CALIFORNIA - AutoGrid Introduces AutoGrid Flex EV, Electric Vehicle Generation Grid Services Solution to Help Drive Utility Adoption and Achieve Sustainability
According to the company, AutoGrid Flex EV builds on 10 years of pioneering DER and EV experience to enrich utilities and customers with a unique combination of analytics, charging management, grid load optimization, and V2G capabilities. AutoGrid, an industry-leading provider of virtual power plant (VPP) and distributed power resource management solutions (DERMS), today released AutoGrid Flex EV, an artificial intelligence solution designed to make grid operations more reliable and cost-effective. The rubber platform, the solution leverages the company’s track record of more than 10 years of experience with electric vehicles and other distributed energy sources (DERs), and uses the largest network of dealers, vendors and car manufacturers.
The company announced that with electric vehicle sales projected to exceed 50% of total car sales by 2030 1, utilities are rapidly increasing demand for electricity and are seizing a huge opportunity for flexible capacity. Today’s energy providers are looking for EV information reporting, demand forecasting, the ability to simulate loads and manage demand spikes, and a seamless customer experience
“Through our Power Response Program, AutoGrid allows consumers to actively participate in making the grid resilient, reliable and sustainable. It serves to optimize its resources and reduce usage when the grid is strengthened, making benefits for our customers and the environment,” he said. . Joanne O’Neill, director of client programs for the World Power Alliance. “Additionally, as part of Flex AutoGrid, the new solution promises a single platform to manage all distributed energy programs, raising thermostats, battery storage, electric vehicles, and behavior change to help our residential and commercial customers reduce their electricity consumption.”
“For 10 years, DER AutoGrid was the first connected EV charger, and we have been a leader in this space ever since,” said Ruben Llanes, AutoGrid’s CEO. “Utility needs to plan EV penetration, forecast and shape charging, and connect the power of this V2G and mobile storage capacity when and where it’s needed most. AutoGrid’s new EV solution is a quantum leap toward decarbonization and democratization of the grid.”
Source: Nation World News