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GridPoint and Duke Energy smart-charge a PHEV

Break out the celebratory bubbly! GridPoint and Duke Energy have a milestone to celebrate and it has nothing to do with basketball. Using the GridPoint SmartGrid Platform, Duke Energy engineers successfully charged a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) in a residential garage during off-peak hours. The car was connected in the afternoon but the charging didn't begin until the 10 p.m. that evening and it finished before the demand for electricity rose in the morning. If it had of been your PHEV, it would have been all ready to take you to ... Read more →

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