DOE Smart Charge Management: Lessons and Insights from Implementing Managed Charging Programs at Exelon

Electric companies across the country are conducting research and hosting pilots to learn how to maximize grid and customer benefits of managed charging programs. This workshop will explore how to develop programs for multiple customer classes that automate EV charging for multiple grid benefits.

In the summer of 2020, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded funding to Exelon for three of their operating utilities – Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE), Delmarva Power and Light (DPL) and Potomac Electric Power (Pepco) – to carry out their Smart Charge Management (SCM) program. Exelon proposed hosting this managed charging demonstration in its Maryland distribution utility territories, where it serves roughly two million electric customers. The objective of this project is to research, develop, and conduct a wide-scale demonstration of a utility SCM system to determine optimal managed charging structures for grid value, assess the impact of EV charging on local distribution utility operations, and evaluate the utilities’ ability to control EV charging load based on grid conditions.

After attending this workshop attendees will be able to identify and incorporate best practices in project management and stakeholder coordination, program design, cybersecurity, software validation and testing, and marketing and enrollment in managed charging programs at their organizations.. Utility staff that are looking to implement managed charging programs and companies offering products in the space are encouraged to attend.

Participating organizations include:
WeaveGrid
Exelon
Kaluza