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    Charging load management to avoid grid expansion

    Charging load management as a key strategy

    The increasing electrification of vehicle fleets is leading to a growing demand for charging infrastructure. Particularly when new charging points are installed, this can lead to the need to expand the grid in order to cope with the additional load. The associated rising costs represent a challenge for many companies.

    Causes of grid expansion for e-fleets

    • Increasing energy demand: The integration of a larger number of electric vehicles into the fleet significantly increases the company's overall energy demand.
    • Peak loads: Charging processes of electric vehicles, especially if they are carried out simultaneously, can lead to significant load peaks that exceed the available grid capacity.
    • Safety margins: In order to avoid outages and ensure a stable energy supply, extended safety margins are often necessary, which cannot be guaranteed without adapting the infrastructure.
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    Cost-efficient alternative: load management

    The implementation of charging load management, especially with technologies such as the ENIT act, is an effective strategy to counteract the challenges of rising energy costs and the need to expand the grid when setting up an e-vehicle fleet. By intelligently controlling and optimizing charging processes, companies can not only reduce their operating costs, but also help to stabilize the power grid and improve their environmental footprint at the same time.

    The ENIT act enables intelligent control of charging processes for electric vehicles by prioritizing charging processes based on actual demand and grid load. This helps to avoid peak loads and reduce the need for grid expansion.
    You can find out exactly what you need to consider when it comes to charging points and load management in our free checklist:
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