Utility Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) Return on Investment Incentive
Utility Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) Return on Investment Incentive
Utilities may petition the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) for a rate of return on EVSE installed for the benefit of ratepayers through December 31, 2030. The UTC may approve an additional 2% to the standard rate of return if the utility installs EVSE on a fully regulated basis similar to other capital investments behind a customer's meter, and the expenditures do not increase ratepayer costs more than 0.25%. EVSE must be installed after July 1, 2015, and all claims are subject to an EVSE depreciation schedule. After the equipment has fully depreciated, the utility may gift the EVSE to the owner of the property. The UTC issued a report(PDF) on the use and impacts of the incentive on December 1, 2017. (Reference House Bill 1512, 2019, and Revised Code of Washington 80.28.360)