Item 8- Staff Briefing: Fast Charging Overview — original pdf

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Fast Charging Overview Electric Vehicles & Emerging Technologies Heidi Kasper Director, Green Building & Emerging Technologies October 19, 2026 © Austin Energy Item 8Agenda • Current Portfolio • Operational Report • Private Sector Growth • Vision for Growth 2 Current Portfolio 1,300+ charging stations • Public, workplace and fleet charging • 30 DC (Direct Current) fast chargers ▪ 26 public chargers – most deployed through Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Grant ▪ Four dedicated for municipal fleet Current Hardware: ChargePoint Express 250 3 Operational Report DC Fast Chargers Maintaining operational uptime is an extremely active function and a challenge • Standard maintenance contract and extended service offering with ChargePoint Assure • 95.1% uptime (up from 89% a year ago) Usage data for DC fast charger network • 230 MWh each month • 2.8 GWh last year • 9.9 million electric miles driven • Peak usage hour: 6-7 p.m. 100% 95% 90% 85% 80% DC Fast Chargers Uptime 12-month rolling average 89% 90% 92% 94% 95% Q4 FY 25 Q1 FY26 Q2 FY26 Q3 FY26 Q4 FY 26 4 Private Sector Growth • 343 Public DC Fast Chargers currently in the Austin/Round Rock area • Increased Investment auto manufacturers, private companies and fleets • 700 DC Fast Chargers in Pipeline for energization in the last few years ⅔ for fleet electrification ⅓ for public use 92 MW of capacity in study, design or construction Hurdles: • matching land acquisition to capacity availability • expectation for energization timelines • Major Role in capacity studies, energization and electric rate structures 5 Vision for Growth City of Austin Role • Market supports charging at most public places • City facilities for visitors, fleet vehicles, workforce • Low-to-moderate income areas Rate Structures • Time-based rates vs. volumetric rates • Idling fees • What is the private sector doing? Technology Selection • Analyze vendor landscape • Faster charging speeds • Connector standards • Highest hardware reliability Resiliency • Peak load strategy for emergency situations • Vehicle to grid integration 6 ©Austin Energy. All rights reserved. Austin Energy and the Austin Energy logo and combinations thereof are trademarks of Austin Energy, the electric department of the City of Austin, Texas. Other names are for informational purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners.