As electric vehicles (EVs) roll into garages, highways, and loading docks across the United States, the power grid is facing a significant transformation. While most drivers are focused on how
New Evidence on the Price Elasticity of Demand for Electric Vehicle Charging If the U.S. is to address climate change, a key mechanism will be a transition to a
Demand Side Analytics has done multiple HER evaluations for many utilities; across a range of geographies, fuels, and cohort sizes. In this post, we review the results of a persistence
Electric vehicles penetration and electrification has been a subject of much debate and discussion recently. Like many other States, New York has been grappling with setting policy regarding electric vehicles.
Demand Side Analytics (DSA) conducted a transmission and distribution (T&D) avoided cost study in Pennsylvania. The focus of the study is on quantifying the change in T&D costs associated with
Demand Side Analytics (DSA) recently conducted two similar studies on the accuracy of using smart meter data for evaluation and settlement of energy efficiency (meter-based methods). Different localities refer to
Many States have adopted decarbonization goals, and heat pumps have become a central element of the decarbonization strategies. The underlying logic is simple. As electric grid supply becomes cleaner, shift
Do residential behind-the-meter batteries help the grid? The answer is: unfortunately, not as much as one would hope. The below plot shows my solar unit, two Tesla batteries, my whole
The last few months have been unusual. COVID-19 has led to changes in our commutes, business operations, and home use patterns. It’s also changed how, when, and how much electricity
Posted on April 5, 2019 by Josh Bode Earlier this week, the California Department of Motor Vehicles posted a granular data set with vehicle registration details by zip code, vehicle type (gas, electric,
PJM recently released an updated 2019 Peak Load Forecast, the primary change being the inclusion of approved Peak Shaving Load Adjustments for summer-only demand response programs (report and supporting data
There has been a rapidly growing level of interest in distribution planning and how to integrated distributed energy resources (DERs). The growth of DERs is fundamentally changing the nature
