the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Upper Saddle River NJ, The transition to an electrified future won’t happen overnight. It will take over a decade for all the cars on the road today to become even 90% EVs. The current average car or light
truck remains on the road for over 12 years .It will take time even if sales ramp up to 100% electric vehicles between now and 2035. Most experts don’t see 100% on-road electric cars till 2050.
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The real question is whether the electric grid will be able to handle all of the electric vehicles we will have in the future? We can’t have an unreliable and unsafe electric grid .Grid operators need to invest
in more energy capacity and robust transmission and distribution infrastructure. Grid operators need to invest in grid resilience, so power outages have less impact and electricity can be restored more quickly if it does go out.
The existing power grid is the equivalent of a 1965 Ford Mustang: an engineering feat that still impresses, but one that lacks many of the updated features that we expect today. But unlike cars, the design,
operating practices, and equipment of the electric power grid have not been significantly updated in several decades. Most of the design of the electric power grid remains the same as it was in 1960.
Technology will let us modernize our grid for the 21st century. We can now create a smart grid , a smarter system for making, delivering, and using energy. A smart grid will give us more control over our energy
use. For instance, setting appliances to run when energy prices are low, or getting power from local, clean energy sources.
Modernizing our grid is a crucial investment in our future. It will give us more control over our power, and save us all money in the long run. Plus, it offers an innovative, clean solution to climate-damaging
pollution. We have the technology to do this now – so why are we waiting?
Upgrading the power grid requires a focus on safety coupled with an optimized use of available power. One company offering solutions using new technology working to improve the grid is ATOM Power .
The company has created an EV charging solution that is fully integrated and optimized, offering an end-to-end approach that maximizes your available energy, reduces your total cost of ownership,
and delivers improved performance.
Atom Power, has created a solution to efficiently and safely charge multiple vehicles at once without incurring peak rate charges. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC with a $150 million investment from SK Group making SK Atom Power’s strategic/growth partner.
ATOM sells a digital circuit breaker that has no moving parts so its lifecycle is practically unlimited. ATOM offers built-in real-time diagnostics, reporting, and dynamic energy management. ATOM is the
only EV charger that can utilize a buildings’ unused energy potential to power its charger without the need to add costly energy infrastructure.
Atom Power’s fully integrated and optimized platform, is based on the first and only UL-listed digital circuit breaker (Core IP). ATOM is safe because it is not energized when EVs are not connected and/or not
charging. It shuts down electrical flows and is 3,000x faster than any other available technology.
