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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.
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.
Transportation electrification educational opportunities
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C150 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 ...Speakers
11:00 AM
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C350 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 ... -
C250 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 ...Chairperson -
C150 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 ...
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Grid Edge Technologies Knowledge Hub- Booth #2041, Exhibit Floor30 mins
- Reliability and Resilience
- Grid Edge Technologies Knowledge Hub
- Transportation Electrification
- Detection and Prevention
- Grid Edge
In this session we will discuss the challenges arising from the increase in Electric Vehicle adoption and what that means for utilities. We will explore what utilities are doing to understand their cu ...
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C250 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 ... -
C350 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 ... -
C150 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, ...
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C150 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 ...Speakers -
C350 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 ... -
C250 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 ...Chairperson
11:00 AM
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C350 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 ... -
C250 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 ...Chairperson
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C150 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 ... -
C250 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
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C250 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 ... -
C150 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 ...Speakers
11:00 AM
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Orange and Rockland demonstrates new applications of EV managed charging to enhance grid flexibilityC250 mins
- Transportation Electrification
This panel will be a discussion of a commercial and residential EV managed charging pilot which is a collaboration between WeaveGrid as the project lead, Orange and Rockland as the utility partner, an ... -
C150 mins
- Transportation Electrification
As progressive states like California pave the way towards a grid that is 100% powered by renewable energy resources, they advance the need for grid resiliency, requiring integration of renewable sour ...Chairperson
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