Evelina Tverdohleb
LADWP | Senior Utility Services Specialist
Speaker
Track C: Decarbonization and Electrification Strategies
Session C1: Synergizing Energy Storage, Electric Vehicles, and Grid Stability
May 1, 2024 | 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Why Transportation Electrification is More than Electrifying the Transportation Sector
Transportation electrification has been a hot topic for a number of years now, with avid supporters and absolute deniers, and therefore subject to multiple opinions ranging from an electric vehicle being a ‘magic carpet’ to doomsday scenario depicted in the ‘Leave the World Behind’. The truth is obviously somewhere in between, but the misinformation is abundant and the impact on the transportation sectors, utilities, buildings, communities is not always clear. This presentation explores the impact transportation electrification has across multiple sectors and what aspects to consider when planning for fleet electrification.
Speaker Bio
Evelina Tverdohleb is a Senior Utility Services Specialist and Industrial Group Supervisor in the Key Accounts Section of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP). Evelina supervises Account Advisors responsible for the largest industrial customers in Los Angeles representing annual billing revenue of $500M to the department. With over 10 years' experience guiding customers through all utility related matters, Evelina was the driving force behind the implementation of LADWP’s Sustainability Awards Program, along with coordinating the rollout of the EV Pilot Rate. Prior to public service, Evelina conducted research on large scale institutional change.