EVs, EV Charging & Storage

Conversations with Arizona Public Service’s Kerri Carnes and Tony Perez; Avangrid’s Scott Bochenek and Charles Spence; CMS Energy’s Lauren Snyder and Jeff Myrom; Commonwealth Edison’s Diana Sharpe; Con Edison’s Britt Reichborn-Kjennerud; Duquesne Light’s Brian Guzek; Idaho Power’s Billie McWinn and Patti Best; National Grid’s Melissa Lavinson; NiSource’s Fred Gomos; Portland General Electric’s Larry Bekkedahl; Puget Sound Energy’s Josh Jacobs and Malcolm McCulloch; and Southern Company’s Lincoln Wood and Stephanie Gossman.

“AEIC members throughout North America are responding to these challenges by leveraging government funding and incentives for upgrading the grid to meet the projected future demand for electricity to power EVs and to build out the vehicle charging network. These efforts are also supported by robust consumer education and engagement campaigns.”

“I am asked all the time, 'If we go to all electric vehicles, won’t it break the grid?' The answer is yes, if we do nothing, but it can be the solution to the grid if we do this right.”

“For EVs to become a resource rather than a challenge to grid stability, we urgently need to see coordinated plans for grid expansion and enhancement, as well as digital technologies for two-way communications and pricing between EVs and grids.”

PUF presents two companies driving the EV revolution. EY Americas has experts focused on collaboration across the ecosystem and helping clients embrace EV adoption. Fermata Energy was founded with intentions of accelerating the adoption of electric vehicles and the transition to renewable energy.

“On fleet transition studies, we’ve been looking at sites in terms of how we best engineer electric vehicle charging infrastructure. We approach this from a perspective that considers changes behind the meter, impacts we are going to create on the grid side, and upgrades to incorporate on the grid.”

“We’re hardening the grid for storms and fires, building infrastructure to connect renewables, and replacing aging infrastructure. These large EV loads aren’t being factored into these projects and will add to the demands on engineering and construction resources.”

Innovative Approach to System Reliability: “On the weather-prone outer Cape Cod region of Massachusetts, Eversource developed an innovative solution to deploy a microgrid on a 13-mile circuit with a battery as the sole source of supply. Eversource is a member company of the Association of Edison Illuminating Companies.”

Conversation with e-bike founder Don DiCostanzo about his week with William Shatner before and after the historic space trip.

“We have supply chain issues. It’s an unforeseen roadblock that most didn’t expect a year ago, but now is potentially existential to everybody’s plans around vehicle electrification.”