Vehicle-Grid Integration Council

VGIC Executive Director Zach Woogen will be hosting a workshop and speaking on a panel at EV Charging Summit & Expo. Learn more about how VGIC is shaping the #VGI market and regulatory landscape. 🔌 ⚡   🗣️ Workshop E: V2G 101: Scaling Bidirectional Charging Infrastructure  📅 Tuesday, March 25 at 2:00 PM ET  📍 Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino | Las Vegas, NV  🔗 Click here to register for the event: https://lnkd.in/gZgp-Ac6.  🗣️ Accelerating the Future of V2G and Bidirectional Charging Featuring: Yinon Raviv (Nayax), Sena Soysal (EDF US Innovation Lab), and Elizabeth Stears (Advanced Energy United)  📅 Thursday, March 27 at 1:45 PM ET  📍 Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino | Las Vegas, NV  🔗 Click here to register for the event: https://lnkd.in/gZgp-Ac6. #EVCSummit #ElectricVehicles #EVCharging #EVs #V2G #BidirectionalCharging #GridResilience

⚡ VGIC is excited to support Massachusetts Clean Energy Center’s groundbreaking Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) Demonstration Program! ⚡ The initiative will deploy 100 #bidirectional chargers to a cohort of residential, commercial, municipal, and school sites across Massachusetts and will develop a guidebook for future #V2X installations. 🚗 🔌 We’re excited to work with Resource Innovations , Converge Strategies, LLC, B2Q Associates, Voltrek, and VGIC member, The Mobility House over the next two years and support developing the guidebook and a more resilient #energy future. 🔗 Read more about this first of its kind initiative by clicking the link in the comments! #EVs #EVCharging #Bidirectional #Electrification

🔌VGIC member Bidirectional Energy recently detailed how it is addressing the exciting challenges an aging #grid poses by leveraging #EVs as a grid resource. Bidirectional charging can support resiliency, shift electrical load, and sell power back to the grid, in turn lowering the total costs of transportation and electric power systems.   At VGIC, we work to enable EVs to interact with the grid in intelligent ways, supporting a more affordable, reliable, and efficient system that can keep pace with growing demand. ⚡ 🔗 Read the blog linked in the comments below to learn more.  #ElectricVehicles #BidirectionalCharging #V2G 

🎉 Please join us in welcoming Sunrun as VGIC’s newest general member 🎉 Sunrun is the leading provider of clean energy as a subscription service, serving over a million customers nationwide. By aggregating its fleet of residential solar + storage systems into Virtual Power Plants (VPPs), Sunrun helps to provide resiliency and reliability to electric grids. In 2024, Sunrun expanded its leadership in #VPPs to include #V2X. Sunrun, in partnership with Ford and Baltimore Gas and Electric, launched the nation’s first residential V2H Virtual Power Plant, proving that EVs can be used to support the grid by reducing a home's electric load during peak hours. Sunrun is excited to continue building momentum in V2X through it's involvement with VGIC. #Electrification #VPP #EVCharging

🚗 🔌 VGIC had the privilege to work with enX consulting last year to advise on the National Roadmap for Bidirectional EV Charging commissioned by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) in partnership with the RACE for 2030 Cooperative Research Centre. The National Roadmap for Bidirectional EV Charging highlights the potential of bidirectional #EV charging to reduce electricity costs and accelerate national emissions reduction. The roadmap will directly contribute to the Australian Government’s National Consumer Energy Resources Roadmap, which looks to save the #energy system billions of dollars and reward consumers for their role in accelerating the transition. 📥 Read the full report linked in comments below! 📥 #EV #ElectricVehicles #BidirectionalCharging #V2X #V2G #RenewableEnergy

VGIC IED Zach Woogen will be speaking on a panel at SAE International's Power Up! North American Electric Vehicle Charging Conference 2025. Learn more about how VGIC is shaping the #VGI market and policy landscape.    🗣️ Vehicle-Grid Integration: Market and Policy Landscape for Managed Charging and Bidirectional Charging  📅 Wednesday, February 5 at 12:00 PM ET  📍 Virtual and Free Event  🔗 Click here to register for the event: https://lnkd.in/eWfgT3Sk    #EVChargingConference #EVcharging #EVs #PowerUp

