Utilities, Regulators Pledge to Prepare Power Grid for EVs

Electric utilities, energy regulators, fleet operators and manufacturers are launching a first-of-its-kind initiative to prepare the power grid for the rapid deployment of electric vehicles by 2030.

On Monday, the Electric Power Research Institute, an independent nonprofit energy research and development institute, is announcing EVs2Scale, a three-year initiative designed to assess precisely where electric vehicles will show up to charge on the grid. The initiative will bring together more than 500 parties, including Amazon, the Energy Department, automakers, and charging providers.

“We need the utilities to have more confidence in when and where those loads are coming,” said Britta Gross, ...