EV Charging Infrastructure Summit North America: East, January 28-29, 2025, Atlanta GA

Don’t miss the 6th Edition of the EV Charging Infrastructure Summit – North America: East, happening on January 28-29, 2025, in Atlanta. This event will focus on achieving the future of EV reliability and performance, bringing together industry leaders and professionals to discuss the latest advancements and strategies in EV charging infrastructure.

The Edison Electric Institute projects that the U.S. will need approximately 9.6 million charging points by the end of the decade to support the anticipated 18.7 million electric vehicles (EVs) on the road. As of April 2023, there were 136,513 charging ports across 53,764 public and private stations. This rapid expansion in EV charging infrastructure will significantly impact the grid, presenting both challenges and opportunities for stakeholders.

The 6th EV Charging Infrastructure Summit – North America, East, scheduled for January 28-29, 2025, in Atlanta, organized by the Smart Grid Observer, will bring together industry experts and utility professionals to explore how rising EV adoption will affect the electrical grid and the investments necessary for grid stability. The summit will feature case studies of current utility programs, focusing on refining strategies, identifying new technologies, and implementing business models to optimize the widespread adoption of EVs.

Topics will cover the latest innovations in smart and wireless charging, as well as addressing concerns over charger performance, reliability, and security. Other discussions will include trends in EV adoption, the success of charging network expansion in the U.S., and how to incentivize consumer demand for EVs. Attendees will explore advances in EVs and batteries, integrating renewable energy resources, the role of energy storage and microgrids in EV charging, and how utility programs and regulatory requirements are evolving. The summit will also look at the impact of EVs on grid operations and planning, municipal initiatives, and perspectives from EV manufacturers on charging infrastructure needs.

The audience for the EV Charging Infrastructure Summit includes a diverse range of professionals from various sectors. This includes network strategists and executives from investor-owned, municipal, and rural utilities, as well as grid operations engineers and planners. EV program and fleet managers, charging station infrastructure owners, consultants, system integrators, and EV manufacturers and charging network operators are also key participants. Regulatory and standards professionals, along with financial and venture capital experts, will be present to discuss the economic aspects of EV infrastructure development.

Technology innovators, equipment vendors, and providers of energy storage, communications, and power control solutions will contribute to discussions on the latest advancements. Additionally, urban planners, municipal transportation analysts, researchers, analysts, and university professionals will explore the academic and policy implications of EV adoption. Renewable energy providers and technology vendors will also attend, highlighting the integration of renewable resources into the EV infrastructure landscape.

Don’t Miss “EVs as Grid Flexibility Assets: Real-World Insights on Capacity and Market Participation,” at the EV Charging Infrastructure Summit North America East

At the EV Charging Infrastructure Summit North America East, on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, from 2:45-3:15 PM, Chris Galbraith, Senior Product manager Chris Galbraith, BluWave-ai, will present “EVs as Grid Flexibility Assets: Real-World Insights on Capacity and Market Participation.” This is the 6th edition of the event, held in Atlanta, Georgia in 2025.

The session will address the critical challenges and opportunities posed by the increasing adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) for electrical grid operators. As the electrification of transportation accelerates, grid operators, from local distribution to transmission networks, face the challenge of managing the added load. However, this challenge can also be seen as a paradigm-shifting opportunity if EVs can be effectively integrated as distributed energy resources (DERs).

The session will focus on the capacity that can be reliably harnessed from privately-owned EVs and how territory-specific data—on EV adoption, charging patterns, and energy needs—can inform future planning decisions for a reliable grid. Insights will be shared from a deployment project in partnership with Hydro Ottawa in Canada’s capital, where managed EVs were used as a demand response resource. The discussion will also explore how similar EV pools across Ontario and North America can be utilized as valuable assets for the energy market, supporting grid flexibility and contributing to balancing physical infrastructure and non-wires alternatives.

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