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California Recap 9-16-2025

Highlights

  • CALeVIP 2.0 — Fast Charge California (FCCP-1) is live, Aug 5–Oct 29, 2025. Ready-to-build only (must have an Issued Permit + Final Utility Service Design) and first-come, first-served. ≥$55M available. Action: file only when both documents are in hand.
  • EnergIIZE 2025 “Fast Track” (CALSTART) consolidates prior lanes; prioritizes project readiness for MD/HD depot charging and hydrogen refueling. Ideal for behind-the-fence depots; public MD/HD sites can score extra points.
  • IOU make-ready: PG&E EV Fleet, SCE Charge Ready (Guidebook 2025), SDG&E EV-HP tariff (subscription pricing through 2031). These materially reduce CapEx/OpEx; start utility scoping early.
  • Local programs: BAAQMD Charge! FYE 2025 round closed; next cycle TBD. SJVAPCD “Charge Up!” is open. LADWP 2025 enrollment closed for light-duty (Apr 21–May 9) but MD/HD remains open; SMUD maintains commercial EV charging incentives.
  • Permitting: AB 970 makes EVCS permit timelines binding (Gov. Code §§65850.7 & 65850.71). Cite the GO-Biz AB 970 fact sheet with AHJs to keep reviews moving.

Statewide Programs

CALeVIP 2.0 — Fast Charge California Project (FCCP-1) — DCFC statewide

Window: Aug 5 – Oct 29, 2025; first-come, first-served.
Eligibility: “Ready-to-build” only—Issued Permit + Final Utility Service Design must be uploaded with the application.
Good fit: Public DC fast charging (corridors, hubs) with utility design complete. Up to $400,000 in incentives!
Common traps: Applying without the final utility design, underestimating Buy America/network uptime requirements, and permitting assumptions.

EnergIIZE Commercial Vehicles — Fast Track 2025 (CALSTART)

What it funds: MD/HD depot charging and hydrogen refueling (statewide).
2025 shift: Lanes consolidated; readiness-tier scoring; bonus points for public/shared access and community support.
Good fit: Private fleets and logistics depots; public-facing MD/HD where possible for scoring.

Utility Make-Ready & Rates (IOUs)

PG&E — EV Fleet

Utility/customer-side make-ready, site design support, construction/activation; program scale serving hundreds of sites and thousands of vehicles. Action: Submit interest; PG&E engineering scoping; finalize service plan in time to hit grant windows.

SCE — Charge Ready (Light-Duty) & Charge Ready Transport (MD/HD)

Make-ready support, technical assistance; guidebook refreshed for 2025. Action: Start with site screening; align trenching/switchgear timelines with grant windows.

SDG&E — EV-HP subscription tariff (+ Power Your Drive for Fleets)

Optional subscription rate with reduced pricing and simplified billing (2022–2031). Action: Evaluate EV-HP vs. demand/time-of-use cost curves for DCFC hubs and depots.

Local / Regional / Municipal

  • BAAQMD (Bay Area) — Charge!: FYE 2025 closed; monitor for next cycle; delivers L2/DCFC at MUDs, destinations, workplaces, transit parking.
  • SJVAPCD — Charge Up!: Open for agencies, businesses, MUD owners; L2/DCFC. Action: pre-package application (quotes, site plan, load letters).
  • LADWP (Los Angeles): 2025 light-duty window closed (Apr 21–May 9); MD/HD remains open; EV Service Design package required before application.
  • SMUD (Sacramento): Active Business EV incentives; use for L2/DCFC where applicable.

Permitting — Use AB 970 Timelines

California law (AB 1236 / AB 970) requires expedited EVCS permitting within binding timelines. Reference Gov. Code §§65850.7 & 65850.71, attach the GO-Biz AB 970 fact sheet to submittals/appeals, and escalate if timelines slip. Action: add an “AB 970” line to your Gantt so the AHJ clock is visible to all parties.

How to Stack California (fastest to slowest)

1) Start utility pre-design now (PG&E/SCE/SDG&E or muni) to get Final Utility Service Design in hand.
2) Public DCFC: File CALeVIP FCCP-1 only when ready-to-build (Issued Permit + Final Utility Service Design). Target filing before Oct 29, 2025 (4 DC units minimum).
3) MD/HD depots: Align with EnergIIZE Fast Track scoring (readiness tiers, public/shared points).
4) Add §30C (confirm tract eligibility + PWA recordkeeping).
5) Layer local/air-district or muni rebates (e.g., SJVAPCD, LADWP, SMUD).
6) Close the gap with financing/MACRS and utility tariffs (e.g., EV-HP).

Deadline Radar

  • CALeVIP FCCP-1: Open now → Closes Oct 29, 2025 (11:59 p.m.) or when funds are exhausted. Submit only with permit + utility design attached.
  • LADWP: 2025 light-duty window closed; MD/HD still open (rolling). Watch for next LD window; start EV Service Design package ASAP.
  • SJVAPCD Charge Up!: Open (rolling). Queue site packages now.
  • BAAQMD Charge!: Closed for FYE 2025; monitor page for next call.

Member Actions (do these now)

  • DCFC sites: Lock utility pre-design meetings; drive to Final Utility Service Design milestone.
  • Pull the EVCS building permit and hold submittal until both permit + utility design are in hand—then file CALeVIP.
  • Fleet depots (MD/HD): Prep EnergIIZE Fast Track packet (readiness docs, community support letters).
  • Evaluate SDG&E EV-HP or equivalent rates for TCO modeling.
  • Every site: Add AB 970 timeline language to cover letters; cite the GO-Biz fact sheet in all AHJ comms.
  • Confirm §30C tract eligibility + PWA documentation plan.