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evolve and help balance the growth in demand
for electricity from other sources,
such as EV charging stations.
" Finally, power availability for consumers
is an essential aspect of electrification.
As the world's power grids
face unprecedented complexity, the
need for more intelligent, reliable, resilient,
and modern grid technologies
has never been greater, " Sjoelin said.
" Transportation electrification is a
once-in-a-generation economic opportunity
for utilities; they will be highly motivated
to partner with distributed generation
resources, and they are already integrating
EV charging into existing demand
management programs, again using the
same OpenADR protocols as they use in
managing other demand-side resources, "
said Rolf Bienert, Technical and Managing
Director of the OpenADR Alliance, a group
created to standardize, automate, and
simplify demand response and distributed
energy resources protocols. The group
said its mission is " to enable utilities and
aggregators to cost-effectively manage
growing energy demand and decentralized
energy production, and customers to
control their energy future. "
Bienert told POWER, " Addressing
climate change is a key aspect of electrification.
But there is an equal flexibility
and potentially lower costs for
the consumer as costs of renewable
generation and storage battery costs
continue to plummet. "
Effi ciency and Reliability
" The grid is unlikely to be updated in a
timely enough fashion to support electric
vehicles and industrial equipment, "
said Robin Sarah Schneider, director of
Marketing for Green Cubes Technology,
a group developing electrification
solutions. " Local small- and large-scale
backup battery power can help ease
the transition by collecting power in
off-peak times and then providing
electricity for fast charging when it is
most needed. "
Schneider said, " Legislation is starting
to push a rapid adoption of electric
systems, but end users are often ahead
of the curve because they recognize
the lower total cost of ownership that
comes with highly efficient electric
systems. "
Those systems, though, in many
cases will be dependent on a reliable
power grid. Sustainability targets from
these stakeholders are already driving
the electrification push, according to
Sjoelin. " The question is how we make
sure that our infrastructure is ready
for it. We have been investing in the
electric grid for over a hundred years;
we need to make the most of what we
have and modernize it with smart and
self-healing technologies, " he said.
Sjoelin continued: " With the focus on
the electrical grid, utilities are at the center
of the energy transition; the key to
success is cooperation and collaboration
with all stakeholders. Who takes the lead
will vary, but certainly, federal and local
governments will play a key role clarifying
rules of engagement and driving investment.
In addition, our electrical industry
must continue to educate the stakeholders
so they can better understand the
needs, challenges, and the technology
options that are available to advance an
intelligent and resilient modern electrical
industry and grid. "
-Darrell Proctor is a senior associate
editor for POWER (@POWERmagazine).
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