EVs Take Off - Grid, Regulations to Evolve

America’s vast electric grid is about to go through a major
evolution as it adapts to the looming electrification of
transportation. In this episode of Grid Talk, we talk with Philip
Jones who is the Executive Director of the Alliance for
Transportation Electrification. Mr. Jones talks about the need
for more generation and transmission.


“We as a nation as we electrify transportation … there’s going to
be a significant increase in use, probably 15 to 20% over the
next 20 years.” Jones said.  “This is a very substantial
transformation.”


He also talks about managing the system across different
regulatory environments.


“If we get 70; 50-60-70% of the fleet, light-duty and medium-duty
electrified, we just need to have both these passive and active
load management policies in place because otherwise, the system’s
not going to work.”


“It’s a much more complex system to run and manage for the
utility and the grid operator but it offers a lot of load for a
management flexibility.”


Philip B. Jones is the president of Phil Jones Consulting LLC,
where he provides consulting services to the energy industry. He
serves as the Executive Director of the Alliance for
Transportation Electrification.


Jones previously served as a Commissioner on the Washington State
Public Utilities Commission. From 1983 – 1988 Jones served as
senior legislative assistant to Senator Daniel J. Evans, the
former U.S. Senator from Washington State, and staffed him on
energy policy issues before the Senate Energy and Natural
Resources Committee.  He was responsible for a broad range
of energy issues, including hydroelectric re-licensing, nuclear
waste management, energy conservation and renewables, and the
Bonneville Power Administration.


Jones graduated from Harvard with a degree in East Asian Studies
in 1977.