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Slower adoption, higher prices, and an altered domestic supply chain: How policy changes could affect the US battery market

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Submitted by Joshua Sorensen on

Key takeaways

  • We revised our EV demand forecast between 2025–2032 to reflect the rise in EV prices as tariffs roll out and incentives roll back.
  • Proposed tariffs, like the 921% antidumping tariff on graphite materials, threaten to erase the last two years of battery price declines and unbalance ESS economics.
  • Policy uncertainty will slow investments across the battery supply chain along with the adoption of stationary energy storage and EVs.

Validating water audits to meet annual water loss reporting requirements in California

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Submitted by Sara Fortin on

Key takeaways

  • California requires water agencies and utilities in the state to report water losses annually with a completed Level 1 validation.
  • Each year, E Source’s certified water loss consultants support nearly 100 water agencies and utilities with the water audit validation process to comply with California’s requirements.

Fuel-switching measures in TRMs pave the way for electrification

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Submitted by Meryl Compton on

Key takeaways

  • There are 82 measures across 10 technical reference manuals (TRMs) that utilities can use to promote switching from gas or heating fuels to electricity.
  • HVAC and refrigeration was the most common of the five technology categories with a fuel-switching measure (54% of measures), followed by water heating, at 18%.

3 ways EISA could play out, and how you can prepare

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Submitted by Logan Jacobson on

Contents

Planning for uncertainty from EISA

The EISA timeline

The DOE’s three possible EISA scenarios

Advice for how to prepare for EISA

From direct load control to flexible grid management: The evolution of demand response

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Submitted by Amy Schmidt on

Key takeaways

  • Some administrators are pairing smart technologies with rates and pricing programs; others are developing offerings that address demand and supply issues.
  • New technologies are enabling demand response (DR) in multiunit dwellings.
  • Legislation and efficiency standards are encouraging manufacturers to build DR capabilities into their products.

Implementing a statewide water loss technical assistance program to support California Senate Bill 555

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Submitted by Sara Fortin on

Check out this case study to learn how the E Source Water Loss Consulting team partners with water utilities to manage and reduce water losses.

Performance-based regulatory strategies to accelerate beneficial electrification

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Submitted by Jesse Hitchcock on

Key takeaways

  • States are increasingly required to advance beneficial electrification, and policy changes like performance-based regulation (PBR) can help.
  • Using PBR shifts the regulatory focus toward long-term, societal benefits.
  • PBR can align societal goals with the utility’s business goals. For example, beneficial electrification can achieve societal goals like reducing carbon while also meeting utility goals.

Transportation electrification and energy funding in the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

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Submitted by Andy Read on

The 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) provides funding for states to develop a nationwide network of EV charging infrastructure. To help you understand how utilities can support their states in gaining funding—or find their own funding opportunities—we provide a section-by-section analysis of the legislation.

Download our section-by-section analysis of the IIJA to help you apply for federal EV infrastructure funding and start building your transportation electrification plan.

How utilities can support EV charging infrastructure through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

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Submitted by Elizabeth Minor on

Key takeaways

  • Work with your state department of transportation (DOT) to provide input on the state’s EV infrastructure deployment plan.
  • Communicate and work with other state organizations to apply for grant funding. These partnerships will make your resources and impact go further.
  • Understand the rules and requirements that come with grant funding. And make sure your organization has the capacity and commitment to meet them.
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