Greenlots Supports Southern California Edison’s EV Charging Pilot
Greenlots, a global provider of open standards-based technology solutions for electric vehicles, and its partner EVSE LLC, a leading electric vehicle charging manufacturer, have announced support for a California Public Utility Commission-approved workplace EV charging pilot for Southern California Edison (SCE), one of the nation’s largest electric utilities.
To conduct the pilot, SCE recently deployed 80 Level 2 chargers for a consumer behavior study to test fee-based charging and demand response (DR) at various SCE work facilities.
The project, which started in October 2014, is among the first large scale pilots to use open standards protocols OpenADR 2.0b and OCPP in combination for electric vehicle charging.
According to recent studies, annual sales for workplace charging is expected to surpass 63,000 by 2020 in the United States. While residential charging remains the top location for EV charging, workplace charging provides electric vehicle drivers with the range confidence they need to reliably make their daily commute.
With the increase of electric vehicle adoption rates, utilities will be looking for a cost effective solution to address additional loads in an effort to stabilize the grid. SCE’s study will examine how electric vehicle drivers respond to demand response events and dynamic pricing when charging their EVs at the workplace.
Currently, SCE employees are able to plug-in when they arrive at work and opt into demand response using EVSE LLC’s chargers and Payment Kiosk integrated with Greenlots’ SKY OCPP system and SCE’s Demand Response platform.
“As more electric vehicles enter the market and more workplaces adopt charging for employees, it will be essential for utilities to cost-effectively manage periods of high demand on the electrical grid with demand response programs,” said Tom Walker, Director of New Program Development and Launch at Southern California Edison.
Category: Consumer, Electric Vehicles
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