How Electric Vehicles Can Transform the Energy Landscape

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Electric vehicles (EVs) have enormous potential to help us address multiple problems at once. They can significantly lower energy costs for consumers, reduce harmful air pollution, and contribute to a more resilient electricity system by storing energy in their batteries for use during extreme weather events. Current technology allows an electric car battery to power a home for up to three days. These mobile energy sources can also be moved where they’re needed most during power outages, like backing up medical centers, fire stations, and food stores.

This webinar explored federal and state EV policies, highlighting new technologies that enable EVs to function as mobile batteries. 

Presentations and Resources

Speakers

Zach Woogen

Interim Executive Director, Vehicle-Grid Integration Council

Zach Woogen is a Senior Consultant at Strategen, supporting go-to-market strategy for clients in the V2X and smart charging space. He is Senior Policy Manager for Strategen’s nonprofit association client, Vehicle-Grid Integration Council, where he manages regulatory, policy, and market development efforts, covering rate and program design, interconnection rules and regulations, and managed charging and V2X technology in the leading VGI markets. Prior to joining Strategen, Zach was a Project Manager with Bay-Area Environmentally Aware Consulting Network (BEACN) in energy strategy.

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Melissa Chan

Director of Grid Solutions and Strategic Partnerships, Fermata Energy

Melissa Chan has over 20 years of experience advising, planning, deploying, and evaluating energy infrastructure deployment from centralized coal to microgrids. A two-time entrepreneur and industry consultant before joining Fermata Energy, Melissa has launched new grid edge technologies that deliver benefits to utilities and their customers. She holds a Ph.D. in Engineering and Public Policy from Carnegie Mellon.

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Rachel Zook

Director of Utilities and Markets, Nuvve

Rachel Zook collaborates with utilities and government agencies across the United States to develop pathways for scaling vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology. Prior to joining Nuvve, Rachel worked as a program manager at the Center for Sustainable Energy, where she focused on electric vehicle projects in New York State and Oregon.

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Robert Stafford

Research Associate, World Resources Institute

Robert Stafford is a Research Associate, focusing on Transportation Electrification and Grid Resiliency, and a part of the Electric School Bus Initiative. Robert comes to World Resources Institute from San Diego Gas & Electric, where he was the lead designer for their Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program. 

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