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A Dynamic Look at EV managed charging and grid resource potential

Opinion Dynamics conducted a technology field test with two vendors that control chargers directly (ChargePoint® and Enel X®) and one vendor that leverages vehicle telematics to control EV charging (Geotab Energy®). The vendors responded to events called during the...

A Dynamic Look at Customers’ Perceptions of EV Managed Charging

Article, Transportation Electrification

Opinion Dynamics conducted a field test in the summer of 2021 to test EV charging controls in Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) service territory – currently the largest EV market in the US. We recruited 212 EV owners and called 10 EV DR events. After the...

Honoring Trailblazers- Mary Jackson

Article

On this day in history, we honor the extraordinary life and legacy of Mary Jackson, a skilled mathematician, scientist, and aerospace engineer. Mary overcame segregation and gender bias to become NASA’s first Black female engineer in 1958. In the later part of her 34...

Cooking: The trickiest puzzle piece for building electrification

Article, Electrification & Decarbonization

Municipal efforts to decarbonize new construction homes and buildings have been making the news lately. Customers have largely been accepting of the switch to electrify their space and water heating, but it’s become clear there is an entrenched resistance to electrify...

“You already have my thermostat, now you want my car too?” Preparing Californians for a New Era of Demand Flexibility

Article

The state of California faces an ongoing risk of power outages due to extreme heatwaves and challenging grid conditions on hot summer days. Recognizing the exigent nature of this threat, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) released a landmark grid...

There and back again – from office to home to hybrid

Article, Opinion

Reflections from Sabrina Skelly’s bedside office 2020 split whatever notion we may have had of “business as usual” wide open. It sent many of us spiraling into makeshift office spaces with nothing more than a laptop, charger, and false sense that we would be...