1898 & Co./Burns & McDonnell
For 1898 & Co., part of Burns & McDonnell, Rajiv Singhal is director of zero emissions mobility consulting services and Joshua Loyd is a consultant in grid modernization and distribution planning.
With so much focus on the electric grid these days and what it can or can't handle during the energy transition, innovation stands front and center as one of the ways to capture efficiencies. That's why a company with an eye on helping electric utilities understand the impact of electric vehicles on the grid in their service territories matters a lot.
1898 & Co., a part of Burns & McDonnell, handles distribution planning and engineering of all upgrades needed by utility companies for the coming EV revolution. They have figured out an entire EV charging ecosystem around the best way to move forward for utilities that want to get ahead of this coming movement.
In a conversation with 1898 & Co.'s Rajiv Singhal and Josh Loyd, Public Utilities Fortnightly discussed the needed interoperability around EVs and much more in this future system. There is a lot to unpack here.
PUF's Steve Mitnick: Talk about which area you are focusing on in electric vehicle charging that's distinct.
Rajiv Singhal: One distinct area is the work Josh is doing with our utility customers where they want to understand the impact of the electric vehicle adoption on the grid in their service area. Not many companies are focused on that. That's one of our key consulting service offerings.