CoQuitlam For Council Our File: 11-5210-01/000/2018-1 Doc#: 3187569.V3 To: From: Subject: For: City Manager General Manager, Engineering and Public Works Public and Fleet Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy Regular Council Recommendation: That Council 1) Approves the installation of one user-pay public charging station in the parking lot of the Poirier Sports and Lesiure Complex; 2) Approves dedicating the charging station already installed on the ground floor of the City Hall parkade to user-pay public charging; and 3) Supports the installation of electric vehicle charging stations for use by the City's fleet at City Hall. Report Purpose: To seek support from Council to install new electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at City Hall for fleet use and at Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex (PSLC) for public use, and to implement a user-pay fee structure for the use of City-owned public EV charging stations. Strategic Goal: This report supports the corporate strategic goal of Enhancing the Sustainability of City Services and Infrastructure by reducing corporate and community greenhouse gas emissions. Background: The City of Coquitlam signed the provincial Climate Action Charter in 2007 and established targets to reduce annual community-wide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 15% below 2007 levels by 2031 and per capita GHG emissions 30% below 2007 levels by 2021. The City has also established a target of reducing its corporate GHG emissions by 40% below 2007 levels by 2025. These community and corporate GHG reduction targets and accompanying strategies are outlined in the City's Community Greenhouse Gas Reduction Strategy and Strategic Energy Management Plan and Coquitlam's Citywide Official Community Plan includes direction to "explore the development of policies to support low emission vehicles". File#: 11-5210-01/000/2018-1 Doc#: 3187569.V3
Page 2 At Council's direction, staff has been exploring options to support the growing trend towards EV ownership. In July 2018 the City adopted Zoning Bylaw No. 4897, which specifies requirements for EV charging infrastructure in new multi-family developments. Also in July 2018, staff brought forward a report entitled "Public and Municipal Fleet Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy" for Council's information. This report provided preliminary analysis of the potential to provide public EV charging at strategic locations within the City. Discussion/Analysis: Public EV Charging There are 74,000 registered passenger vehicles in Coquitlam. These comprise 38% of the community's total GHG emissions (2012) making the transition to low- and zero- emission vehicles a priority for reducing community GHGs. In Coquitlam, EV ownership has been doubling annually over the past four years. It is anticipated this number will continue to rise steadily particularly in light of the EV sales targets recently announced by the Provincial government (10% of all new vehicles by 2025, 30% by 2030, and 100% by 2040). With more EVs in use, providing access to public charging will provide more confidence to drivers who may need to charge their vehicles when they travel during their daily routines. As shown in Attachment 1, local governments in the Lower Mainland are playing a role in the transition to EVs and collectively operate 165 public charging stations. Level 2 chargers are most common, but there are also a small number of Level 3 fast-charge stations. Among local municipalities, the majority host public EV charging at major recreation and cultural centres. City halls are also common locations. The City has been receiving more frequent requests to support EV drivers who visit Coquitlam facilities. As such, staff recommends providing one Level 2 charging station at each of Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex (PSLC) and City Hall; noting that each charging station allows for two vehicles to park and charge simultaneously. With visitor numbers over 1,300,000 people per year, the PSLC is recommended as a prime site to expand public charging in Coquitlam due to the high number of visitors to this facilty and the adjacent library, and its overall centralized location within the Poirier precinct. The location, shown in Attachment 4, already has electrical capacity making installation and future potential expansion more feasible. The second EV charging station would be at City Hall where the demand for the existing public charger has continued to increase with 2,100 (free) charging sessions logged in the last year. The charging station at City Hall is currently shared File#: 11-5210-01/000/2018-1 Doc#: 3l87569.v3
Page 3 between fleet and public, but would become dedicated to public charging as recommended in this report. In addition to not requiring additional capital expenditure, this centralized location supports visitors to City Hall, City Centre Aquatic Centre, Evergreen Cutural Centre and Town Centre Park. It should be noted that by dedicating the existing charger at City Hall to public use, the City Hall pool EV will need to be moved into the lower parking level for charging, which will result in the loss of one unassigned parking spot to accommodate this fleet vehicle. Fee For Public Charging As demand for public charging increases, there will be a need to optimize the availability of chargers. Enforcing a parking time limit using existing bylaws plus application of a modest userfeefor charging time would encourage vehicle turnover and also help offset the capital and operating costs of the stations. As shown in Attachment l, by requiring a user fee for public EV charging the City would become part of a growing number of local municipalities that are applying fees for charging. To this end, staff recommends a user fee of $l per hour plus a maximum two hour parking restriction for these spots. Transactions would be made through a dedicated EV payment network and would be separate from, and in addition to, any existing or future pay parking requirements. A future update to the Fees and Charges Bylaw will be required to confirm