Sunverge and Eaton Team Up to Manage Home EV Charging for Clean Energy Grid

What’s Happening: Sunverge, a provider of a distributed energy resource (DER) control and orchestration platform, and Eaton, an intelligent power management company, have announced an expanded collaboration to enable dynamic utility management of home electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. The collaboration brings together Eaton’s innovative EV charging solutions with Sunverge’s advanced home energy management and real-time multi-service virtual power plant (VPP) platform, enabling utilities to advance flexible load management, orchestrate and aggregate grid services, and accelerate decarbonization.

Why It Matters: As the US government aims to have EVs make up 50% of all vehicle sales by 2030, utilities are expected to face challenges in balancing the grid support to achieve clean energy goals. With nearly 48 million EVs estimated to create an annual charging demand of up to 230 billion kilowatt hours (kWh) and require nearly 30 million chargers, utilities need new tools to manage energy demand in real-time to support decarbonization and electrification. The collaboration between Sunverge and Eaton enables utilities to leverage home charging infrastructure and VPPs to manage energy demand in real-time, providing resiliency, reliability, and flexibility to the grid.

Key Points:

  • Sunverge and Eaton have announced an expanded collaboration to enable dynamic utility management of home EV charging infrastructure.
  • The collaboration brings together Eaton’s EV charging solutions with Sunverge’s home energy management and VPP platform, enabling utilities to advance flexible load management, orchestrate and aggregate grid services, and accelerate decarbonization.
  • Nearly 48 million EVs are estimated to create an annual charging demand of up to 230 billion kWh and require nearly 30 million chargers, making it challenging for utilities to balance grid support to achieve clean energy goals.
  • Utilities can leverage home charging infrastructure and VPPs to manage energy demand in real-time, providing resiliency, reliability, and flexibility to the grid.
  • The collaboration between Sunverge and Eaton enables utilities to leverage EV charging infrastructure for base load and peak load management, frequency response, black start, and more.

Bottom Line: The collaboration between Sunverge and Eaton is expected to help utilities manage the rapidly growing adoption of EVs and their charging needs. By leveraging home charging infrastructure and VPPs, utilities can manage energy demand in real-time, providing resiliency, reliability, and flexibility to the grid. This collaboration enables utilities to advance flexible load management, orchestrate and aggregate grid services, and accelerate decarbonization, supporting the US government’s goal to have EVs make up 50% of all vehicle sales by 2030.

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