Overcoming Grid Upgrade Barriers: What Stakeholders Need to Know When Building Charging Sites

Presented by:

  • Nick Pesta , Senior Associate, RMI

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Dec 10, 2024, 12:15 pm EST

Today's electric grid won't be able to keep up with increasing demand from electrified fleets without significant upgrades. Given that grid upgrades can take years to implement, however, fleets, charging networks, transportation planners, utilities, and other stakeholders need to collaborate closely to ensure that fleet electrification continues to advance.

In this webinar from the clean energy nonprofit RMI, they can learn what concrete steps they can take as they develop and execute plans to provide needed power for fleets.

RMI will walk attendees through these steps and highlight some tools and resources stakeholders can use to expedite energizing new chargers, including the GridUp tool, which provides detailed, nationwide forecasting for EV charging demand through 2035. Planners can use this tool to see the characteristics of EV demand at the census block group level. These forecasts reduce the ambiguity about when and where EV loads might appear and make it easier for utility planners to proactively invest in infrastructure in high-demand areas.

Now available to watch on-demand: Register for this webinar to watch a recording of the presentation and audience Q&A, and download the presentation slides.







All Sessions: December 2024 Infrastructure Conference


Free EV Infrastructure Webinars

The sessions from our December 2024 Conference are now available to view on-demand. Register for a session below to watch the recording and download the presentation.

Track 1: Deploying EV Infrastructure & Fleets
Content for fleet/facility managers, charging network operators, public transport, etc.

Track 2: Design & Manufacturing of Charging Systems
Content for engineers who are building, testing, and manufacturing charging systems.


See Also: The March 2025 EV Engineering Virtual Conference is now available on-demand.

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