NeoCharge Home: Enabling Equitable EV Adoption through Dynamic Load Management
Summary
SCH Number
2024120497
Public Agency
California Energy Commission
Document Title
NeoCharge Home: Enabling Equitable EV Adoption through Dynamic Load Management
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
12/12/2024
Document Description
This project will develop a dynamic load management system to address California's residential electric vehicle (EV) charging and electrical infrastructure challenges. This system, comprising of load management software and WiFi-enabled current transformer clamps, will enable low-cost, dynamic, and safe electric vehicle charging without expensive electrical upgrades to the home or distribution grid. The system will keep energy usage within safe operating limits of existing panel capacity and make EV charging accessible to more Californians, especially those in low-income and disadvantaged communities facing financial barriers to upgrading their electrical infrastructure.
Contact Information
Name
Katelynn Dinius
Agency Name
California Energy Commission
Job Title
Air Resources Engineer
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Address
Phone
Location
Cities
TBD
Regions
Citywide
Other Location Info
Project Location is TBD
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, § 15301 ; Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, § 15306
Reasons for Exemption
Cal. Code Regs., tit 14, § 15301 provides that projects that consist of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use, are categorically exempt from the provisions of CEQA. The locations affected by the proposed project are at existing facilities, which have already been graded, disturbed, paved, and have structures constructed. Installation and deployment of the dynamic load management software and electrical panel capacity monitoring will require limited alteration activities such as installation of electric vehicle supply equipment and installation of current transformer clamps on existing electrical panels at residential sites. The project activities involve negligible or no expansion of existing or former use and will not have a significant effect on the environment and thus fits within section 15301.
Additionally, this project will not impact an environmental resource of hazardous or critical concern where designated, precisely mapped, and officially adopted pursuant to law by federal, state, or local agencies; does not involve impacts on any particularly sensitive environment; does not involve any cumulative impacts of successive projects of the same type in the same place that might be considered significant; does not involve unusual circumstances that might have a significant effect on the environment; will not result in damage to scenic resources within a highway officially designated as a state scenic highway; the project site is not included on any list compiled pursuant to Government Code section 65962.5; and the project will not cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource. Therefore, none of the exceptions to categorical exemptions listed in CEQA Guidelines section 15300.2 apply to this project, and this project will not have a significant effect on the environment.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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