May 3, 2011 -- David Shpigler to Present Electric Vehicle Study Findings at UTC Telecomm
David Shpigler, President of The Shpigler Group, will offer a presentation on electric vehicle impacts to utilities to attendees of the UTC Telecom 2011 conference. The session, Power Hour: Are You Ready Electric Vehicles—Really?, will offer results of the recent study developed by The Shpigler Group, Gearing Up for Electric Vehicles: Tackling the EV Challenges to the Smart Grid. Read More

April 29, 2011 -- Electric Car Boom Could Deliver a Surge in Grid Power
The Shpigler Group report shows that electric vehicles will require a 16-fold increase in power usage in the next decade, putting pressure on utilities to find out how to handle car charging as quickly as possible. Read More

April 28, 2011 -- Electricity Usage Due to EVs Could Soar by 1700% by 2020, UTC Report Finds
Energy usage attributable to electric vehicles could rise 1,700% by 2020, according to a report authored by utility management consulting firm The Shpigler Group and released today by the Utilities Telecom Council (UTC). Annual megawatt hour (MWh) usage from electric vehicles could grow from only 146,000 in 2010 to 2.6 million by 2020, the report notes, raising a host of technological and operational issues for the nation’s electric utilities, particularly when it comes to modernizing and upgrading utility communications and information technology. Read More

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