the user fee. Fieet EV Charging Fleet GHGs comprise approximately 40% of total corporate GHG emissions. As such, converting to EVs where feasible will help lower fleet GHGs. As EV technology advances, it is anticpated that the number of fleet EVs could grow to as many as 75, or 40% of the fleet, over the next ten years. To support the growing number of fleet EVs, staff recommends installing four Level 2 charging stations in the lower parking level of City Hall that will be restricted to fleet use. While consideration has been given to Level l charging, as shown in Attachment 2 the standard for fleet charging is Level 2 and is recommended for the following reasons: l) in a post-disaster situation rapid charging of vehicles will be required; 2) as EV technology advances larger batteries will require the greater charging capacity of Level 2; 3) in planning for greater fleet electrification, space and cost restrictions will require that multiple vehicles can be charged quickly over the course of a day; and 4) Level 2 stations can be networked to balance energy flow and help manage electrical costs. It should be noted that these charging stations will be in addition to the Level 2 fleet charger that is currently available at the Austin File#: 11-5210-01/000/2018-1 Doc#: 3187569.V3
Page 4 Works Yard. Additional charging capacity at AWY may need to be considered in the future as the EV fleet expands over time. Financial Implications: As shown in Attachment 3, the installation costs for the public charging stations at PSLC are estimated to be approximately $20,ooo, while the installation costs for the fleet chargers are estimated to be approximately $70,000. These costs will be covered through the Climate Action Offsets Reserve Fund as approved in the 2019 capital expenditures budget. The estimated annual operating cost for the public charging stations, including City Hall, is estimated to be $8,000 while the estimated annual operating costs for the fleet charging stations is estimated to be $11,500. These expenses will be covered through existing operating budgets and will be partially offset by the user fees for the public stations and the fuel savings associated with fleet EV conversions. It is anticipated that the proposed fleet and public charging stations will be installed by summer 2019, and once installed, user fees will come into effect at both PSLC and City Hall for public charging at these locations. Conclusion: This report recommends the installation of public EV charging stations at PSLC, and further recommends implementing a user fee of $l/hour at all public charging stations, including the existing charging station at City Hall. Staff will bring forward a corresponding amendment to the Fees & Charges Bylaw to confirm the user fee for public charging. Staff will also bring forward an update report to Council following the first full year of operation of the new public charging stations to provide review on the usage statistics of these stations and the associated user fee. This report further recommends installing four Level 2 charging stations at City Hall dedicated for use by the City's growing EV fleet. It is anticipated that installation of both the public and fleet EV chargers will be completed by summer 2019. Attachments 1: Public Electric Vehicle Charging Stations 2: Fleet Electric Vehicle Charging Stations 3: Costs Associated with EV Stations 4: Location of Proposed EV Station File#; 11-5210-01/000/2018-1 Doc#: 3187569.V3
Page 5 This report was prepared by David McKee, Energy Manager, and reviewed by Steffanie Warriner, Manager Environmental Services; Kevan Comes, Manager Facilities; Jeremy Scott, Fleet Services Superintendent; Dan Mooney, Manager Transportation; Michelle Hunt, General Manager Finance and Technology; and Kathleen Reinheimer, Manager Parks. File#: 11-5210-01/000/2018-1 Doc#: 3l87569.v3
Attachment 1 Public Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Municipality City of Coquitlam City of New Westminster City of North Vancouver City of Port Moody City of Richmond City of Surrey City of Vancouver District of North Vancouver District of West Vancouver Township of Langley Number of Pubiic EV Charging Points* and Type # of EV charging Locations that are Free vs User Pay Costs to Access EV Charging 1 Level 2 Free none 24 Level 2 All free none 8 Level 2 1 Level 3 All free none 12 Level 2 All free none 10 Level 2 Fees pending 12 Level 2 1 Level 3 67 Level 2 3 Level 3 All free Most free, 9 sites have fees $2/h for Level 2 station (approved but awaiting bylaw updates) none $1 or $2/hourfor Level 2 station, $l6/h for Level 3 5 Level 2 All free none 6 Level 2 1 Level 3 14 Level 2 1 Level 3 All free 8 free, i fee none $2.00 minimum, $0.35/kWhto charge for Level 3 station City of Langley 2 Level 2 All free none A single charging station may have one or multiple charging points File#: 11-5210-01/000/2018-1 Doc#: 3lB7569.v3
Attachment 2 Fleet Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Municipality Number of Fleet Vehicle Charging Points and Power Levels City of Coquitlam 3 Level 2, i Level 1 City of North Vancouver 2 Level 2 City of Port Moody 1 Level 2 City of Richmond 20Leyel2 City of Surrey 9 Level 2 City of Vancouver 70 Level 2 District of North, Vancouver 18 Level 2 Township of Langley 6 Level 2 File#: 11-5210-01/000/2018-1 Doc#: 3187569.V3
Attachment 3 Costs Associated with Public and Fleet EV Stations Public Location PSLC City Hall (existing) Equipment - One dualhead charger One dualhead charger Instailation Cost $4,000 Annual Operating Cost Annual Revenue from Dual Head Charger(s) (3000 h at $l/h) Annual Net Revenue Simple Payback of Initial Capital Cost (years) $20,000 $4,000 $6,000 $2,000 10 $6,000 $2,000 - Fleet, Location City Hall (lovyer parkade) Equipment Four dualhead fleet. chargers Installation Cost Annual Operating Cost Annual Fleet Fuel Savings from Dual Head Charger(s) Annual Net Savings Simple Payback of Initial Capital Cost (years) $70,000 $11,500 $16,000 $4,500 16 File#: 11-5210-01/000/2018-1 Doc#; 3l87569.v3
Attachment 4 Location of Proposed EV Station File#: 11-5210-01/000/2018-1 Doc#: 3187569.V3