Sunrun, which provides a “clear vitality as a subscription” service, is piloting a vehicle-to-home energy plant utilizing a small group of customer-owned bidirectional EVs, in partnership with Baltimore Gasoline and Electrical. The venture makes use of Ford F-150 Lightning electrical vans to ship energy to homeowners’ properties throughout peak demand occasions to assist Maryland’s energy grid.
This system consists of three Sunrun clients in BGE’s service territory who personal F-150 Lightnings paired with Ford’s Cost Station Professional and Residence Integration System, which is bought solely by Sunrun.
Sunrun is networking and monitoring the enrolled F-150 Lightning vans as they share saved vitality throughout dispatch home windows between the hours of 5 and 9 pm on weekdays. Prospects will obtain funds based mostly on the quantity of vitality shared.
“This program is a big proof of idea—no different market participant has executed this—and the aim is to develop these applications throughout the nation,” mentioned Sunrun CEO Mary Powell. “This partnership lays the muse for the facility grid of the longer term, [which will enable] EV homeowners to contribute to grid resiliency and utility value stability for everybody. The summer season warmth could be particularly anxious on our energy grid, which is why proving the usage of saved vitality in EVs for capability is so necessary.”
“We all know that the facility saved in EVs shall be important in our state’s effort to realize its daring net-zero-emissions objectives,” mentioned Mark Case, VP of Regulatory Coverage and Technique at BGE. “Partnering with Sunrun will permit BGE to find out how vehicle-to-grid applications will assist growing grid effectivity and reliability with distributed vitality sources, whereas offering a precious new profit to clients.”
Along with demonstrating vehicle-to-home capabilities, this system’s objectives additionally embody studying the behaviors and preferences of electrical automobile homeowners. Based mostly on insights gained, Sunrun and BGE plan to discover increasing this system, providing incentives for current F-150 Lightning homeowners to undertake bidirectional charging.
Supply: Sunrun