Date: August 2025

Real-time pricing and dynamic rates are transforming EV charging behavior, offering greater load flexibility and easing grid stress. However, as EV Managed Charging programs expand and rate structures grow more complex, measuring and verifying program impacts becomes challenging. Traditional techniques used for flat or TOU rates often fail under dynamic pricing. This session explores insights from ComEd’s Residential Optimized Charging (ROC) pilot, where Optiwatt and Opinion Dynamics are advancing Measurement Verification strategies tailored for real-time rate environments. Using early results from over 1,000 vehicles, we’ll show how ROC is developing smarter frameworks to: design effective managed charging programs, define peak windows based on price signals, and build counterfactuals using real-time telematics rather than assumptions. As dynamic pricing becomes the norm, evolving approaches will be essential to accurately assess the true impact of EV charging programs and to distinguish the benefits of active vs. passive load management.

Speakers:
Amanda Vrbas,Optiwatt
Brian Kirchman,ComEd
Danielle Fulmer,Opinion Dynamics