Ep 30 - How Consumers Energy is Helping EVs Get Started - Home Charging
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Jeff Myrom, the Director of Transportation Electrification Programs at Consumers Energy, joins us to talk about his personal journey to EVs including his home installation. He used the electrician network provided by Consumers Energy for all customers undercover boss style to install his home charging that included a panel upgrade and a dual J1772 EVSE (charger).
Jeff also gives some insights into Consumers Energy's other EV programs including PowerMIFleet, PowerMIDrive charging at overnight accommodations, as well as upcoming Community Charging locations.
Show Notes and Links
- Jeff Myrom LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-myrom-036b218/
- Consumers Energy EV programs: https://consumersenergy.com/ev
- Find an electrician: https://ev.consumersenergy.com/electricians
- Smart Charging Incentive ($10 for 12 months for off-peak charging): https://www.consumersenergy.com/residential/programs-and-services/electric-vehicles/smart-charging-incentive
- Multi-family property incentives: https://www.consumersenergy.com/business/products-and-services/electric-vehicle-support-for-business/multifamily-property-ev-charger-rebate
- Community EV charging: https://www.consumersenergy.com/business/products-and-services/electric-vehicle-support-for-business/community-ev-charging-rebate
- PowerMIFleet: https://www.consumersenergy.com/business/products-and-services/powermifleet
- Kia EV6 - https://www.kia.com/us/en/ev6
- Hyundai Ioniq 5 - https://www.hyundaiusa.com/us/en/vehicles/ioniq-5
- Clipper Creek EV chargers: https://clippercreek.com/
- Heat pump water heaters: https://www.energy.gov/energysaver/heat-pump-water-heaters
- Ventless (condensing) clothes dryers: https://reviewed.usatoday.com/laundry/features/everything-you-need-to-know-about-ventless-dryers
- Grizzl-E EV chargers: https://grizzl-e.com/product-category/usa/chargers-usa/
- Grizzl-E Duo: https://unitedchargers.com/products/grizzl-e-duo
- Ford Pro Charger: https://chargers.ford.com/ford-charge-station-pro
- Vehicle to Load adapter: https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/hands-on-hyundai-kia-v2l/
- Smart splitter:
- NeoCharge: https://getneocharge.com/products/neocharge-smart-splitter
- Splitvolt: https://splitvolt.com/
- Lectron: htt
Chapters
1. Intro (00:00:00)
2. Jeff Myrom Intro (00:01:52)
3. What EV does Jeff drive? (00:04:09)
4. Charging on Level 1 (00:06:41)
5. Journey to home Level 2 upgrade (00:09:21)
6. Heat pump water heaters and vent free dryers (00:14:50)
7. Why a NEMA 14-50? (00:16:42)
8. Escalation of home charging power (00:19:01)
9. EV vehicle to load (V2L) capability (00:23:30)
10. Dual J1772 EVSE - the Grizzl-E Duo (00:26:09)
11. The Consumers PowerMIDrive program has changed (00:30:48)
12. Transformer capacity and grid reliability (00:32:24)
13. Smart Charging Incentive - get $10 per month back (00:36:58)
14. Consumers Energy's other EV programs (00:39:55)
15. Community Charging (00:40:30)
16. PowerMIFleet fleet EV charging (00:41:05)
17. Overnight hotel charging (00:41:49)
18. Opportunity charging (00:44:01)
19. What surprised Jeff most about EVs? (00:46:06)
20. Electrify everything (00:47:38)
21. National Drive Electric Week (00:48:38)
22. Outro (00:49:21)
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