First Annual V2G Business, Policy & Technology Forum to Examine Key Challenges and Opportunities of Vehicle-To-Grid (V2G) Charging in the U.S.
LOS ANGELES — The Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) market holds tremendous potential for the grid of the future. A recent study by EPRI has determined that vehicle-to-grid charging can generate over $670 million to $1 billion per year in California ratepayer benefits in 2030 — significantly more than V1G.*
To help the industry achieve this potential, the first annual V2G Business, Policy & Technology Forum, February 28 – March 1, 2023 in Los Angeles will convene top industry players, working groups, utility professionals and others who are focused on the successful development and implementation of V2G in the United States. Hosted by Southern California Edison, this is a Forum for V2G stakeholders to come together and work on accelerating V2G standardization and adoption.
Significant challenges for V2G include standards harmonization, identifying use cases and business models, the complexity of V2G versus other DERs, competing jurisdictions and more. Working through these issues and enabling utilities, automakers, charging network operators and others to achieve the V2G promise is the main driver for the V2G Forum.
Speakers include:
- Katie Sloan, Vice President – Customer Programs and Services (CP&S), Southern California Edison
- Jeff Lu, Air Pollution Specialist, California Energy Commission
- Chris Irwin, Program Manager for Transactive Energy, Communications and Interoperability in Smart Grid, U.S. Department of Energy
- Joe Bielawski, Clean Transportation Project Manager, SDG&E
- Sunil Chhaya, Ph.D., Senior Technical Executive — EV-Energy System Integration, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
- Jordan Smith, P.E., Consulting (Principal) Engineer, Grid Technology Innovation, Southern California Edison
- Zach Woogen, Policy Manager, Vehicle-Grid Integration Council (VGIC)
- Michael Bourton, Vice President, Business Development, Kitu Systems
- Richard Scholer, Manager – Charging Systems, Stellantis
- David Narang – Section Manager, Applied Power Systems, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- John Holmes, CEO and CTO, Paratelic Ventures
- Beat Kreuter, Vice President – Product Testing, Business Line Safety, DEKRA SE
- Glenn Skutt, CTO, Fermata Energy
- Jens Schmutzler, R&D, Keysight Technologies
- Lydia Krefta, Acting Director, Clean Energy Transportation, Regulatory, Compliance and Pilots, PG&E
- Shaun Tuyuri, Sr. Technical Leader – Electric Vehicle Infrastructure, EPRI
- Elise Keddie, Senior Project Program Analyst, Allegheny Science & Technology, and Contractor, U.S. Department of Energy Vehicle Technologies Office
- Joshua McDonald, Consulting Engineer, Southern California Edison
- James Mater, Co-Founder and Director of Strategy, Smart Grid, QualityLogic
Topics to be Addressed Include:
- Accelerating V2G in the emerging V1G charging standardization regime
- Stakeholder Perspectives on Value Proposition for V2G
- Follow the $: Delving into the Value of the Top Business Models for V2G
- What Are the Technical Challenges with V2G?
- Other Challenges to V2G Success — How do we address them?
The Forum is intended for electric utilities, EV network charging operators, automotive OEMs, charging station infrastructure owners, EV manufacturers, regulatory and standards professionals, and others.
The event will be held at Southern California Edison’s conference and education center in Irwindale, CA. For full information and to register, visit www.v2gforum.com
*Open Standards-Based Vehicle-to-Grid: Value Assessment, June 2019 Technical Report, EPRI
