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EVs as Grid Resources
Coverage from Scienmag, Michigan Advance, and others
Electric vehicles are increasingly being integrated with the power system as flexible loads and distributed batteries.
Managed charging can shift demand away from evening peaks, while bidirectional charging can send power to homes or the grid during high-demand periods, outages, or renewable shortfalls. Programs involving ChargeScape, utilities, electric school buses, and home pilots illustrate how these systems depend on compatible vehicles and chargers, customer participation, tariffs, communications, and grid interconnection. The potential benefits are substantial, but V2G does not eliminate the need for transformers, transmission, and distribution upgrades.
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Important
Researchers led by Amin Barati modeled vehicle-to-grid electric vehicles in a Turin energy community using January 2025 electricity and solar data.
9/12/2026 • Clean Energy & Emissions • General
Researchers modeled EV and solar adoption in the San Francisco Bay Area and found V2G can aid peak-demand balancing, but transformers and transmission upgrades are still needed.
4/12/2026 • Clean Energy & Emissions • General
As solar and wind expand globally, electricity users and grid operators are coordinating vehicles, buildings, batteries, and flexible loads to manage demand and integrate variable generation.
10/4/2026 • Clean Energy & Emissions • General
The FEVER project is evaluating renewable off-grid electric-vehicle charging in the United Kingdom amid 2026 energy and climate-related disruptions.
9/14/2026 • Adaptation & Resilience • General
Florida officials proposed in September 2025 reallocating remaining National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program funds from highway charging to eVTOL infrastructure, drawing opposition from SACE.
8/31/2026 • Clean Energy & Emissions • General
Compatible electric vehicles can store electricity and return it to homes or grids when demand rises, with practical use dependent on bidirectional equipment and service arrangements.
9/22/2026 • Clean Energy & Emissions • General
World Resources Institute reports vehicle-to-grid electric school buses in California can return battery power during peak heat-wave demand and support disaster resilience.
7/5/2026 • Clean Energy & Emissions • General
A modeling study for the San Francisco Bay Area finds V2G plus managed charging cannot replace transformer and transmission upgrades as EV charging demand grows.
4/7/2026 • Clean Energy & Emissions • General
Interesting
Arts Based School in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, deployed an electric school bus in the 2020s using EPA funding, tax credits, rebates, and solar power after a lengthy reimbursement delay.
9/9/2026 • Clean Energy & Emissions • General
Across New York City, Bengaluru, Kuala Lumpur, Melbourne, London, Paris, and Norway, residents and officials are disputing EV charger installations over safety, design, parking, and reliability issues.
3/24/2026 • Clean Energy & Emissions • General
Federal Highway Administration data released in a legal filing show U.S. states have spent only 2 percent of NEVI EV charging funds four years after authorization.
1/21/2026 • Clean Energy & Emissions • General
In Washington state, Brattle Group finds active managed charging can save up to 400 USD per EV per year while keeping vehicles ready in the morning.
1/20/2026 • Clean Energy & Emissions • General
Porterville Unified School District will deploy a solar-plus-battery microgrid and EV fast charging funded partly by a U.S. EPA Clean School Bus Program grant.
7/8/2026 • Clean Energy & Emissions • General
ChargeScape, backed by automakers, pilots vehicle-to-home and vehicle-to-grid EV charging programs with U.S. utilities to reduce peak demand and strengthen outage resilience.
5/5/2026 • Clean Energy & Emissions • General
Delmarva Power and researchers at the University of Delaware monitored four Ford V2G EVs in Delaware during 2025, estimating potential owner earnings and highlighting conversion standards and grid-upgrade needs.
4/17/2026 • Clean Energy & Emissions • General
South Sacramento Christian Center and a green-jobs training program installed two EV chargers in South Sacramento last year to expand access and train local students.
9/9/2026 • Clean Energy & Emissions • General
Acton-Boxborough in Massachusetts uses bidirectional V2G chargers on three electric school buses during summer idle time to provide grid battery services and earn revenue.
6/18/2026 • Clean Energy & Emissions • General
Massachusetts Clean Energy Center is piloting V2X bidirectional chargers through ConnectedSolutions, but net-metering rules and installation costs limit residential scaling.
6/6/2026 • Clean Energy & Emissions • General
Additional
Porterville Unified School District will build a solar-storage microgrid with EV fast charging and vehicle-to-grid support using U.S. EPA Clean School Bus grant funding.
7/8/2026 • Clean Energy & Emissions • General
Sierra Club and New Jersey reported EV charging funding delays after a NEVI program freeze, urging faster deployment as most 2025 funds remained unspent.
4/30/2026 • Clean Energy & Emissions • General
Bidirectional Energy and Wallbox, funded by the California Energy Commission, test bidirectional EV charging in about 120 California homes for backup power and grid support.
6/15/2026 • Clean Energy & Emissions • General
A January 23 U.S. District Court ruling in Washington resumed NEVI funding for EV charging after a Trump administration clawback effort.
4/30/2026 • Clean Energy & Emissions • General