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Electric Vehicle Adoptions among CT Zip Codes atFlat and Off-Peak Electricity Rates: County Impacts
REMI SeminarLake Tahoe, 12 October 2012
Peter E Gunther Senior Research Fellow CCEA
Introduction: Zip Code Data
• Yearly Vehicle registrations by type 2005-2009• Aggregate Family Incomes• Commuters from Destination Zip Code (ZC) by
Distance Ergo electric and gas used in GM’s Volts
• Distance Ranges by Commuters possibly in EVs:– Volts 50 Miles– Tesla Up to 400 Miles – Sedans Out in Mid 2012
• CT Data on 252 residential ZCs out of 341
Background Process
• Used Annual Cross-Sectional Data on 252 CT ZCs to Estimate Registrations in Other 89
• Mapped Market Penetrations @ 5% and 25%• Approximation of Required
Transformer/Transmission Upgrades• Projected EVs and Total Light Vehicle Growth • Transformer Upgrades at:– 5% Market Penetration If Charged at Flat Rates– 25% Market Penetration If Charged at Off-Peak Rates
Stepwise Approach: Bifurcated for Flat and Off-Peak Rates
• Based on Elasticities on the Spread between Flat and Off-Peak Rates in CT Developed a Cost Neutral Rate Spread for Homeowners to Attain Off-Peak Rates
• Incremental Household Savings on Gasoline • = Increased Electricity Costs + Increased
Consumption Reallocation• Off-Peak Electricity Savings $ Exceed Flat
Analytical Progression
• Straight Substitution of Electricity for Gasoline
• GHG Reductions – Amenity Benefits
@ $38.98/tonne CO2eq
• Capital Adjustments-Accelerating Actual Non-
Residential Capital Toward Optimum Capital
Connecticut Job Impacts from Adopting EVs 2013-2030 Flat and Off-Peak Rates without Amenities
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20152016
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(600.0)
(400.0)
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Electricity at Flat Rates No Anemities Off-Peak Rates No Amenities
County Job Impacts Off-Peak Rates without Amenities
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Fairfield New Haven Hartford TollandNew London Windham Litchfield Middlesex
Value of GHG Reductions (Millions 2010 $)
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New Haven
Hartford
Tolland
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Windham
Litchfield
Mid-dlesex
Connecticut Impacts from Adopting EVs Flat and Off-Peak Rates with & without Amenities (# of Jobs)
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(800.0)
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Electricity at Flat Rates No Anemities Off-Peak Rates No AmenitiesElectricity at Flat Rates & Anemities Off-Peak Rates and Amenities
County Job Impacts Off-Peak Rates without Amenities
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Fairfield New Haven Hartford TollandNew London Windham Litchfield Middlesex
2023 & 2028 Sector Impacts from Adopting EVs at Flat and Off-Peak Rates with & without Amenities (# of Jobs)
(2,000)
(1,000)
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1,000
Flat Rate
Flat Rate and Ameni-ties
Off-Peak Rate
Off-Peak Rate and Amenities
(4,000)
(2,000)
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Flat Rate
Flat Rate and Amenities
Off-Peak Rate
Off-Peak Rate and Amenities
Connecticut Impacts on Capital Stock (Millions Fixed 2005 $)
2023 2028
Flat R
ate
Flat R
ate and Amenities
Off-Peak Rate
Off-Peak Rate and Amenities
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ate
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ate and Amenities
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Connecticut Impacts on Capital Stock: Flat Rates no Amenities (Millions Fixed 2005 $)
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Actual (Millions of Fixed 2005 $) Optimal (Millions of Fixed 2005 $)
Capital Adjustments
• This Study Produced Estimates of Actual and Optimal Changes to Capital Stock for Each Scenario
• Given that Reliability Is a Virtual Necessity,• The Gap between Optimal and Actual Is Used as a
Proxy for Capital Adjustment:– 40% Construction– 30% Producer Durable Purchase of Engines & Turbines– 30% Producer Durable Purchase of Transmission
Job Impacts of Capital AdjustmentsFlat Rates Off-Peak Rates
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1,000.0 1,200.0 1,400.0 1,600.0 1,800.0 2,000.0
Electricity at Flat Rates No Anemities
Electricity at Flat Rates & Anemities
Electricity at Flat Rates, Capital Adjustment, No Amenities
Electricity at Flat Rates, Capital Adjustment & Ameni-ties
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- 200.0 400.0 600.0 800.0
