Utilities & Electric Vehicles: Case Studies from the Field

Myers has nearly 20 years of experience in the EV and clean energy sectors and currently serves as the Executive Director of CharIN North America. Myers guides the association’s activities in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean, engaging with members, industry, governments, and other stakeholders, and focusing on the use of open standards and interoperability linked linkfor public infrastructure investments. Previously Myers served as the Global e-Mobility Director for the World Resources Institute (WRI).

Greggory Kresge is the Manager of Electrification of Transportation-Project Delivery for Hawaiian Electric servicing the islands of Hawaii, Maui, Lanai, Moloka`i and Oahu. This environment is unique in that all the islands have separate grids with no import or export capability beyond the resident population. Add to this a tremendous amount of renewable energy that can supply up to 80% of the load in the middle of the day – a perfect fit for Time of Use (TOU) pricing and displacement of fossil fuel with renewable energy for the transportation sector. In his role, Gregg works on furthering the electrification of transportation on the 5 islands Hawaiian Electric serves with workplace charging, DC fast charging networks, electric vehicle workforce development, multi-unit dwelling installations, increasing EV adoption in rural communities and managed charging as a grid resource. Gregg also is the Co-chair of the Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) EV Working Group. He is an EV owner since 2013 and lives in a condominium with no access to dedicated charging, thereby feeling the pain of inoperable public charging and an increased awareness of range anxiety. Gregg holds several degrees including Doctor of Philosophy in Sustainability and Green Building, Master of Business Administration in Sustainability, Master of Science in Environmental Management, and Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Communications. Gregg is also a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, LEED Accredited Professional in Building Design and Construction (AP BD&C) and a Home Energy Survey Professional (HESP). In his spare time, Gregg takes advantage of the Maui environment and paddles outrigger for the Hawaiian Canoe Club, kayaks, swims and runs.

Molly is the Clean Transportation Manager at San Diego Gas and Electric, and her team’s responsibility is to implement approved projects and programs in the company’s transportation electrification area, including Power Your Drive. She is a registered Civil Engineer in the State of California, and has held positions with increasing responsibility in Transmission Engineering, Electric Regional Operations, Major Projects and Construction Services. Her passion is program management and she considers herself lucky to be working in a technologically leading edge area of IOUs that brings high value to customers.

Karl Popham is the first and current Electric Vehicles & Emerging Technologies Manager at Austin Energy, the nation’s 8th largest public power utility. He has had the unique viewpoint to lead from the ground up its EV program strategy, operations, policy input, business models, and projects. This includes the Plug-in EVerywhere™ network, rebate programs, an award-winning marketing campaign, the “Electric Drive” project, city EV fleet rollout, autonomous EV planning, EV-grid integration pilots, and a residential time of use rate called EV360. Under his leadership, his team won 5 US Department of Energy grants, a State of Texas Innovation Grant, and a philanthropic grant, totaling over $7M. Karl has been the Principal Investigator (PI) on three federal grants to include two successfully completed transportation electrification grants. He has published several articles on electrification and emerging trends, is a research contributor, and is a book co-author of “Smart Cities: Applications, Technologies, Standards & Driving Factors” to be published in 2017.