Grid Connections #5: Erika Myers
Grid ConnectionsNovember 27, 202001:06:27

Grid Connections #5: Erika Myers

We sit down with Erika Myers, the Principal of Transportation Electrification at the Smart Electric Power Alliance, also better known by its acronym colloquially as SEPA. Erika's team works on research focused primarily on utility-run managed charging program designs, distribution planning for electric vehicles, utility rates, tariffs, incentives, and EV customer education.

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Interview Sections
0:00 Intro & Background on Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)
3:59 EV Guidelines for Utilities: EV Working Groups
8:33 Work at SEPA
15:30 Vehicle to Grid for intermittency Issues
18:38 Common Misperceptions of EV Issues
23:01 Future of Renewables and EVs
27:00 V2G & EV Fleet Opportunities
36:21 Fast Charging
39:44 Players in Charging: The Utility Role
43:08 Challenges in V2G Integration
48:28 Impacts of COVID on EV Adoption
51:23 EVs’ Women Problem
58:43 Learning more about SEPA’s EV Research & Outro
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