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March 29, 2008 – Vol. 13 No.1 GridPoint and Duke Energy Test Smart Charging for Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles. GridPoint’s smart charging capability enables utilities to control charging regardless of when consumers plug in their PHEVs. Charging is anticipated to be in the early evening,when peak demand is high as drivers plug-in on arrival home from work. Utilities can limit peak load growth as well as offer customers significantly reduced charging costs by billing lower rates for off-peak charging. Additionally, utilities gain complete control over when and how fast PHEVs are charged, allowing utilities to optimize generating assets. The first commercial test of utility-controlled “smart charging” for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles began by plugging a PHEV into a garage wall outlet controlled by the GridPoint SmartGrid Platform in the late afternoon. Duke began charging the vehicle at 10 p.m. and completed charging prior to the morning peak, leaving the car fully charged for the driver’s morning commute. GridPoint’s platform successfully controlled, measured and verified the charging of an electric vehicle parked in a residential garage.
“Smart charging is an essential capability for Duke and all electric utilities as PHEVs enter the market,” said David Mohler, Chief Technology Officer, Duke Energy. “Through this capability, we’re able to reduce stress on the grid during peak periods and keep rates low.” GridPoint, of Arlington, Virginia, offers a smart grid platform that aligns the interests of electric utilities, consumers and the environment. The platform applies information technology to the electric grid to provide utilities with an intelligent network of distributed resources (e.g., advanced load control devices, batteries, solar systems) that reside at the point of consumption – the home or business. Additionally, the platform’s modular, scaleable and upgradeable architecture enables utilities to create a practical path for integrating new clean technologies (e.g., plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and fuel cells). Duke Energy, of Charlotte, North Carolina, supplies and delivers energy to approximately 4 million US customers The company has approximately 36,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity. (3/28/08)
Links: GridPoint Duke Energy
Related: EPRI and Ford Motor Company to Evaluate Integration of Plug-in Hybrids to the Nation’s Power Grid. New Plug-In Hybrid Study Begs for More Questions, More Studies.
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