Electric Vehicles: Grid strain combating tool of the decade
Solving operational challenges due to insufficient availability of power on-site
Customer Profile
EV fleet owner with a growing number of vehicles under operation (Airports, Shopping Malls, Government Buildings)
Challenge
Strain on the power grid, capacity issues
Operational challenges due to insufficient availability of power on-site (fleet manager have to drive off site to charge the vehicles instead of charging them locally)
Solution
Installation of a mobile Battery ESS (BESS) on site with the EIP Virtual Power Plant Platform as an orchestration tool to:
Schedule charge and discharge cycles of the BESS in order to ensure power availability to support the EV fleet
Manage EV charging cycles as to avoid causing excess grid strain
Run electricity price arbitrage and participate in the US Demand Response market with the BESS in order to collect incentives, enable BESS monetization and accelerate ROI
Results
Energy conservation & reduced fleet management
Optimized energy storage usage
Overcoming infrastructure limitations through agility
