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Utility Planning for Electric Vehicles on the Grid

Live Streaming Online March 28, 2023

An EUCI Program

Click Here to register $895

If you are unable to attend at the scheduled date and time, we make recordings available to all registrants for three business days after the event

The scale at which transportation electrification is taking place has profound impacts to the electric grid, ushering in a new era of utility involvement in private and public transport. While utilities understand the important role they play, nationwide utilities are in different phases of the journey.

EUCI’s virtual course, Utility Planning for EVs on the Grid is an annual event presented by utilities for utilities. Hear from Cobb EMC, ConEd, Exelon, Pepco Holdings and PSEG. Get best practices and lessons learned from your peers who will showcase their efforts toward electric vehicle integration.

Register today and join this valuable, intensive one day seminar!

Learning Outcomes

This virtual course will provide attendees an opportunity to:

  • Review EV models, charging infrastructure, and key market drivers
  • Assess impacts of EV load on the distribution grid including:
    • Load forecasting & capacity constraints
    • Capital needs for the grid & charging sites
    • DER aggregation & automation
  • Hear strategies for developing utility EV programs with customer needs in mind
    • Learn strategies for EV charging in multifamily buildings
    • Learn strategies for fleet electrification & the utility’s role
  • Evaluate the benefits of V2G & how to establish bidirectional charging
  • NEW THIS YEAR: Analyze solar + storage use cases for smart charging & load management

Agenda

9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Central Time

9:00 – 9:45 a.m. :: Introductory Session: EVs & EV Charging Technology

  • EV models & charging infrastructure
  • Vehicle performance & charging times
  • Key market drivers

Wade Higgins, Founder & Owner, Urban EV Rentals (Former Tesla & Rivian)

9:45 – 10:45 a.m. :: Impacts of EVs on the Distribution Grid

  • Load forecasting & capacity constraints on the distribution grid
  • Utility prioritization of capital needs and infrastructure investments for the grid and on the EV charging sites
  • DER aggregation & automation

Pearl Donohoo-Vallett, Sr. Manager of Strategy, Pepco Holdings

10:45 – 11:00 a.m. :: Morning Break

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. :: V2G & Bi-Directional Charging

  • Establishing interconnection agreement with utility
  • Public-private partnerships for EV charging Infrastructure expansion & innovative solutions
  • Win-win scenarios for grid resilience & reliability

Ahmed Mousa, Manager – Utility of the Future, PSEG

12:00 – 1:00 p.m. :: Lunch Break

1:00 – 2:00 p.m. :: Developing Utility EV Programs with Customer Needs in Mind

  • Charging behavior
  • Residential programs and best practices
  • Educating fleets & site managers on the benefits of electrification
  • Demand response and managed charging

Cora V. Walter, Go Electric, Project Manager, ConEd

2:00 – 2:45 p.m. :: Deep Dive: Multifamily Buildings & Strategies for Providing Access to EV Charging

Neka Goka, Principal | Policy Analysis & Development, Exelon

2:45 – 3:00 p.m. :: Afternoon Break

3:00 – 4:00 p.m. :: Deep Dive: Fleet Electrification & the Utility’s Role

  • Hybrid SUV & trucks adoption in municipal fleets
  • How do you plan for fleet electrification?
  • Education for your technicians in the electric vehicles Do’s & Don’ts
  • How can utilities encourage electric fleets?
  • Grid impacts of fleet & transit electrification on the grid and capital needs
  • Tips for communication & collaboration between utilities, fleet operators & customers

Mark Goddard, Director, Commercial Marketing, Cobb Electric Membership Corporation

Cheri Norry, Fleet Administrator, Cobb County Fleet

4:00 – 5:00 p.m. :: Solar + Storage Use Cases for Smart Charging & Load Management

  • Incentivizing the alignment of EV charging and solar generation
  • Value streams through energy storage and smart charging
  • Uniform and integrated management of DERs and DERMS integration
  • Case study with Smart Power Integrated Node project
  • Applicable standards and state of play

Sunil Chhaya, Senior Technical Executive – EV-Energy System Integration, EPRI

5:00 p.m. :: Program Adjourns


 

 
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