Plug-In Vehicles and Energy Companies Communicate via the Cloud
JACKSON, Mich - Ford Motor Company and seven other global automakers are partnering up with 15 U.S. utility companies in an effort to develop a technology that will help plug-in vehicles and energy companies communicate via the cloud. What does this mean for you as a customer? Well, this technology would allow plug-in vehicles from all participating automakers to communicate with the utility companies. This will help to better manage the use and efficiency
of the power grid.
Those plug-in customers who have opted-in to the program will allow for energy companies to contact them and send a request for their car to stop charging temporarily to help manage a grid that may be overloaded. Customers will also have the option to ignore the request and continue to charge their vehicle at the location of their choice. Participating utility companies are even preparing to offer financial incentives to customers who do make their cars available to the grid, such as providing customers with discounts on air conditioning.
Plug-in vehicles and energy companies can communicate via the cloud using some of the existing
communication technology and standards, like Ford's MyFord® Mobile App. This new development will be taking this current technology and pushing to advance the systems to enable two-way communication between the electric grid and electric vehicles.
Currently, the organizations participating in the software and hardware development and demonstration are: DTE Energy Company, PJM Interconnection LLC, CenterPoint Energy, Inc., Southern Company, Northeast Utilities, Souther California Edison, Pacific Gas & Electric Company, San Diego Gas & Electric, Commonwealth Edison, TVA, Manitoba Hydro, Austin Energy, ConEd and CPS Energy.
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