Assessing the Impacts of Electric Vehicles into the Distribution Grid

​RT Spotlight San Francisco - Electrification of transportation has been growing in a fast pace in the last few years worldwide. Many countries are creating policies and regulations to incentivize wide adoption of electric vehicles (EV). In the US, California is in the leading edge with high goals. However, without an understanding of the real impacts of EV loads into planning and operations of the electrical grid, this wide adoption can create catastrophic consequences. In this talk we will discuss two current projects SLAC is leading in order to address operations and planning challenges in workplace charging stations and fleet operations.