Addressing The Challenges of Charging at Multi-Family Housing
Jun 11th 10AM to 11AM PST
The challenges and opportunities of EV charging infrastructure at MFH
Setting up EV charging at multi-family housing units is a complex process with multiple stakeholders and technological challenges. For the many stakeholders that need to be involved, connectivity and load management integration, to the various technological solutions, EV charging poses many challenges to integration into the multi-family housing industry. The best approach to electrify multi-family housing include improving equitable distribution benefits, stakeholder engagement, defining site selection factors and understanding permitting and policy considerations that could impact the project.
This webinar will focus on identifying the best practices to address the challenges of equitable distribution, site selection, permits and policy considerations.
Moderator
Debs Schrimmer, Senior Advisor, Community and Urban Charging, Joint Office of Energy and Transportation
Debs Schrimmer is the senior advisor for community and urban charging. Previously, she was a director at Lyft, where she oversaw policy research and development for the company’s micromobility division, partnered with cities on innovative street design and curb management strategies, and established the first rideshare partnerships with transit agencies in the country. Prior to Lyft, she worked as a digital policy strategist at Code for America and as a transportation planner at the Sacramento Area Council of Governments.
Speakers
Whit Jamieson, Senior Specialist, Forth
Whit is a Senior Specialist on Forth's Access to Charging team. He has a background in energy science, studying electric vehicles, utilities, power generation and the grid through his time in college. Whit has worked on programs focused on solutions to EV charging at multi-family properties, along corridors, workplaces, and in the right-of-way. He has also worked on agricultural electrification (E-Farms) and many consumer engagement programs, including many ride-and-drives while at Forth.
Vanessa Warheit, Co-Founder, EV Charging for All
Vanessa co-founded the EV Charging for All coalition, where she convenes the national EV Codes Working Group and advocates for equitable EV readiness in building energy codes. She is a climate solutions advocate with previous roles in leadership, campaigns and organizing at Atmos Financial, Fossil Free California, 350.org, The Bioneers, and The League of Conservation Voters. As a documentary filmmaker, she produced “The Insular Empire” - a PBS feature documentary about America’s colonial territories - and the award-winning kids video “Worse Than Poop” - which may still be the only funny film about EVs and the climate crisis.
Kevin Donnelly, Vice President - Government Affairs, Technology and Strategic Initiatives, National Multifamily Housing Council
Kevin Donnelly is Vice President, Government Affairs, Technology and Strategic Initiatives, with responsibility for representing the interests of the multifamily industry before Congress and federal agencies. Prior to joining the Council, Kevin served as a Legislative Representative for the National Association of Realtors. Kevin also spent over seven years on Capitol Hill as senior staff for two members of the House, first for Rep. Steve Rothman (NJ) and finally for Rep. Phil Hare (IL). Kevin has a wide array of public policy experience and has served in numerous capacities on a variety of political campaigns throughout his career.