Uplight partners with Rolling Energy to help utilities manage EV grid load

Energy technology company Uplight is partnering with Rolling Energy Resources (RER) on a solution that enables utilities to best engage with electric vehicle customers and manage grid load.

As an influx of EVs hit the road and the grid, there is a growing need for utilities to be able to identify EVs on their network and engage owners to manage charging patterns effectively. This will both save consumers money and optimize grid resources.

Uplight is helping to meet that need through its partnership with RER by providing charging data to utilities directly from vehicle telematics. Their solution enables Uplight and its utility clients to access data from all the major car brands and provide clean data in a consistent format rather than managing separate data feeds for each OEM.

“EVs are going to have a profound impact on grid demand in the coming years, and data is key to managing that demand as it multiplies,” Greg Gould, chief product officer at Uplight, said. “Leveraging RER’s solution is key to simplifying EV charging data gathering and analysis, allowing us to provide a comprehensive offering to utilities with insights based on both vehicle telematics and EV charger data, removing the complication from understanding EV demand on the grid.”

The partnership builds on Uplight’s EV Solution Suite, a comprehensive set of software solutions for utilities to drive customer adoption and grid-friendly charging solutions for utility customers. PSE&G New Jersey is among the utilities already leveraging Uplight’s EV Solutions. PSE&G will be among the first to benefit from Uplight’s partnership with RER in early 2023.

“The current influx of EVs requires a new approach to managing electric demand from vehicle charging,” RER CEO Scott Dimetrosky said. “By connecting to almost all EV brands and making consistent vehicle telematics data available regardless of make and model, our data makes it easy for utilities to understand the impact of EV charging on their grids and develop effective programs to manage those loads. By partnering with Uplight, we get that critical data into the hands of more utility program managers and distribution planners so they can effectively manage the EV transition.”