CLEAResult’s California Multifamily EV Charging Project Granted $2 Million
Austin, TX (October 18, 2022)—CLEAResult’s proposed electric vehicle (EV) charging project received a $2 million Reliable, Equitable, and Accessible Charging for multifamily Housing (REACH) grant from the California Energy Commission last month to help speed up affordable access to EV infrastructure in the state. The multifamily project will deploy at least 100 Level 2 EV charging ports to serve 300 multifamily households and leverage CLEAResult’s experience delivering EV charging projects with utilities and Community Choice Aggregators across the country to reach their adoption goals, especially for income-qualified residents.
CLEAResult will first complete engineering design and construction for the project, then install the chargers in each community and operate them for the first five years. This timeline ensures that the project model is set up for long-term sustainability from the start. The team will also prioritize engagement opportunities with property managers and residents early on to make sure everyone’s input is received and value is being added equitably in each community.
“We engage with the full community from start to finish for multifamily EV projects, including management, tenants and property owners in our conversations,” James Russell, Director of CLEAResult's Transportation Electrification practice explains. “It’s a two-way process. Our team educates the community on the benefits of zero emission vehicles, and in turn, stakeholders let us know what they need delivered to make this project successful for them.”
Surveys will be conducted in each community to gage EV interest and better understand people’s barriers to adoption. The company’s team will then host local workshops to answer questions, gather feedback and provide additional educational resources as needed such as information on how to save money on EV purchases or leases.
The project is designed with scalability and equity at the core. Widespread charging access is necessary to make EV adoption possible for all, and CLEAResult expects that 70% of the housing units that get access to charging through this project will be affordable housing, exceeding the grant’s goal of 50%. CLEAResult is ready to move quickly in order to keep up with demand as zero emission vehicle adoption accelerates in California and beyond.
“We have extensive experience with multifamily properties and are very excited for this program,” CLEAResult CEO Rich McBee added. “These are traditionally hard-to-reach communities with some of the highest barriers to entry. So, when we can step in to support people early on, we can really prepare them for a clean energy future that’s affordable and accessible to everyone.”
For more information on CLEAResult’s approach to multifamily EV charging or other transportation electrification projects, please visit clearesult.com/transportation-electrification.
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CLEAResult is the largest provider of energy efficiency, energy transition and energy sustainability services in North America. Since 2003, our mission has been to change the way people use energy. Today, our experts lead the transition to a sustainable, equitable, and carbon-neutral future for our communities and our planet. Our hometown teams collaborate with a diverse network of local partners to deliver world-class technology and personalized services that make it easy for commercial and industrial businesses, governments, utilities, and residential customers to reduce their energy use and greenhouse gas emissions. CLEAResult is headquartered in Austin, Texas, and has over 2,700 employees in more than 60 cities across the U.S. and Canada. CLEAResult is majority owned by leading U.S. middle market private equity firm Kohlberg & Company. Explore all our energy solutions at clearesult.com.
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