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The Value Of Vehicle-To-Grid Systems In The Clean Energy Transition: Policy And Regulatory Issues, Alyssa Valentine Jan 2023

The Value Of Vehicle-To-Grid Systems In The Clean Energy Transition: Policy And Regulatory Issues, Alyssa Valentine

Seattle Journal of Technology, Environmental & Innovation Law

As the United States transitions to clean energy, advances in technology are making such a transition possible by enabling utility-scale renewable energy generation (primarily wind and solar) and transportation electrification. However, the growth in renewable energy generation and electric vehicles (EVs) has created new reliability issues for the electric grid due to the intermittent nature of solar and wind power and increased load on the grid from EV charging. New methods and tools are needed to balance energy supply and demand. One such tool is the vehicle-to-grid (V2G) system, which uses EV batteries to help balance the grid, providing additional …