs) by Pennsylvania electricity utilities. (The Public Utility Commission will oversee this planning process; that protects lower-income customers.)
  • Direct utilities to develop a plan for their service territory, updated every five years, evaluating the reliability and resiliency of the transmission and distribution network, rates charged to customers, and EV development plans.  
  • Bring key stakeholders, including PennDOT, DEP, transit agencies, and metropolitan/rural planning organizations into the EV planning process. 
 
We need a plan. And I hope you’ll join me in sponsoring this important legislation that benefits both our economy and the environment. 
 
 


Introduced as HB1240