Fortnightly Magazine - April 2023

Engineering the EV Charging Revolution

1898 & Co./Burns & McDonnell

“On fleet transition studies, we’ve been looking at sites in terms of how we best engineer electric vehicle charging infrastructure. We approach this from a perspective that considers changes behind the meter, impacts we are going to create on the grid side, and upgrades to incorporate on the grid.”

Growing the Grid

Americans for a Clean Energy Grid

“We’re seeing increased congestion leading to increased costs and reliability challenges in the last couple of years. The issue has ripened.”

Keeping More Molecules in the Pipeline

ZEVAC

“The distribution companies are first looking at our products to be as clean as possible, but when operations folks realize they can avoid the hassle and operating expenses that come with those permits, notifications, and leak response truck rolls, there’s a real cost savings too.”

DR for the Home

SPAN

“What’s unique about this panel is it enables a homeowner to understand what is consuming energy in the home. That allows a few unique effects. Number one, we are able to avoid utility service upgrades if you are electrifying your home, and if you have less than two hundred amps.”

AEIC Member Spotlight on Tampa Electric

AEIC

“The Big Bend modernization project was completed on time and under budget despite challenges to dismantlement of the coal-fired unit, need to construct a large pipe bridge over a canal, and impact of the ongoing global pandemic.”
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