118. ' Building Charging Intelligence For The EV Future' With Timothy Pennington, INL

While the growth in sales of electric vehicles (EVs) remains a steady climb in the United States as consumers must still tangle with high costs, range anxiety, and other challenges, the utility sector has recognized that the explosive growth and further penetration of EVs is inevitable. This realization is why utilities across the country are constantly talking about grid preparedness, making sure they have enough generation and transmission capacity to charge potential EVs where and when that electricity is needed. As we approach Earth Day, the electrification of the transportation sector is one of the most important and highly-watched ways of decarbonizing the economy, and again it brings together the automotive industry with the power sector, as well as other stakeholders. Ensuring these different players are being informed by the same accurate and timely information and forward-looking models is critical, which is where the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) and its Vehicle Electrification work comes in. In this supercharged episode of the Energy Central Power Perspectives Podcast, Timothy Pennington, the Research Group of Vehicle Electrification of INL, highlights the work this crown jewel under the U.S. Department of Energy is doing to plan for the EV charging of the future to be intelligent, responsive, flexible, and nuanced. Listen in as Timothy shares with podcast host Jason Price and producer Matt Chester the role INL plays and how utility leaders should be planning smarter for the EV charging grid of the future. Key Links: Episode post on Energy Central with Full Transcript: https://energycentral.com/o/energy-central/episode-118-building-charging-intelligence-ev-future-timothy-pennington-research Did you know? The Energy Central Power Perspectives Podcast has been identified as one of the industry's 'Top 25 Energy Podcasts': blog.feedspot.com/energy_podcasts/