![]() ![]() Nevertheless, it’s true that many drivers experience ‘Range Anxiety’. Keeping EV drivers on the road – and convincing other drivers to give up the gas – is essential if Americans are going to tackle the climate emergency and avoid the high costs of mitigating climate change. Perhaps the most obvious beneficiaries are drivers. However, DERMS benefits more than just the public. Ultimately, members of the public – whether through their bills or their taxes – end up paying for grid infrastructure upgrades and so the smart grid software, known as distributed energy resources management systems (DERMS), can help keep costs as low as possible. Software can be used to turn existing networks into “smart grids,” which would help to find spots with spare capacity, balance supply capacity and demand locally, as well as in the wider energy market. To help minimize expensive upgrades to physical infrastructure, digital technology offers a solution. ![]() ![]() Yet grid connections can be expensive – as well as the more obvious costs of laying wires and cables, the network itself sometimes needs upgraded to handle the flow of larger currents, often through physical reinforcements at substations and other infrastructure. More grid connections are essential to get electricity into the growing number of charging stations in order to cope with rising demand for EVs. America must also manage its electricity grid if we want to accelerate the EV market. NEWS that electric vehicle (EV) giant Tesla will open a large portion of its supercharger network to drivers of other brands is an important milestone – but having enough charging stations is only half the story. By Graham Ault, Smarter Grid Solutions Why the roll-out of electric vehicle chargers needs to go hand-in-hand with measures to manage America’s electricity networks. ![]()
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