{
  "language": "en",
  "interfaceLanguage": "en",
  "url": "https://voltformer.com/news/electric-era-battery-ev-peak-management",
  "slug": "electric-era-battery-ev-peak-management",
  "category": "energy-storage",
  "publishDate": "2026-10-05",
  "sourceName": "EV Engineering & Infrastructure",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.evengineeringonline.com/battery-backed-ev-charging-system-reduces-grid-demand-during-peak-events/",
  "readingTimeMinutes": 1,
  "tags": [
    "United States",
    "EV charging",
    "Battery storage",
    "PJM"
  ],
  "content": {
    "title": "Battery-backed EV charging cut grid draw during PJM peak events",
    "summary": "Electric Era says its charging controls predicted all five 2026 PJM coincident peaks and used onsite batteries to lower one station’s grid draw during those hours.",
    "sections": [
      {
        "heading": "Peak-hour performance",
        "paragraphs": [
          "The system identified the five summer peak events with 97% confidence. At one site, chargers delivered an average 72 kW to vehicles while drawing 9 kW from the grid, reducing peak load contribution by 63 kW."
        ],
        "sources": [
          {
            "name": "EV Engineering & Infrastructure",
            "url": "https://www.evengineeringonline.com/battery-backed-ev-charging-system-reduces-grid-demand-during-peak-events/"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "heading": "How the system works",
        "paragraphs": [
          "The software prepares an onsite battery for likely peak periods and manages power shared between the grid, storage and vehicle chargers. The publication estimates about $12,000 in annualized capacity-charge savings at the reported site."
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "companies": []
}