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Electric vehicles, both residential and fleets, present near and long-term challenges for transmission and distribution utilities, including hardware integration, system planning, and managed charging. This topic will cover how transportation electrification impacts the grid, as well as the solutions available to ease and facilitate the transition.

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PGE harnesses bi-directional EV charging for grid optimization in fire-risk zones

March 25 | 11:00-11:50 AM | C3

Join us to explore the technical, operational, and customer engagement insights from this groundbreaking initiative, and discover how PGE is laying the groundwork for a more resilient, flexible, and customer-centric energy future.

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Grid planning for rapid EV growth with Xcel Energy

March 25 | 10:00-10:50 AM | C1

Panelists from the Department of Energy (DOE), Kevala, Xcel Energy, and NREL will share innovative strategies for forecasting grid upgrades, managing costs, and ensuring equitable access to charging infrastructure. Join us to discover how these pioneering insights can empower utilities to effectively manage future EV demand, optimize infrastructure investments, and lead the transition to a resilient and equitable electric grid.

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Transportation electrification educational opportunities

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10:00 AM
  1. C1
    50 mins
    • System Planning
    • Transportation Electrification
    As the adoption of electric vehicles accelerates, utilities face the critical task of integrating charging infrastructure with grid upgrades to meet rising electricity demands. This session unveils gr ...
11:00 AM
  1. C3
    50 mins
    • Storms and Wildfires
    • Transportation Electrification
    Portland General Electric (PGE) is pioneering the introduction of bi-directional EV charging with the Ford F-150 Lightning in its innovative V2X Demonstration Project. This project explores the potent ...
  2. C2
    50 mins
    • Transportation Electrification
    As EV adoption increases, the challenge of integrating the charging load is increasingly focused on managing the impacts on the distribution system. A recent Department of Energy study focused on prep ...
  3. C1
    50 mins
    • Customer Engagement
    • Transportation Electrification
    • AMI
    Residential customers with a 100-amp service who are considering the purchase of an EV often trigger distribution service panel, wire, and transformer upgrades. The costs of these upgrades can amount ...
9:00 AM
  1. C2
    50 mins
    • Transportation Electrification
    Even as electric vehicle sales continue to rise – 20% year on year, per the latest projections –  utilities are struggling to roll out the EV charging infrastructure needed to meet demand and enable t ...
  2. C2
    50 mins
    • Customer Engagement
    • Transportation Electrification
    As electric vehicles reach mass-market adoption, the industry is at a critical point of addressing the current barriers and challenges associated with managed charging and vehicle-grid integration (VG ...
  3. C1
    50 mins
    • System Planning
    • Transportation Electrification
    Utilities are constantly faced with a challenge of competing timelines in managing EV charging demand. On the one hand, you have the speed of electrification of transportation, driven by policymakers, ...
10:00 AM
  1. C1
    50 mins
    • System Planning
    • Transportation Electrification
    The penetration of electric vehicles (EVs) has grown rapidly in the U.S. Many states have set ambitious EV adoption goals. Additionally, the increased adoption of EVs will help reduce the transportati ...
  2. C3
    50 mins
    • Microgrids
    • Transportation Electrification
    • DER
    As personal EV adoption experiences a slowdown, commercial EV fleets continue to expand rapidly, driven by last-mile delivery demands and large fleet deployments in concentrated areas such as airports ...
  3. C2
    50 mins
    • Transportation Electrification
    Most utility EV load management programs and technology solutions focus on single-family residential customers. However, charging at commercial facilities and with fleets generally results in higher d ...
11:00 AM
  1. C3
    50 mins
    • Transportation Electrification
    There are plenty of arguments that EV charging infrastructure should be left to the private sector. But after a decade of charging infrastructure deployment and operational experience, do the argument ...
  2. C2
    50 mins
    • Transportation Electrification
    As the number of electric vehicles continues to increase, smart charge management (SCM) solutions can enable the use of electric vehicles as a grid asset to improve overall grid efficiencies and defer ...
9:00 AM
  1. C1
    50 mins
    • Transportation Electrification
    US electric vehicle (EV) adoption is surging, with no signs of slowing down. One major concern for utilities like Duke Energy is the health and performance of individual distribution transformers, giv ...
  2. C2
    50 mins
    • Transportation Electrification
    By 2030, there will be over 26 million electric vehicles (EVs) on U.S. roads, driving a significant increase in peak household electricity demand from at-home charging. This surge presents challenges ...
10:00 AM
  1. C2
    50 mins
    • Transportation Electrification
    This session will explore key managed charging lessons from utilities who have worked directly with electric vehicle manufacturers. Within this presentation, panelists will discuss the importance of b ...
  2. C1
    50 mins
    • Transportation Electrification
    This session brings together two cutting-edge developments in vehicle electrification: the forecasting of utility load impacts from off-road vehicle adoption and the deployment of off-grid EV charging ...

 

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