Ep 54 - Consumers Energy Commercial EV Programs with Bethany Tabor

Bethany Tabor, the Manager of Commercial Electric Transportation Programs at Consumers Energy, shares the latest on the PowerMIDrive and PowerMIFleet programs.  PowerMIDrive includes public charging projects in the Consumers Energy electric service territory.  

The PowerMIFleet program helps customers consider and execute fleet electrification.  

In addition to build-out of DC Fast Chargers, there's considerable activity in the Level 2 charging space including overnight accommodations, multi-family units, workplace, and community charging.  

Show Notes and Links:

• Consumers Energy commercial EV programs - https://consumersenergy.com/businessev
• Consumers Energy EV programs - https://consumersenergy.com/ev
• PlugShare (tool for finding EV chargers) - https://www.plugshare.com/
• Red E Charge network - https://www.redecharge.com/
• Podcast with Abass El-Hage at Red E Charge - https://youtu.be/zXNulR03EpU

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Chapters

• 0:00 Intro
• 1:53 DC Fast Charging Network Buildout
• 5:36 NACS and CCS Connectors
• 6:34 Level 2 Charging
• 8:33 Multi-Family Property and Community Charging
• 11:46 Workplace Charging
• 15:01 Partnerships with Charging Networks
• 17:00 Community Charging Locations
• 17:57 Use of Restricted Workplace Chargers
• 20:48 PowerMIFleet Program
• 24:01 A Fleet Can Be One Vehicle
• 27:08 How To Reach Consumers Energy
• 29:37 Residential Program Quick Overview
• 30:16 Wrap Up and Outro