Agenda

Break Out A

Co-Chair Nick Bengtson EnergyHub

Co-Chair Rick Rosa Avangrid

2:30 – 3:15 pm
Driving OEM-Based Dynamic Optimization Programs: Benefits and Lessons Learned
Lessons learned for active OEM-based managed charging pilots and design considerations for dynamic optimization charging programs. This will include insights from Xcel Energy’s EV managed charging program, focused on measuring program impacts, especially when impacts continue changing & improving over time. The 45-minute panel will include live audience polling, audience insights around capturing a baseline for managed charging programs, and Q&A.

Carlos Hill Xcel Energy	Ryan DeKImpe DTE Energy
Tiina Aardemae Guidehouse	Jason Lai Guidehouse

3:15 – 4:00 pm
The Devil’s in the Data: Challenges in Evaluating EV Managed Charging Programs
Load shapes and data from EV managed charging programs look very different from traditional DR resources, requiring us to re-think traditional evaluation approaches. In this interactive workshop, we’ll examine what’s unique about EV charging data, explore current EV evaluation methods including decisions on desired grid impacts and baseline selection, and we’ll review real world lessons learned. Attendees will gain insights into effective evaluation approaches. Read Full Description >

Laura Small Opinion Dynamics

Break Out B

Co-Chair Stacy Noblet ICF

Co-Chair Ross Malme EGM

2:30 – 3:15 pm
Utilities, OEMs, and the Managed Charging Connection
Managed charging companies have launched pilot programs with electric utilities, including time-of-use rates and other demand management programs, and some have partnered directly with automotive OEMs. Some of these projects have benefited from standards-based integrations, including OpenADR, which reduce costs and speed time-to-market. Learn more about these partnerships, including their technical integrations, as well as the evolution of creative business partnerships between new industry players. Read Full Description >

Dave Erickson New Hampshire Electric Cooperative - Partnership with GM Energy	Samuel Bordenave SWTCH - Partnership with BC Hydro
Don Dulchinos OpenADR Alliance	Josh Winkler Blink Charging, Partnership with GM Energy

3:15 – 4:00 pm
How to Turn on Your EV Drivers (To Load Management)
We know ~1/3 of EVs are worth targeting for load management; that high peak contributors are valuable; and that finding and marketing to them using AMI meter data makes sense. Passive load management with AMI compliance monitoring can deliver 90% overnight charging EVERY day with <2% of charging during the peak, making it a winner! Join us to explore the keys to EV load management. Read Full Description >

Gary Smith Sagewell	Jeff Myrom Consumers Energy
Dave McKee Jacksonville Energy Authority

Break Out C

Co-Chair Kessie Avseikova Opinion Dynamics

Co-Chair Kirsten Millar Virtual Peaker

2:30 – 3:00 pm
BGE Smart Charge Management Program
BGE’s Smart Charge Management Program categorizes EV charging into three customer groups: residential, commercial, and public fleets, and manages load from each using variations of on-demand response or curtailment. EV drivers are incentivized to participate through monthly bill credits but can opt-out if they need to charge immediately. Since its 2022 launch, program opt-outs have been < 1% with low unenrollments, benefiting Maryland's electric grid. Read Full Description >

Stephanie Leach Baltimore Gas & Electric

3:00 – 3:30 pm
Winter EV Demand Response: Timing, Duration, Impacts and Customer Experience
Explore findings from AES Indiana's winter 2022-23 EV residential DR pilot which included 127 EnelX EV chargers and tested morning and evening DR events. Insights include daily EV charging load shapes; variability in charging behaviors by time, day, and temperature; and how charging demand compares with grid peaks. Presenters also compare charging patterns of DR-enrolled with TOU-enrolled EV customers, plus insights from a participant survey. Read Full Description >

Zachary Horváth Cadmus

3:30 – 4:00 pm
Equitable EV Adoption in the Residential Rental Segment
Learn about a recent DOE study on barriers to EV charging and adoption in multi-unit dwellings. The study included an analysis of EV adoption patterns by zip code to assess whether geographies with higher MUD densities lagged. It also included interviews, analysis of EV telematics, and the development of a decision tool to help communities optimize the siting of EV charging to maximize MUD residents served. Read Full Description >

