You can argue whether they’re coming in a wave or a trickle, but EVs are on the way – and Georgia Power wants to be ready for them. The utility expects plug-in electrics (PEVs) to hit showroom floors in the fall, and has rolled out a new residential electric rate plan for them as well Continue reading →
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The ZigBee Alliance and the SAE are collaborating on ZigBee Smart Energy standard-development efforts aimed at supporting plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) and enabling vehicle-to-grid (V2G) communication. The ZigBee Alliance and the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) say they are collaborating on ZigBee Smart Energy standard-development efforts aimed at supporting plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) and enabling Continue reading →
US power company GE has endorsed the European Union Commission’s introduction of a smart grid roadmap to border-neutral carbon reduction. The commitment will involve Smart grid technologies will be used in an EU-wide smart city strategy that will see smart meters deployed in homes, together with technology to optimize renewable generation and accommodate plug-in electric Continue reading →
By 2020, 219,000 customers of PG&E (PCG) may say goodbye to those trips to the gas station. No more spinning dials at the pump – $20.00, $40.00, $80.00, etc. Instead drivers will conveniently plug-in their electric cars at home or work. The fill-up will be electrons, not gasoline. Across the country, electric utilities are preparing Continue reading →
Michigan-based utility DTE Energy Co. says a recent collaboration and demonstration project have shown that Itron's OpenWay smart grid technology and Comverge’s Apollo demand management software platform have effectively handled operations related to plug-in electric vehicles. via Renew Grid: Content / FYI / DTE Energy Focuses On PEV Charging, Smart Grid Relationship.
Having too many plug-in hybrid cars actually plugged in could blow up the grid — or at least knock out a few localized transformers. That’s the message from one utility executive, anyway, speaking at the 2009 Plug In conference in California. But even if it’s true, Boulder’s transformation to the nation’s first smart-grid city will Continue reading →
