Press Releases
12/02/2020
AVANGRID and EV Connect Partner on Advanced Electric Vehicle Data Services
AVANGRID and EV Connect Partner on Advanced Electric Vehicle Data Services
ORANGE, Conn. – December 2, 2020 – AVANGRID, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), a leading sustainable energy company, and
Access to EV Connect data services will help AVANGRID accurately forecast EV electricity needs, assess and analyze future impacts on the grid and inform infrastructure planning to support a robust EV charging ecosystem that anticipates EV growth on the road. AVANGRID will also use the EV Connect data to develop models to serve the future daily charging needs for commercial, industrial and home charging segments, while also planning for electrification of its own fleet.
“To maintain our edge as a leading sustainable energy company, we must meet the demands for a decarbonized economy through strategic investments focused on the customer,” said AVANGRID Senior Director of Smart Grids Innovation and Planning Rita King. “This partnership with EV Connect not only supports our innovative sustainability goals, but it also puts us on the right path for EV infrastructure planning at a large scale using real-time data.”
As a leading software-as-a-service company whose platform allows site owners and utilities to quickly deploy, manage and grow customized EV charging networks, EV Connect will provide AVANGRID the opportunity to evaluate a comprehensive platform for managing large-scale, networked EV charging.
“The real-world insights and aggregate view of data EV Connect is providing AVANGRID can be used to visualize customer segments usage and make informed decisions about deployment and future planning for grid impacts,” said Ram Ambatipudi, vice president of Business Development at EV Connect. “We look forward to helping AVANGRID expand their EV charging programs with precision and plan for power demand expansion as EV charging scales up in their service areas.”
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About AVANGRID: AVANGRID, Inc. (NYSE: AGR) is a leading, sustainable energy company with approximately $36 billion in assets and operations in 24 U.S. states. With headquarters in Orange, Connecticut, AVANGRID has two primary lines of business: Avangrid Networks and Avangrid Renewables. Avangrid Networks owns eight electric and natural gas utilities, serving more than 3.3 million customers in New York and New England. Avangrid Renewables owns and operates a portfolio of renewable energy generation facilities across the United States. AVANGRID employs approximately 6,600 people. AVANGRID supports the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals and was named among the World’s Most Ethical Companies in 2019 and 2020 by the Ethisphere Institute. For more information, visit www.avangrid.com.
About EV Connect: EV Connect is on a mission to build a better planet by enabling electricity as a transportation fuel. Through its innovative and open charging platform, EV Connect simplifies the set-up, management, and optimization of charging stations with premium customer service, from installation to driver support. EV Connect guides companies of all sizes in managing networks of chargers and delivering a seamless EV charging experience that empowers drivers.
Established in 2009, EV Connect customers include Avista Utilities, Love’s Travel Stops, Verizon, Marriott, Hilton, Western Digital, Electrify America, ADP, New York Power Authority, and numerous municipalities. For information about how EV Connect can support utilities and EV charging initiatives in their respective service areas, please visit https://www.evconnect.com/utility.
About Avangrid: Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR) aspires to be the leading sustainable energy company in the United States. Headquartered in Orange, CT with approximately $44 billion in assets and operations in 24 U.S. states, Avangrid has two primary lines of business: networks and renewables. Through its networks business, Avangrid owns and operates eight electric and natural gas utilities, serving more than 3.3 million customers in New York and New England. Through its renewables business, Avangrid owns and operates a portfolio of renewable energy generation facilities across the United States. Avangrid employs approximately 8,000 people and has been recognized by JUST Capital in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 as one of the JUST 100 companies – a ranking of America’s best corporate citizens. In 2024, Avangrid ranked first among utilities and 12 overall. The company supports the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals and was named among the World’s Most Ethical Companies in 2024 for the sixth consecutive year by the Ethisphere Institute. Avangrid is a member of the group of companies controlled by Iberdrola, S.A. For more information, visit www.avangrid.com.
About Iberdrola: Iberdrola is one of the world's biggest energy companies and a leader in renewables, spearheading the energy transition to a low carbon economy. The group supplies energy to almost 100 million people in dozens of countries. With a focus on renewable energy, smart networks and smart solutions for customers, Iberdrola’s main markets include Europe (Spain, the United Kingdom, Portugal, France, Germany, Italy and Greece), the United States, Brazil, Mexico and Australia. The company is also present in growth markets such as Japan, Taiwan, Ireland, Sweden and Poland, among others.
With a workforce of nearly 40,000 and assets in excess of €141.7 billion, across the world, Iberdrola helps to support 400,000 jobs across its supply chain, with annual procurement of €12.2 billion. A benchmark in the fight against climate change, Iberdrola has invested more than €130 billion over the past two decades to help build a sustainable energy model, based on sound environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles.