Deborah Newman City of Colorado Springs

Steve Foreman Rolling Energy Resources

Break Out D

Co-Chair Pauline Marcou Bidgely

Co-Chair Derek Kirchner TRC Companies

10:00 – 10:30 am
Who's in Charge? PGE's Test Bed EV Charging Study
Learn about PGE’s EV Charging Study, performed via the Smart Grid Test Bed, which explores how and when customers charge their vehicles, plus utility-customer collaboration to optimize charging schedules in favor of excess localized energy production from renewables. Presenters will discuss the study’s research goals, how it layered onto existing managed charging programs, program design, and initial lessons learned since its February 2023 inception. Read Full Description >

Matthew Mills Portland General Electric

10:30 – 11:00 am
Limits of EV Telematics Data
Using six years of data, FlexCharging will share what’s working, opportunities for OEM improvements, and how to set realistic program expectations. Presenters discuss how EV telematics work; whether they provide meter-quality, 15-minute interval data; the time needed to manipulate data to work around vehicle-specific quirks; how managed charging solutions can meet utility program goals; and if programs are constrained by automakers and cellular networks, and more. Read Full Description >

Brian Grunkemeyer FlexCharging

11:00 – 11:30 am
What’s Next for V2X? Learnings From the Largest V2G Trial
EVs make it possible for customers to store cheap green energy and use it to power their homes or sell it back to the grid. Drawing from multiple, favorable findings from a V2X trial with Kaluza, Nissan and OVO Energy, learn how V2X can accelerate progress towards net zero energy while providing customer savings, demand shift, and CO2 reductions when compared to unmanaged charging. Read Full Description >

Neel Gulhar Kaluza Flex

Break Out E

Co-Chair Hilary Polis Opinion Dynamics

Co-Chair Katie Parkinson Rolling Energy Resources

10:00 – 10:45 am
The OEM and EVSE Perspective on Managed Charging
OEMs and EVSE providers are under-represented in discussions about the future of managed charging. Presenters address their perspectives on V2L, V2H, V2B, V2G, and B2B partnerships, plus solutions to the current lack of standardized comm protocols. They also discuss frameworks for effective collaboration, compensation mechanisms, valuing grid services beyond managing system-wide peak, plus building good driver experiences and introducing utility programs into the EV buying experience. Read Full Description >

Moderator Dr. Ashkan Kian IEMS Solution
Kevin Schwain EnergyHub	Doug Sampson ChargePoint
Max Parness Toyota	Ed Mussi Stellantis

10:45 – 11:30 am
Best Practices: EV-Ready Requirements in New Construction and Existing Buildings
EV-readiness in buildings, plus the implementation of new building codes and comprehensive approaches to existing building retrofits, can accelerate the energy transition. Learn about the development of new policies and building code changes that enabled several Canadian municipalities to have 100% EV-ready requirements for new residential construction, plus significant requirements for new commercial buildings. U.S. municipalities, states, and utilities will benefit from lessons already learned. Read Full Description >

Brendan McEwen Dunsky Energy + Climate Advisors

Peter Russell, MCIP, RPP City of Richmond

Break Out F

Co-Chair Troy Eichenberger Tennessee Valley Authority

Co-Chair Tom Breare Octopus Energy

10:00 – 10:45 am
Harmonization of eV and Electricity Ecosystems -PLMA/GLMIG
Government, the private sector, and OEMs are investing billions into EV charging infrastructure. However, the communication technology and protocols to support EV charging are NOT adequate to support grid services, such as volt/var and frequency support necessary for V2X deployments. Presenters discuss the divergent paths of EV charging and electricity grid ecosystems, and how to harmonize them or risk jeopardizing all grid reliability and resilience. Read Full Description >

Jon Hilowitz Orange and Rockland Utilities	Scott Coe Grid Optimize
Ross Malme EGM	Austin Chambers Kitu Systems

10:45 – 11:30 am
A Transactive Energy Platform for Optimal V1G and V2G Management
EV fleet growth requires costly power distribution grid upgrades, and necessitates short- and mid-term EV charge management solutions. In this workshop, presenters will discuss the implementation of transactive-energy-based EV-fleet management using North American case studies. Learn about a TE platform with autonomous bid/offer submissions to EVSE aggregators, negotiation capabilities, e-contract signing and financial settlements, plus DERMS-based TE market clearing with different utility objective functions. Read Full Description >

Dr. Elizabeth Cook Duquesne Light Company (DLC)

Kinnera Angadi Honeywell