Charged Up: What Transportation Agencies Need To Know About Charging

We address what transportation agencies need to know about charging.

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) is going to make substantial federal funding for electric vehicle charging infrastructure available to state and local transportation agencies for the first time. New programs will include $5 billion for state funds to build out a national charging network, and an additional $2.5 billion for a competitive grant program open to states, cities, metropolitan agencies and tribes.

This is new terrain for many transportation agencies. This webinar will highlight what these agencies need to know about charging to make good use of these funds. Topics will include different use cases, siting, planning tools, best practices, and strategies for increasing access in historically underserved communities and rural areas.

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Moderator

Eric Huang, Program Manager, Forth

Eric serves as a program manager at Forth to promote electric vehicle adoption. His work focuses on building codes and policies that promote EV readiness in residential and commercial buildings. He holds an MPA in Public Policy Analysis and MSES in Energy from Indiana University and is a proud nerd of clean technologies and cars.

Speakers

Cassie Powers, Senior Managing Director, National Association of State Energy Officials

Cassie Powers leads program staff covering regional coordination, state energy planning, transportation policy, and other initiatives. Ms. Powers also provides research, analysis, and facilitation support for State Energy Offices on transportation and clean energy issues, and acts as a resource on state, local and federal transportation policies. Prior to NASEO, Ms. Powers was an Electric Vehicle Program Coordinator with Georgetown Climate Center and worked with state governments to support the development of electric vehicle policies and programs. She has a Bachelor of Arts in environmental policy and government from the College of William and Mary and a Master of Urban and Environmental Planning from University of Virginia.

Karen Glitman, Senior Director, Center for Sustainable Energy (CSE)

Karen Glitman, a senior director at the Center for Sustainable Energy (CSE), has more than 30 years of policy advocacy and public service experience advancing energy justice and tackling climate change by accelerating access to clean, affordable and efficient energy for all. She leads CSE efforts to uncover new opportunities to support entities around the nation in meeting a shared goal of decarbonization. Prior to joining CSE, she spent seven years at the Vermont Energy Investment Corporation, serving in roles including director of Efficiency Vermont, director of transportation efficiency and director of strategy, policy and public affairs.

Leslie Aguayo, Climate Equity Program Manager, The Greenlining Institute 

Leslie Aguayo (she/her/hers) is an urban planner and advocate with experience and interest in poverty alleviation, asset building, affordable housing, equitable transportation, and climate change policy for increased upward mobility in urban, suburban, and rural spaces. As a Climate Equity Program Manager at The Greenlining Institute Leslie works to further equitable electric vehicle policy and investments. She leads Greenlining’s transportation electrification equity work, advocating to increase racial equity in transportation planning and investments, implementing the Charge Ahead California Initiative–a law that works to make electric vehicles accessible to low- and moderate-income Californians — and advocating for equitable EV charging infrastructure investments at the California Public Utilities Commission, the California Energy Commission, and the California Air Resources Board. She has also worked for the San Francisco Department of Public Works, the Center for Responsible Lending, and at TransForm. Leslie was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. Leslie graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a Master of City Planning and holds two Bachelor of Arts degrees in Anthropology and Urban Studies from the University of California, Irvine.