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California IOUs and CEC report many VGI pilots; utilities say most activity remains short‑term research
Summary
PG&E, SCE, SDG&E and the California Energy Commission said California has many VGI pilots but most activity remains research‑focused; panelists urged translating pilot learnings into enduring programs and clearer value metrics.
Representatives of California's three investor‑owned utilities and the California Energy Commission told the CPUC VGI forum that the state has a large, active set of vehicle‑grid integration demonstrations but that most work is in pilots or R&D rather than long‑running customer programs.
Mike Delaney, Vice President of Utility Partnerships and Innovation at PG&E, said the utility serves over 700,000 electric vehicles in its territory and has an ambition to reach 3,000,000 EVs by 2030 (as stated at the forum). "As part of that, we have an ambition to have 550 megawatts of vehicle grid integration," Delaney said. He added PG&E currently reports about 55 megawatts of flexible load on its system and that VGI can both increase EV value to customers and provide grid…
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