🎉🚗VGIC member WeaveGrid announced a strategic investment from Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation to support its #VehicleGridIntegration efforts. At VGIC, we believe that partnerships like these are key to accelerating the transition to a more affordable and secure future in both the transportation and electric power sectors. 🌱 Here’s to continued success and partnerships for innovative progress! 🔗 Read more about the partnership in the Utility Dive article linked in the comments below. #Investment #EVCharging #SmartCharging #ManagedCharging

ICYMI: The Joint Utilities of New York launched their Load Management Technology Incentive Programs (LMTIPs) at the end of last year! 🎉 LMTIPs provide nearly $25 million of incentives for charge management solutions, energy storage, and other software and equipment that enable #EV charging station installations to be faster and more affordable in New York. These flexible service connection solutions will be critical to meeting growing EV charging demand in constrained areas of the grid.⚡🔌 Incentives are available for customer-owned demand management technologies capable of reliably balancing, curtailing, or deferring a customer’s net EV charging demand on the #electric grid. Since 2020, VGIC has advocated for the LMTIPs and many similar programs through our targeted policy and regulatory engagement, and we invite you to join us in securing more wins in 2025 and beyond! 👇 🔗Click the link in the comments to learn more about the programs, including funding availability, technology requirements, and customer eligibility. #EVCharging #EVs #Electrification  

❗ Big news last week from the US DOE! ❗ Two pivotal documents are now available to drive the future of managed charging and bidirectional charging: 1️⃣ The DOE’s "Vehicle Grid Integration Assessment Report" evaluates the current state of #VGI technologies and their potential impacts on the #EV market and the electric grid. The report concludes that VGI can enhance grid reliability and resilience by utilizing #EVs as distributed energy resources, and that effective integration requires advancements in communication protocols, standards, and cybersecurity measures. The report also recommends further investment in research and development to address technical challenges and the development of policies that encourage VGI adoption and standardization. 2️⃣ The DOE’s “Strategy for Achieving a Beneficial Vehicle Grid Integration (VGI) Future” details the following key benefits of VGI implementation: 🔌 Reduces greenhouse gas emissions by optimizing energy use. 📉 Lowers #electricity costs through demand response and peak shaving. ⚡ Enhances energy #security by providing backup power during outages. The overarching VGI Strategy document provides a roadmap for stakeholders to integrate #EVs into the grid effectively, focusing on: ➡️ Research and Development: Focus on technologies that facilitate bidirectional energy flow and smart charging. ➡️Standards and Interoperability: Establish uniform standards to ensure seamless communication between EVs and the grid. ➡️Policy and Regulation: Implement supportive policies that incentivize VGI participation. ➡️Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with utilities, manufacturers, and consumers to promote VGI benefits. The DOE’s research and strategic vision provides important accelerant to the evolving VGI ecosystem. At VGIC, we are laser-focused on strengthening the grid, empowering drivers, and contributing to a more affordable, resilient, and secure energy future. 📥 Check out the report and strategy in the comments below and join the conversation on advancing #VGI! #VehicleGridIntegration #EVs #V2G

Are you attending SAE International's Government/Industry Meeting next week? Don't miss VGIC IED Zach Woogen's panel to learn how VGIC’s crucial work developing the VGI market is impacting the electric power sector. 🗣️ Transportation and the Electric Power Sector: Vehicle-Grid Integration Technology, Market Development, and Policy Evolution Featuring: Scott Baker (PJM Interconnection), Alessandra R. Carreon (Michigan Public Service Commission), Aram Shumavon (Kevala), Catherine Gilman (University of Delaware), Joseph McDonald (US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)), Noel Crisostomo (US DOE) and Zolton Jung (US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)) 📅 Thursday, January 30 at 3:00 PM ET 📍 Walter E. Washington Convention Center | Washington, DC 🔗 Want to connect with Zach at the event? Use the link in the comments to schedule time #GIM2025 #ElectricVehicles #EVs #Electrification