Atlanta’s Office of Sustainability.ppt

1 Bill HoskenInterim Director Mayor’s Office of Sustainability  2 Atlanta’s Office of Sustainability and Clean Cities Atlanta created the Metro Atlanta Plug-in Electric Vehicle Readiness Task Force (MAPEVRTF) in March of 2010.It’s focus is to build a comprehensive infrastructure to consumers who become Electric Vehicles (EV) owners in Atlanta. The Task Force consists of local and state government entities, commercial EV interests, local utility companies, and the Clean Cities Atlanta coalition. In coordination with Clean Cities Atlanta, the City then began to identify and remove barriers to adoption that potential electric vehicle owners would face. Metro Atlanta Plug-in Electric Vehicle Readiness Task Force Cities regularly meet, evaluate progress, and work with technical advisers to execute PEV readiness plans 3 Raleigh/Triangle, Indianapolis, Portland, Denver, Houston, and Toronto all signed to be partner communities Working with partners to bring in ARRA Funding 4 Streamlined the City’s permitting processes for EV charging equipment in: single family residences, multi family residences and commercial areas. Initiated best practice research within the Urban Sustainability Directors Network, catalogued information throughout North America Developed an interactive webpage that outlines Atlanta centric plug-in electric vehicle information to begin education and outreach. Spurring the interest of Georgia’s University and College Students to develop strategies to build the demand for EVs in Atlanta Positioned to partner with The Rocky Mountain Institutes Project Get Ready. Appointed a Champion to drive the MAPEVRTF, David Bennett, to maintain forward momentum. MAPEVRTF Current Status 25 Most Electric Car-Ready Cities, Ranked by Ford 5 6 Georgia’s Preparedness makes it National Leader  (Reference: Roland Berger Consultants, PEV Readiness Study Fall 2010)  7 Secure $500,000 from DOE Clean Cities (Funding Opportunity Number DE-FOA-0000451) to