Medium-and Heavy-Duty Vehicle Transportation Electrification

This study seeks to test this concern through high-level modeling of the cost and risk impacts of proactive construction in two utility service territories: one in New York (Con Edison) and one in Texas (CenterPoint Energy Houston). For the purposes of this study, a proactive approach is defined as planning for and implementing grid upgrades to support growth beyond the minimum required, as identified through traditional forecasting approaches. Key examples of proactive planning include the following: Building a new substation to address new load rather than deferring the substation by first transferring load, and then transferring it back after the substation is built, or to avoid upgrading a transformer; Building a new substation sized for load growth anticipated for a longer design horizon than typical, e.g., 20 years, in anticipation of higher levels of growth, or; Connecting load to higher feeder voltages via a new, higher voltage substation; multi-voltage transformer upgrade; or a voltage conversion.