EPRI Launches Groundbreaking Electric Transportation Grid Planning Tool (NRECA)
November 28, 2023 - As part of its EVs2Scale2030™ initiative, EPRI – with support from truck and car manufacturers, fleet operators, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the DOE National Labs, RMI, and others – released today eRoadMAP™, an interactive online resource intended to help electric power companies and industry stakeholders effectively plan for the power and infrastructure needed to serve light-, medium-, and heavy-duty electric vehicles (EVs).
Electric Co-ops Help Shape EV Planning Tools to Prepare for Grid Impacts (NRECA)
October 13, 2023 - NRECA and its member cooperatives are working with national labs, researchers and other key groups to help shape the planning tools needed to prepare for rising electricity demand as more electric vehicles hit America’s highways.
EPRI launches initiative to ready grid for increased EV loads, joined by Amazon, Xcel, ConEd (UtilityDive.com)
August 8, 2023 - “Utilities are going to need, in some cases, two to four years of heads-up time to react and to do planning,” said EPRI Director of Transportation Britta Gross.
Utilities, Regulators Pledge to Prepare Power Grid for EVs (BloombergLaw.com)
August 7, 2023 - Electric utilities, energy regulators, fleet operators and manufacturers are launching a first-of-its-kind initiative to prepare the power grid for the rapid deployment of electric vehicles by 2030.
The grid isn’t ready for the EV boom. Can better data fix that? (CanaryMedia.com)
August 7, 2023 - Britta Gross, EPRI, says that more data on the planned locations of EV-charging stations is the key to unlocking utility investment sooner rather than later — and that a new nationwide initiative launched today can supply it.
EPRI Launches Collaborative Initiative to Support Widescale National EV Rollout (EPRI.com)
August 7, 2023 - EPRI launches a new, three-year initiative—EVs2Scale2030 —that will collaborate with more than 500 stakeholders to ready the electric grid and accelerate the development of EV charging infrastructure.
Great River Energy joins nationwide electric vehicle initiative (GreatRiverEnergy.com)
July 19, 2023 - Great River Energy is one of the founding utility partners of EVs2Scale, a three-year initiative led by EPRI and will add an electric cooperative voice to discussions among critical stakeholders as EV goals increasingly target 50% market share by 2030.
EPRI launches 3-year initiative to address grid constraints, develop tools to serve coming EV loads (UtilityDive.com)
April 19, 2023 - Rising loads associated with electric vehicle charging will begin to stress the power grid over the next few years, and a three-year initiative by the Electric Power Research Institute aims to ease the electric transition.
Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Private and Public Sector Investments for Affordable Electric Vehicles (WhiteHouse.gov)
April 17, 2023 - EPRI is committing to launch “EVs2Scale2030”, a new three-year initiative to mobilize 500 industry stakeholders including, utilities, vehicle manufacturers, fleet operators, and charging providers, to ready the grid and accelerate the charging infrastructure needed to support the large-scale electrification of transportation.