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I-PG&E iza kuqalisa ukuqhubela phambili iimoto ze-EV ezisebenzisa amacala amabini ahlukeneyo

I-Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) ibhengeze ukuba iza kuphuhlisa iinkqubo ezintathu zokuvavanya indlela izithuthi zombane eziya kwicala elinye (ii-EV) kunye neetshaja ezinokubonelela ngayo ngombane kwigridi yombane.

I-PG&E iza kuvavanya iteknoloji yokutshaja emacala omabini kwiindawo ezahlukeneyo, kuquka emakhaya, kumashishini nakwii-microgrids zasekuhlaleni kwiindawo ezikhethiweyo ezisengozini enkulu yomlilo (ii-HFTD).

Abaqhubi beenqwelo-moya baza kuvavanya amandla e-EV okuthumela umbane kwigridi kwaye banike abathengi umbane ngexesha lokucima. I-PG&E ilindele ukuba iziphumo zayo ziya kunceda ekumiseleni indlela yokusebenzisa ngcono iteknoloji yokutshaja emacala omabini ukubonelela abathengi kunye neenkonzo zegridi.

“Njengoko ukusetyenziswa kwezithuthi zombane kuqhubeka nokukhula, iteknoloji yokutshaja emacala mabini inamandla amakhulu okuxhasa abathengi bethu kunye negridi yombane ngokubanzi. Sivuya kakhulu ukuqalisa la maphulo amatsha, aza kongeza kuvavanyo lwethu lomsebenzi olukhoyo kwaye abonise ukuba kunokwenzeka ukuba obu buchwepheshe bubekho,” utshilo uJason Glickman, usekela-mongameli oyintloko we-PG&E, ubunjineli, ucwangciso kunye nesicwangciso.

Umqhubi wenqwelomoya yokuhlala

Ngolu vavanyo lwabathengi basekhaya, i-PG&E iza kusebenzisana nabenzi beemoto kunye nababoneleli ngokutshaja ii-EV. Baza kuhlola indlela ii-EV zabakhweli ezilula nezisebenza lula kumakhaya osapho olunye ezinokunceda ngayo abathengi kunye negridi yombane.

Ezi ziquka:

• Ukubonelela ngombane ongezelelweyo ekhaya ukuba umbane ucimile
• Ukuphucula ukutshaja nokukhupha ii-EV ukunceda igridi idibanise izixhobo ezivuselelekayo ngakumbi
• Ukulungelelanisa ukutshaja nokukhupha i-EV kunye neendleko zokuthenga umbane ngexesha langempela

Olu vavanyo luza kuvuleleka kubathengi bezindlu abafikelela kwi-1,000 abaza kufumana ubuncinane i-$2,500 yokubhalisa, kwaye ukuya kuthi ga kwi-$2,175 eyongezelelweyo kuxhomekeke ekuthatheni kwabo inxaxheba.

Uvavanyo lweshishini

Olu vavanyo kunye nabathengi beshishini luza kuhlola indlela ii-EV ezinomthwalo ophakathi nonzima kunye nokuba zilula kwiindawo zorhwebo ezinokunceda ngayo abathengi kunye negridi yombane.

Ezi ziquka:

• Ukubonelela ngombane ongezelelweyo kwisakhiwo ukuba umbane ucimile
• Ukuphucula ukutshaja nokukhupha i-EV ukuze kuxhaswe ukulibaziseka kokuphuculwa kwegridi yokusasazwa
• Ukulungelelanisa ukutshaja nokukhupha i-EV kunye neendleko zokuthenga umbane ngexesha langempela

Olu vavanyo lwabathengi beshishini luza kuvuleleka kubathengi beshishini abamalunga nama-200 abaza kufumana ubuncinane i-$2,500 yokubhalisa, kwaye ukuya kuthi ga kwi-$3,625 eyongezelelweyo kuxhomekeke ekuthatheni kwabo inxaxheba.

Umqhubi we-Microgrid

Uvavanyo lwe-microgrid luza kuphonononga indlela ii-EV—ezilula neziphakathi ukuya kwezinzima—ezifakwe kwi-microgrid yoluntu ezinokuxhasa ngayo ukuqina koluntu ngexesha leziganeko zokuCinywa koMbane koKhuseleko loLuntu.

Abathengi baya kukwazi ukukhupha ii-EV zabo kwi-microgrid yoluntu ukuxhasa umbane wexeshana okanye ukutshaja kwi-microgrid ukuba kukho umbane ogqithisileyo.

Emva kovavanyo lokuqala lwelabhoratri, olu vavanyo luza kuvuleleka kubathengi abafikelela kuma-200 abanee-EV abakwiindawo ze-HFTD ezinee-microgrids ezifanelekileyo ezisetyenziswa ngexesha leziganeko zokuvalwa kwamandla okhuseleko loluntu.

Abathengi baza kufumana ubuncinane i-$2,500 ngokubhalisa kunye ne-$3,750 eyongezelelweyo kuxhomekeke ekuthatheni kwabo inxaxheba.

Kulindeleke ukuba olu vavanyo ngalunye lwesithathu lufumaneke kubathengi ngo-2022 nango-2023 kwaye luza kuqhubeka de kuphele izikhuthazo.

I-PG&E ilindele ukuba abathengi baya kukwazi ukubhalisa kwiindlela zokuhlola zasekhaya nezeshishini ekupheleni kwehlobo lika-2022.

 

—NguYusuf Latief/Amandla akrelekrele

Ixesha lokuthumela: Meyi-16-2022