article thumbnail

PJM/Better Place study finds unmanaged charging of 1M electric cars could add $750M in annual wholesale energy costs; need for CNO-managed smart charging

Green Car Congress

The joint study conducted by PJM and Better Place analyzed the impact of one million electric cars on the MidAtlantic States’ grid. The greater Washington – Baltimore area was selected for modelling because it already experiences transmission congestion issues and is a targeted area for electric vehicle adoption. gray for reference.

Charging 225
article thumbnail

Berkeley Lab researchers develop Bchain protocol to make blockchain more robust

Green Car Congress

Because all servers running the protocol must agree on the order of commands, this protocol is often referred to as a “consensus protocol,” and it generally comes in two forms. Both are now faculty members at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

Davis 186