Item 101 Passed 9-0
In plain language — from the agenda backup
This resolution asks the City Manager to study how other cities run EV charging and home battery incentive programs, then propose tweaks to Austin's existing offerings. The goal is to get more customers signed up, ease strain on the grid, and keep affordability and equity in the mix. Findings would go back to the Electric Utility Commission and Council. It's a direction to study and report, not a final program change.
The official agenda language
Approve a resolution directing the City Manager to evaluate national best practices for electric vehicle managed charging and home battery storage incentive programs and propose appropriate changes to existing City programs to increase customer participation, improve grid flexibility, strengthen affordability and equity outcomes, and maximize the reliability benefits of distributed energy resources and report back to the Electric Utility Commission and Council.
What got said
- CM Qadri cited Dr. Webber's analysis on managed EV charging reducing peak demand
The roll call
Approved on Consent 9-0
- Kirk Watson Mayor Yes
- Natasha Harper-Madison D1 Absent
- Vanessa Fuentes D2 Absent
- José Velásquez D3 Yes
- José "Chito" Vela D4 Yes
- Ryan Alter D5 Yes
- Krista Laine D6 Yes
- Mike Siegel D7 Yes
- Paige Ellis D8 Yes
- Zohaib "Zo" Qadri D9 Yes
- Marc Duchen D10 Yes