Date: August 2023

EVs pose a challenge to grid stability, particularly in dense, urban areas where building out infrastructure to support increased load is not an easy option. Eversource is investigating how different managed charging program designs can help to mitigate EVs impact to the local grid with particular focus on areas already known to be capacity constrained, such as the City of Cambridge, Massachusetts. This presentation will discuss how our understanding of travel patterns, customers, and charging behavior led to the development of scenarios to inform program design. Looking 10 years into the future, we will also examine the projected efficacy of different program designs as compared to the unmanaged scenario.

Speakers:
Amy Findlay, P.E., Eversource
Mahfuz Shuvra, Eversource