Optiwatt is an app that electric vehicle drivers use to manage charging. It automates charge times to reduce costs and strain on area power grids. The California-based company started in 2020 and now manages more than 60,000 vehicles across North America. Optiwatt works with about 500 vehicles in South Carolina, and about 100 in the greater Charlotte region.
York Electric is one of more than a half dozen cooperatives in South Carolina partnering with Optiwatt. The statewide goal is to have 250 enrolled vehicles for a six-month study. York Electric customers who participate will get $150 in bill credits per vehicle. Owners of fully electric or hybrid vehicles can participate.
The pilot program asked existing Optiwatt users, who also were cooperative members to allow York Electric to offset EV charging during peak times, Gable said. The data gathered from the EV charging will be used to better inform and create new programs, he added.
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