EVs & Storage

“LDES has been slow to gain market traction and is still seen as a relatively high-risk investment. Significant barriers to capital investment in LDES technologies remain, hence the persistence of high-cost curves and lagging commercialization.”

“In this article we examine how improved energy storage resources modeling can help planners address load growth while making fuller use of existing storage in resource-adequacy planning.”

“How much remaining stored energy is available at any moment – known as State of Charge (SoC) – is not transparent to grid operators and planners. Achieving greater visibility into SoC is an overlooked means to unlock greater capacity and reliability for the grid at lower cost.”

“Hosting capacity analysis (HCA) maps serve as a practical tool and offer transparent, detailed insights into where the electric grid can support new load – such as EV charging infrastructure – and where costly utility upgrades may be unavoidable. HCAs are emerging as a critical tool for EV charger deployment.”

”Market need has led to an explosion of creativity in the long duration energy storage space, with novel technologies, from R&D to early-stage commercially viable solutions rushing to fill the gap. To untangle this dimensionality, we present a structured framework for analyzing the LDES market.”

“EPRI developed GridFAST™, a centralized, secure portal designed to improve communication between businesses and utilities to facilitate the deployment of EV charging projects. Developed as part of EPRI’s EVs2Scale2030™ initiative, GridFAST enables early, standardized communication between utilities and the growing ecosystem of EV stakeholders.”

“The U.S. grid has around 1,200 GW of installed capacity. Of that, about 750 GW are available at peak, and roughly 300 GW serve HVAC load. That means 40% of our electric capacity exists to support something that peaks only a few days each year.”

“The electrification of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles – delivery vans, school buses, and long-haul trucks – presents both a challenge and an enormous opportunity for rural co-ops.”

“California needs to know whether electric vehicle supply equipment projects are coming online at a fast enough pace in appropriate locations to meet forecasted charging demand. Only then will the CPUC understand whether timeline targets it established will enable California to achieve its electrification goals.”

“Solutions leveraging gas capacity, battery storage, geothermal generation, and fuel cells are creating a bridge to long-term electricity grid solutions. This may be the start of a trend where modular demand needs are matched to distributed generation.”