Overview

The panel will discuss integrating electric vehicles into electricity grids and electricity markets, and will include the following people:

Willett Kempton, Professor at the University of Delaware and a national expert on vehicle-to-grid (V2G) issues will share his cutting-edge research, including actual pilot projects in PJM and elsewhere in the U.S.

John Bryan is the Program Manager in Xcel Energy's Utility Innovations group overseeing their Smart Grid City project in Boulder, Colorado. This ground-breaking project includes smart meters and broadband to every house in Boulder and is already testing both V2G and renewable energy integration applications.

Watson Collins is Project Manager Enterprise Planning for Northeast Utilities.  Watson Collins is Northeast Utilities' point person for activities associated with the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)/General Motors (GM) Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) program, responsible for identifying, building and shaping NU's strategic business interests associated with electric transportation.  In addition, Watson supports and drives the analytical underpinnings of NU's assessment of various Green House Gas legislative proposals and renewable generation developments.

Watson has worked in the electric utility industry for more than 24 years in a variety of roles.  Prior to his current role he led the project planning and development efforts of large scale transmission projects in the region, several of which have recently been completed.  He started his energy career as an engineer at the Millstone Nuclear Power Station.

Academic Background
M.A. Economics Trinity College-Hartford
B.S. Electrical Engineering University of Rhode Island

Moderator: Dr. Jonathan Raab, Raab Associates, Ltd. and Lecturer at MIT.

Handouts

John_Bryan_MIT_Smart_Grid_Transportation_2-12-09.ppt

Watson_Collins_MIT_Energy_Club_DRAFT_021209_dp12n.ppt

Willett_Kempton_MIT_Raab_panel-Feb09.pdf

Panel on Integrating Electric Vehicles Into the Grid and Electricity Markets

06:00-07:30PM Thursday, February 12, 2009
Leader: John Kluza
Location: 4-163