Electric Transportation - Energy for the Future

At Southern California Edison, we remain at the forefront in helping customers manage their electric transportation equipment charging operations:

• SCE’s work with local golf courses has resulted in customers installing energy management controls and shifting their golf cart battery charging from daytime to nighttime hours, saving up to $6,000 annually in energy costs per course.
• With SCE’s assistance, a large retail food distribution center learned to its surprise that forklift battery charging comprised a third of its summertime peak demand. Through SCE’s Peak Load Reduction Program, the center shifted most of its charging off-peak and saved $42,000 in the first summer of operation.
• Between 2006 and 2007 SCE made detailed recommendations to over 80 customers that totaled more than $5 million in five-year projected electricity cost savings for forklift, golf cart and other industrial charging operations.
• SCE is assisting five major battery manufacturers to save money by upgrading their battery formation processes with computer controls. Trojan Battery alone was able to reap almost $1 million in 2007 through a combination of energy savings, demand response incentives and equipment rebates.

Tips to Save Energy, Save Money

Here are some key ways you can lower your own electric-drive technology and other energy consumption and shift usage to off-peak periods. Remember to always review manufacturers’ charging instructions and maintenance requirements to maximize the life of equipment and ensure validation of any warranties.

• Install energy management systems on chargers or equipment to shift usage from higher-cost, higher-demand on-peak periods.
• Utilize an energy management system or time clock to de-energize a charger when it’s not in use. Idle chargers can still draw electrical current. De-energizing them can save up to $100 per unit annually in idling losses.
• Sign up for one of SCE’s Time-of-Use rates for electric-drive technology operators. See www.sce.com/AboutSCE/Regulatory/tariffbooks for rate details.
• Tap into SCE’s wide array of energy efficiency and demand response programs, which offer financial incentives and/or other benefits for saving energy and shifting usage from on-peak periods. For more information, visit SCE's Rebates & Savings section. To learn about additional resources for energy savings, log onto the Flex Your Power website at www.fypower.com.

For assistance from SCE on making the most efficient use of your electric-drive vehicles and equipment, e-mail evtc@sce.com. 

Electricity…Sustaining Our Transportation Future.