Afternoon Breakout Sessions

Panel4:ElectricVehicleGridIntegrationandServicesThursday,June20th,20192:00PM–3:20PMVenue:Cornerstone5PanelOrganizerandModerator:HosseinGhassempourAghamolki-Eaton

Panelists:•  RonThompson-Eaton

•  DavidGanger–Eaton

•  SantoshVeda–NREL

•  ChrisBilby-HolyCrossEnergy

PanelSummary:EverincreasingintegrationofElectricVehicles(EVs)bringsunprecedentedopportunitiesandchallengesfor

thepowersystem.AlthoughintegrationofEVs,throughchargingstrategiesandaggregation,cansupportand

provide valuable services to contribute to the reliable management of the electricity grid, wrong smart

charging strategies could cause a signi5icant increase in peak load which requires generation or capacity

expansions.Therefore, it is importantforthepowerindustrytoinvestigatetheeffectofEVintegrationand

exploreitschallengesandopportunitiesinordertodevelopaproperroadmapandplanforthefuturegrid.In

this panel, different panelists from the power industry will discuss opportunities and challenges of EV

integrationtotheelectricitygridandtheircompany’sroadmapandactiveprojectstoaddresssomeofthose

maintechnical.