Sec. 2843. Consideration of anticipated increased share of electric vehicles in Department of Defense vehicle fleet and owned by members of the Armed Forces and Department employees
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The Secretary of Defense shall amend the Unified Facilities Criteria/DoD Building Code (UFC 1–200–01) to require that military construction planning and design for buildings, including military housing, and related parking structures and surface lots to be constructed for military installations inside the United States include the installation of charging stations for electric vehicles when inclusion of charging stations is feasible and cost effective given the anticipated need for charging stations to service electric vehicles in the Department of Defense vehicle fleet and electric vehicles owned by members of the Armed Forces and Department employees.
Each Secretary of a military department may utilize expertise within the military department or contract with an outside entity to make the determinations required by subsections
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(f)related to the installation of charging stations for electric vehicles. Determinations required by subsections
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(f)shall be a data-driven analysis for the purpose of enabling alignment between internal and external stakeholders and addressing key questions regarding the installation of charging stations, including the composition of the electric vehicle fleet, ownership costs, and kilowatt hour load profiles for targeted locations. The parties making these determinations shall make use of modeling and multiple scenarios to optimize initial investments and identify priority locations for investment. A determination of whether inclusion of charging stations is feasible and cost effective as part of a military construction project shall include consideration of the following: Calculation of detailed energy profiles of existing loads at locations to include the impacts of managed and non-managed charging options. Local electric vehicle charging profiles, vehicle traffic patterns and flow to readily access charging stations, signage needs, proximity to anticipated users of charging stations, and existing building load profiles. Availability of adequate space for vehicles awaiting charging during peak usage times. Required infrastructure upgrades, including electrical wiring. Safety protocols. A determination of the type and number of charging stations to include as part of a military construction project shall include consideration of the following: The different capabilities and energy demands between level 1 charging, level 2 charging, and level 3 charging. The current and anticipated future distribution of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and plug-in electric vehicles for a proposed charging station location and how many electric vehicles will need to be charged at the same time. In the case of level 3 charging, which provides the fastest charging rates, an assessment of supporting utilities infrastructure, potential gaps, and required improvements. The costs and benefits of using a single connector versus multi-connector units. The interoperability of chargers and the potential future needs or applications for chargers, such as vehicle-to-grid or vehicle-to-building applications. A determination of the optimal ownership method to provide charging stations as part of a military construction project shall include consideration of the following: Use of Government owned (purchased, installed, and maintained) charging stations. Use of third-party financed, installed, operated, and maintained charging stations. Use of financing models in which energy and charging infrastructure operations and maintenance are treated as a service. Network and data collection requirements, including considerations related to communications with charging and utility networks, managed charging, grid curtailment, and electric vehicles as a grid asset. Cyber and physical security concerns and best practices associated with different ownership, network, and control models. A determination of the optimal power source to provide charging stations as part of a military construction project shall include consideration of the following: Transformer and substation requirements. Microgrids and distributed energy to support both charging requirements and energy storage. For each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027, each Secretary of a military department shall complete for at least five military installations in the United States under the jurisdiction of the Secretary an infrastructure development plan for the installation of charging stations for electric vehicles. Each infrastructure development plan shall include the use of a microgrid that will be sufficient— to cover anticipated electricity demand of electric vehicles using charging stations included in the plan; and to improve installation energy resilience. In this section: The term charging station refers to a collection of one or more electric vehicle supply equipment units. The term connector refers to the socket or cable that connects an electric vehicle being charged to the electric vehicle supply equipment unit. The term electric vehicle includes— a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle that uses a combination of electric and gas powered engine that can use either gasoline or electricity as a fuel source; and a plug-in electric vehicle that runs solely on electricity and does not contain an internal combustion engine or gas tank. The term electric vehicle supply equipment unit refers to the port that supplies electricity to one vehicle at a time. The term level 1 charging refers to an electric vehicle charging method that provides charging through a 120 volt alternating current plug and supplies approximately two to five miles of range per hour of charging time. The term level 2 charging refers to an electric vehicle charging method that provides charging through a 240 volt alternating current receptacle, requires a dedicated 40-Amp circuit and supplies approximately 10 to 20 miles of range per hour of charging time. The term level 3 charging , also known as DC Fast Charging, refers to an electric vehicle charging method that provides charging via direct current equipment that does not require a convertor and supplies approximately 60 to 80 miles of range per 20 min of charging. The term microgrid refers to a group of interconnected loads and distributed energy resources within clearly defined electrical boundaries that acts as a single controllable entity with respect to the grid.