Newark Delaware first to license electric cars to provide power

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Newark first to license electric cars to provide power

U.S. Sen. Thomas R. Carper (D-Del.) discusses alternative energy and the Vehicle-to-Grid car developed at the University of Delaware.
The Vehicle-to-Grid car, which a University of Delaware research team led by Willett Kempton helped develop.

10 a.m., Jan. 14, 2009----The City of Newark became the first electric utility in the United States to approve the use of an electric vehicle to store and provide power for the local electric grid on Friday, Jan. 9.

The vehicle, which runs on electricity alone, is specifically designed to store energy and improve grid reliability. University of Delaware researchers helped develop the concept, called Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G), by working with a consortium of industry partners over the past decade to establish the communications protocol between the vehicle and the grid operator.

Industrial partners in the consortium include Delmarva Power and its parent company Pepco Holdings Inc; PJM, the regional grid operator; California-based electric vehicle manufacturer AC Propulsion; and others.

The action was celebrated during a press conference held Monday, Jan. 12, on campus and attended by U.S. Sen. Thomas R. Carper (D-Del.) and U.S. Rep. Michael N. Castle (R-Del.)

With the City of Newark's approval, the University of Delaware team is now conducting V2G testing at two outlets within the city's service territory....
http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/jan/electriccar011409.html
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