Enrollment Is the Grid’s Biggest Bottleneck
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- ev.energy partnered with The Brattle Group on research estimating managed EV charging delivers up to $575 per vehicle annually in grid value, a figure that increases with solar and bidirectional charging integration
- Eve, ev.energy’s platform, supports broad device connectivity across EV models, chargers, batteries, and solar, enabling enrollment of over 95% of addressable resources when combining OEM, telematics, charger, and meter-based pathways
- ChargeWise, a California Community Choice Aggregation program powered by ev.energy, received a 2026 AESP Energy Award for Technology Innovation due to its success in combining broad customer reach with grid performance
- Utilities face shrinking dispatchable capacity not because of technology limits but due to enrollment gaps—customers who are eligible but never sign up or complete onboarding—undermining peak-shaving potential
- Equity mandates in California and the Northeast require inclusion of renters, multi-unit dwellers, and disadvantaged communities, making broad enrollment design a regulatory and fairness imperative, not just a technical one
- Enrollment reach directly improves benefit-cost ratios for flexibility programs, deferring infrastructure investment and lowering system costs for all ratepayers, which strengthens regulatory approval prospects
Why it matters: Each unenrolled EV owner represents lost grid capacity and a weaker economic case for demand flexibility—programs that fail to reach 95%+ of eligible customers via multiple pathways leave hundreds of dollars per vehicle in value unrealized and risk noncompliance with equity-focused regulations.
