From Cost Savings to Community Benefits: The Equity Potential of V2G Solutions

Abstract

In today's regulatory environment, distribution utilities are under pressure to meet the dual priorities of simultaneously adhering to regulatory mandates to ensure reliable, safe, and equitable outcomes for their customers while providing reasonable market-based returns on investment to shareholders. This is a challenging task, as traditional infrastructure upgrades are costly and require significant capital expenditures (CapEx), ultimately requiring costs to be passed onto customers. Unfortunately, this often disproportionately affects low-income households, who spend a higher proportion of their discretionary income on energy.