Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Electric Vehicle Grid Readiness, Improvement, and Development Act” or the “EV GRID Act”.
Electric Vehicle Grid Readiness, Improvement, and Development Act
A BILL
To require the Secretary of Energy to complete and publish a study and develop a plan related to the ability of the electric system to meet the electricity demand of new electric vehicle charging infrastructure, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Study and plan related to ability of the electric system to meet the electricity demand of new electric vehicle charging infrastructure
Study—
In general— Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of Energy shall complete and publish on the website of the Department of Energy a study that assesses the ability of the electric system to meet the electricity demand of electric vehicle charging infrastructure that is installed on or after the date of enactment of this section.
Inclusions— The study completed and published under paragraph (1) shall—
include an estimate of—
the amount of growth in the use of electric vehicles that is necessary to meet the President’s greenhouse gas reduction target; and
how much additional electrical generation, transmission, and distribution capacity will need to be added to the electric system to meet the electricity demand of electric vehicle charging infrastructure that is installed on or after the date of enactment of this section, including how such electricity demand varies by geography, population density, vehicle-grid interaction scenario, and the time of usage of such electric vehicle charging infrastructure; and
identify geographic areas in which greater investment in the electric system is necessary to meet the electricity demand of electric vehicle charging infrastructure installed on or after the date of enactment of this section in such geographic areas.
Plan and recommendations— Not later than 3 months after the date on which the study is published under subsection (a), the Secretary of Energy shall, in coordination with the Building a Better Grid Initiative of the Office of Electricity and the Vehicle Technologies Office of the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy—
develop a plan, based on such study, for how the Department of Energy may assist the electric system with meeting the increase in the demand for electricity estimated in such study; and
provide to Congress recommendations for legislation that would support the Department of Energy with assisting the electric system as described in paragraph (1).
Authorization of appropriations— There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Energy to carry out this section $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.
Definitions— In this section:
Electric vehicle charging infrastructure— The term electric vehicle charging infrastructure means the charging infrastructure necessary to support light duty, medium duty, and heavy duty on-road electric vehicles, including such charging infrastructure that is located at a workplace, recreational destination, vehicle corridor, home, or depot.
President’s greenhouse gas reduction target— The term “President’s greenhouse gas reduction target” means the President’s target of reducing greenhouse gas pollution by 50 to 52 percent from 2005 levels by 2030.