1,000.0 1,200.0 1,400.0 1,600.0 1,800.0 2,000.0
Off-Peak Rates No Amenities
Off-Peak Rates and Amenities
Off-Peak Rates, Capital Adjustment, No Amenities
Off-Peak Rates, Capital Adjustment & Amenities
Job Impacts with Replacement Batteries Flat Rates Off-Peak Rates
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Electricity at Flat Rates, Capital Adjustment, No Amenities Electricity at Flat Rates, Capital Adjustment & AmenitiesFlat Rates, Capital Adjustment, Amenities & Batteries
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Off-Peak Rates, Capital Adjustment, No AmenitiesOff-Peak Rates, Capital Adjustment & AmenitiesOff-Peak Rates, Capital Adjustment, Amenities & Batteries
Real Income Impacts (Millions Fixed 2005 $)
Flat Rates Off-Peak Rates
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CTRGDP Capital Adjustments CTRPI Capital AdjustmentsCTRGDP No Capital Adjustments CTRPI No Capital Adjustments
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CTRGDP CTRPI CTRGDP No Capital Adjustments CTRPI No Capital Adjustments
Current Income Impacts Before Financing (Millions Current$)
Flat Rates Off-Peak Rates
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Personal Income Capital Adjustments
Personal Disposable Income Capital Ad-justments
Personal Income: No Capital Adjustments
Personal Disposable Income: No Capital Ad-justments
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Personal Income Capital Adjustments
Personal Disposable Income Capital Ad-justments
Personal Income: No Capital Adjustments
Personal Disposable Income: No Capital Ad-justments
Further Rate Adjustments?
• Scott’s approach is to adjust rates to cover capital costs
• Yet, in this scenario new electricity supplies are demand driven
• Test: If value added by utilities exceeds incremental capital expenditures by a significant margin, then no further rate adjustments may be need.
Utility Value Added before & after Deducting Capital Expenses (Millions 2005 $)
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 20300.0
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Value Added Flat Rates before Capital Expneses Value Added Flat Rates after Capital ExpnesesValue Added Off-Peak Rates before Capital Expneses Value Added Off-Peak Rates after Capital Expneses
Employment SummaryFlat Rates Off-Peak Rates
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Flat Rates No Anemities Flat Rates & Anemities Flat Rates, Capital Adjustment, No Amenities Flat Rates, Capital Adjustment & AmenitiesFlat Rates, Capital Adjustment & Funding, Amenities & Batteries
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Off-Peak Rates No Amenities
Off-Peak Rates and Amenities
Off-Peak Rates, Capital Adjustment, No Ameni-ties
Off-Peak Rates, Capital Adjustment & Amenities
Off-Peak Rates, Capital Adjustment & Funding, Amenities & Batteries
Current Income Impacts Inclusive of Financing (Millions Current $)Flat Rates Off-Peak Rates
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Personal Income, Capital Adjustments and FinancingPersonal Disposable Income, Capital Adjustments and FinancingPersonal Income Capital AdjustmentsPersonal Disposable Income Capital Adjustments
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Utility Output Impacts (Millions 2005 $)Flat Rate Off-Peak Rates
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Value Added Net of FinancingCT OuputDemand
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Value Added Net of FinancingCT OuputDemand
Utility Output Impacts (% of Base)Flat Rate Off-Peak Rates
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15.00%
Value Added Net of FinancingCT OuputDemand
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Value Added Net of FinancingCT OuputDemand
Conclusions• Off-peak electricity rates position EV owners to save on EV transportation
operating costs and to allocate more household income to other consumption than occurs with flat rates.
• With curtailed demand for gasoline, stations will close causing a drop in retail employment in all scenarios
• Prior to Capital Adjustments, the Off-Peak Rate Structure Generates More Jobs and Income
• Including Financing in the Model is Necessary – It Increases Employment and Income Impacts
• Utility Output Impacts under Off-Peak Rates are About two-Thirds of Those under Flat Rates.
• While Flat Rates Appear to Generate More Income this Occurs Only Because the Capital Adjustment Is $600 Million Higher than Necessary under Off-Peak Rates - A Measure of the Wasted Resources from Misguided Flat Rate Policies!