NERC Staff to Participate in California Mobility Center Webinar

Summary:

NERC’s senior manager of BPS Security and Grid Transformation, and Mike Walker, NERC’s former senior advisor of Strategic Initiatives and current strategic advisor to the California Mobility Center (CMC), will participate in an upcoming CMC webinar. The public webinar will be led by a panel of industry experts who will discuss large-scale electric vehicle deployment impacts on electric system reliability risk mitigation and future opportunities. A panel of experts will provide their perspectives regarding how the large-scale addition of electric vehicles and charging infrastructure might impact electric system reliability, including both the identification and management of risks, as well as opportunities for EVs to make positive contributions. The discussion will include an overview of a recent U.S. Department of Energy study focused on the performance of EVs during grid faults. This study is among a series of recent DOE sponsored studies regarding the potential impacts of large-scale EV deployment on electric system reliability. The panelists will also discuss how EVs can support electric grid reliability moving forward as the growth of EVs continues across North America.

Additional Discussion:

Discussions are taking place across the country regarding a wide range of managed charging initiatives to facilitate the efficient deployment of the massive capital investment required to support the growing electric load associated with projected EV deployment in California and across the country. Perhaps less well publicized are the efforts being taken to look at the operational impacts of EV charging impacts on electric system reliability, as well as the potential opportunity for EV resources to provide ancillary services supporting electric system reliability.

Registration Link:

• https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_502i2uClTraR44PqisglQA