More Power To You: PG&E and BMW of North America Start V2X Testing in California
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PG&E and BMW of North America Expand Collaboration by Testing Vehicle-to-Everything Technology That Will Improve Grid Reliability and Help EV Customers Lower Their Electric Bills by Exporting Power Back to the Grid During Peak Demand Periods
The V2X testing is taking place at PG&E's Applied Technology Services (ATS) Lab in
"Electric grid sustainability is becoming an increasingly complex challenge across the
V2X technology will someday empower EV drivers to return excess stored energy from their vehicle batteries back to the grid in exchange for compensation, presenting an ideal response to high-demand power conditions and a key solution for grid stability and resiliency. Additionally, V2X technology could play an important role in increasing the amount of greenhouse gas (GHG)-free resources powering the grid by storing solar and wind energy generated during the day to supplement the availability of clean energy during the peak evening demand period and overnight.
"The utility and automotive industries are creating a transformative clean energy future together. At PG&E we are working with partners like BMW to unleash the full potential of EVs to enhance grid resilience and reliability for our customers, while reducing carbon emissions in our hometowns" said
The pilot is assessing how a typical home could maximize its renewable energy usage by switching between EV battery stored renewable energy and grid-provided renewable energy. The EV battery charges when the renewable energy mix on the grid is highest and the battery discharges throughout the day to support the household load. Results show that a vehicle-to-home connected EV is capable of providing roughly double the amount of renewable energy that a typical
PG&E and BMW will continue collaborating to better understand how these learnings can be applied to consider other customer and utility benefits.
ChargeForward Program
This expanded partnership, focused on V2X testing, is a direct result of the success of ChargeForward. Conceived eight years ago, and now in its third pilot phase, BMW and PG&E were the first to offer customers cash incentives for maximizing renewable energy by optimizing their EV charging times to support the overall reliability of the electric grid. It is available to all BMW battery and plug-in EV drivers in Northern and
This last year showed that by aligning charging with renewable energy, BMW drivers helped the grid generate and support more clean energy. In
What's next?
BMW and PG&E have agreed to extend their partnership until
PG&E plans to share more in the coming weeks on its V2X testing collaborations and the work the company is doing to maximize the benefits of EVs. Media interested in learning more or visiting the
About PG&E
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation (NYSE: PCG), is a combined natural gas and electric utility serving more than 16 million people across 70,000 square miles in Northern and
About BMW Group In America
BMW of North America, LLC has been present in
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