ev.energy Selected by DOE to Deploy and Test Advanced Managed Charging Solutions Across the U.S.

PALO ALTO, CA, January 17, 2025 – ev.energy has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy to lead a $12 million initiative to deploy advanced managed charging solutions in partnership with four utilities across the US and study the benefits to consumers, the grid and environment.

ev.energy will launch next generation smart charging solutions in diverse grid systems in California, Hawaii, Rhode Island, and Alaska and partner with Idaho National Laboratory to quantify the impacts of these efforts on peak load and carbon reduction, electricity rates, and system deferrals. 

Key highlights of the project include:

• Broad geographic reach: Partnering with utilities across the U.S. to test deployments across different grid systems
• Advanced EV charging capabilities: Deploying solutions for renewable energy matching, peak smoothing, localized dispatch, and innovative vehicle-to-home (V2H) and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technologies
• Benefits to disadvantaged communities: Fifty percent of program participants will come from underserved groups, with a keen focus on engaging EV drivers living in multifamily dwellings
• Research collaboration: Partnering with Idaho National Laboratory to assess the value of managed charging for grid deferrals and energy rate impacts
• Industry engagement: Collaborating with industry partners, including the Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) and the Association of Energy Service Professionals (AESP) to broadly disseminate research findings to key industry professionals, including regulators, distribution planners, and other key stakeholders

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“With millions of EVs plugging into the US electric grid system in the coming years, policymakers, grid operators, regulators, and system planners face the challenge of ensuring this shift delivers net benefits to the environment while keeping power reliable, resilient, and affordable,” said Nick Woolley, CEO and Co-Founder of ev.energy. “This grant will provide invaluable information into the value advanced managed charging can bring.”

Kate Merson, Director of Client Solutions at ev.energy, emphasized the significance of the collaboration, “This initiative is a game-changer. Most managed charging programs, to date, remain small-scale and focused on narrow goals to shift charging outside of peak windows. With our partners, this grant enables us to deploy true virtual power plant solutions and test them at scale for the benefit of the broader industry.”  

This selection is part of the DOE’s Connected Communities 2.0 program, which supports the deployment of advanced grid-edge solutions to improve energy affordability and efficiency. 

For more information about the DOE’s Connected Communities 2.0 program, visit the DOE website. To learn more about ev.enegy’s managed EV charging solutions, visit ev.energy.

About ev.energy

ev.energy is a Certified B Corporation® with a mission to make EV charging greener, cheaper, and smarter for utilities and their customers. Its end-to-end software platform wirelessly connects to electric vehicles and chargers to intelligently manage EV charging while working with utilities to put cash back in customers’ wallets for charging at grid-friendly times. With a global base of utility, vehicle OEM, and EVSE partners, ev.energy manages more than 200,000 EVs on its platform each day. Learn more at https://www.ev.energy/. 

Media contact:
James Pratley
press@ev.energy

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