SAN FRANCISCO — California’s utilities are asking for more than $1 billion to spend on electric-car charging stations that will help the state meet its goal of getting 1.5 million zero-emissions vehicles on the road by 2025.
Edison International’s Southern California Edison utility asked state regulators late last week for permission to collect $570 million from customers over five years to pay for, among other things, equipment installations that will support about 1,800 charging stations for electric trucks. Pacific Gas and Electric requested $253 million for efforts including charging systems for electric buses and delivery trucks. Sempra Energy’s San Diego Gas & Electric utility said it was applying for $246 million for similar programs.
California is moving forward with plans to cut greenhouse-gas emissions. On Friday, the state’s air regulators released a plan to cut emissions to 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030.