Should the electric company trucks go? Depends on when you receive

The southern company did not need this pilot to sell it on EVS. The company – which runs Alabama Power, Georgia Power, and Mississippi Power, in addition to other subsidiaries in six southern and western states – have been used electric cars since 2023. Its fleet now includes more than 200 F-150 lightning trucks And 150 Ford Pro Shleh. The company aims to break its fleet completely by 2030.

She now wanted to find out if you could use the Ford Pro shipping program to reduce the consumption of its cars and the chargers during the high demand periods. (Ford Pro is the arm of the American car manufacturing fleet. The southern company realizes this last point in particular: With the mutation of artificial intelligenceData centers overwhelmed In the United States, southeast.

“We are trying to find out how we can provide all kilowatts per hour that is rescued there, because we have a more restricted system in the future,” says Lea Cleantton, who directs business development and innovation for the southern company for new projects.

The utility invested in more than 200 F-150 Lightning and 150 Ford Pro Chargers for its fleet operations.

With permission from the South Company

Ironically, the most exciting moments of the experiment came when the two companies worked together to close all shipping devices. By turning off the chargers for 30 minutes – something that may be suddenly necessary during hot or cold days, or during the emergency – the South and Ford Company says it has managed to reduce the demand for the network by 0.5 megawatts, which immediately frees a quantity of equivalent electricity for what is required between 200 and 450 homes for a year.

One day, the EV fleet may use the one that the southern company runs this type of program to save money and electricity. But Clinton says that the facility company needs more information before it is ready to connect EVS to more intelligent trees. It should ensure that its drivers – especially those who respond to electrical emergency situations – the corridors are shipped when what is unexpected.

“If we adopt something more permanent, we will need to spend time to better understand where our drivers should be, and the number of times they receive, and make sure that it will not affect our delivery of clean, safe and reliable energy and affordable prices for customers at all, 24 hours a day,” says Clanton.