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We provide data analytics and managed EV charging by directly connecting to our customers and their electric vehicles through our robust, secure platform.
We make it easy for drivers to participate in managed charging through one simple step and reward them for their flexibility.
Our backend software platform saves customers money on their at-home charging, reducing total cost of ownership.
DTE Energy launched Smart Charge to understand how to effectively manage the load growth from EV charging for a cleaner, better-optimized grid. DTE Smart Charge helps EV drivers charge during periods that are cheapest for the consumer and helps the grid operate more efficiently. Customers input their desired charging preferences into their OEM’s app to optimize the customer’s EV charging to work with their current time-of-use rate structure, ensuring charging begins only during each customer’s off-peak time period. Smart Charge also has the option to call up to five DR events in the summer months, June through September. Customers are notified that their charging will be automatically paused during the two-hour event, and have the ability to opt out if needed.
DTE Energy launched the Smart Charge pilot in 2019 and has since continuously extended the pilot, with plans to transition to a full program in 2024. The 2022–2023 pilot saw a reduction of 14 MWh between 44 events from 663 participants, enough to power an average Michigan home for over 1.5 years.
Duke Energy launched the EV Complete Home Charging Plan pilot in September 2023 to better understand how to best limit the increasing demand caused by the growing number of EVs on the road. Shifting EV charging to off-peak times can also help Duke and North Carolina reach their carbon emissions reduction goals. The EV Complete Home Charging Plan provides home EV charging at a fixed monthly price ($19.99 or $24.99) with an 800 kWh per month limit, which is double the monthly consumption for the average driver. Customers input their desired charging preferences (e.g., departure time, target state of charge, etc) through their OEM app, and OEM optimization shifts charging away from peak hours.
The EV Complete Home Charging Plan provides a fixed monthly
rate for EV charging lower than the typical, volatile charging costs, providing customers with predictable savings. Using OVGIP, automakers are the single point of contact for customers. Managing enrollment through the automaker streamlines the customer experience while decreasing the administrative responsibilities for the utility. OVGIP also enables Duke Energy tomeasure customer data directly from the enrolled vehicles.
Xcel Energy launched the Charging Perks pilot in June 2021 with a goal to make it easier for EV customers to charge vehicles at times when renewable energy production is high and when customer demand on the energy grid is low. Xcel Energy sends the OEMs a day-ahead hourly proxy signal, which varies daily depending on several variables including energy demand and renewable capacity. The OEMs then create an optimized charging schedule for enrolled customers, considering their desired departure time and electricity rate (e.g., time-of-use). The customer can always override the schedule if needed.
The pilot has been successful at shifting EV load to optimal times for the grid. Impacts varied among participants and across seasonal times of year, with the highest impact from battery electric vehicles (BEV) using a Level 2 charger during the summer months. During the 2022–2023 pilot cycle, the average EV reduced more than 0.40 kW during some hours, saved more than 0.20 kg of CO2 for scheduled charging, and increased more than 0.41 kW of renewable energy consumption during some hours.
The above case studies are taken from the Rocky Mountain Institute’s Virtual Power Plant Partnership (VP3) flipbook.
“Eversource values our direct partnership with ChargeScape, which will allow us, alongside vehicle manufacturers, to create seamless charging experiences for our mutual customers. ChargeScape is uniquely positioned to facilitate the collaboration of multiple parties to strategically manage load on the grid as electric vehicle adoption increases.”
— Amy Findlay,
Manager of EV Managed Charging
Eversource Energy
“Working directly with the automakers provides Xcel Energy with unparalleled data privacy, security, and delivery within our EV Managed Charging programs. “
— Carlos Hill,
Senior Product Developer
Xcel Energy
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