AutoGrid Unveils Cutting-Edge EV Grid Services Solution to Help Utilities Spur Adoption and Attain Sustainability Goals

Industry-leading Virtual Power Plant and Distributed Energy Resource Management Solution provider AutoGrid launched AutoGrid Flex EV, an AI solution aimed at enabling cleaner, more reliable, and cost-effective grid operations.

Built on the AutoGrid Flex platform, the solution leverages the company’s track record of more than 10 years of experience harnessing EVs and other distributed energy resources (DERs), and utilizes the broadest network of automotive, charging, and device providers.

With EV sales projected to exceed 50 percent of total auto sales by 2030¹, utilities are facing both a rapid rise in electricity demand and an enormous opportunity to tap flexible capacity. Today’s power providers are seeking EV charging insights, demand forecasting, the ability to shape load and manage demand peaks, and a seamless customer experience. AutoGrid Flex EV is the industry’s most complete solution to help utilities survive and thrive in the EV era – and across the DER spectrum.

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Advances in this pioneering innovation include:

• Multi-channel marketing to scale customer recruitment
• Unrivaled prosumer engagement via AutoGrid’s consumer portal for streamlined customer enrollment, impact tracking, and incentives
• Broadest access to assets (EV telematics and EV charging) including residential, workplace, multifamily, and fleet charging
• State-of-the-art analytics dashboards to monitor and visualize charging behavior across a utility customer’s territory
• Significant experience in managed charging, advanced optimization, and load shifting at scale

AutoGrid has successfully deployed a previous version of its Flex EV solution at scale at multiple utilities across North America and globally, leveraging a vast ecosystem of EV and EVSE vendors including Chargepoint, Wallbox, and SWTCH Energy.

“Through our Power Response program, AutoGrid empowers consumers to actively participate in making the grid more resilient, reliable, and sustainable. Its capabilities enable service optimization and reduce usage when there is strain on the grid, benefiting our customers and the environment,” said Joanne O’Neill,Clean Power Alliance’s Director of Customer Programs. “In addition, as part of AutoGrid Flex, the new solution promises a single platform to manage all of our distributed energy resource programs, leveraging thermostats, battery storage, electric vehicles, and behavioral changes to help our residential and commercial customers reduce their electricity usage.”

SOURCE: PR Newswire