Fortis Alberta is launching a comprehensive EV study around St. Albert and Sturgeon County and is in search of EV drivers.
The corporate is offering EV owners in its service area $150 in the event that they install an app to trace and control when their vehicles draw power from the grid.
The one-year study known as the Electric Vehicle Smart Charging Pilot and was launched last month on January 16.
The plan is to have users track grid usage for the primary half of the yr. While within the second half of the yr, vehicle charging will likely be delayed to avoid peak demand hours.
Fortis Alberta can even test some initiatives all year long to encourage users to charge vehicles during off-peak hours.
Users who opt into the study will get $50 to start out and one other $100 in the event that they stay within the study until December 31.
Currently, Fortis Alberta has around 100 EV users opted into the study, but they hope to have about 600 EV owners take part in the study.
The study is not going to only help Fortis Alberta understand EV charging habits but in addition will feed into future EV infrastructure within the region.
In the event you are taken with joining the study, you’ll be able to try all the small print here.