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1003 - BIDIRECTIONAL ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING

Regan, Michael to the Minister for Customer Service and Digital Government, Minister for Emergency Services, and Minister for Youth Justice representing the Minister for Energy, Minister for Climate Change, Minister for the Environment, and Minister for Heritage
BIDIRECTIONAL ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING

(1) What are the current regulatory barriers in New South Wales to installing bidirectional electric vehicle chargers on residential and commercial premises?

(2) What regulatory reforms would be needed to enable uptake of bidirectional electric vehicle charging in New South Wales for residential and commercial premises?

(3) Has the Government considered following South Australia’s recent move to approve network connection of bidirectional electric vehicle charging? If not, why not?

(4) What steps is the Government taking as part of the electric vehicle strategy to enable and accelerate uptake of bidirectional charging given the potentially transformative impact of this technology for individuals and the grid?
Answer -

(1) There is currently very limited availability in Australia of Vehicle to Grid (V2G) capable vehicles and charging systems. The vast majority of EVs available in the NSW market today use a CCS2 (Combined Charging System, Combo 2) charging plug. Global standards are still under development to enable bidirectional charging for EVs using this plug.

There is some concern that national inverter standards do not currently clearly allow for V2G charger connections to the electricity network.

(2) The NSW Government is engaging with other states and territories to facilitate grid integration of electric vehicles through the Energy and Climate Change Ministerial Council (ECMC), including through identifying and pursuing appropriate regulatory reforms. Grid integration includes bidirectional charging.

(3) The NSW Government does not prohibit or prevent the approval of network connections for bidirectional EV chargers. This is for the consideration of NSW's Distributed Network Service Providers.

(4) In addition to work under the ECMC (see response to question 2), the NSW Peak Demand Reduction Scheme is intended to incentivise V2G bidirectional charging when the technology becomes more available. This will require the development of related rules under the scheme.

Question asked on 3 August 2023 (session 58-1) and printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 19
Answer received on 5 September 2023 and printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 23

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