Collaboration for Scalable EV Charging
Building Smarter Infrastructure Through Partnership
The EV transition isn’t just about vehicles, it’s about the systems and people that support them. As charging infrastructure scales rapidly, it’s creating both technical demands and strategic opportunities across the grid, markets, and communities.
From integrating new loads and DERMS technologies, to aligning hardware with utility and charge point operator needs, to ensuring that underserved communities aren’t left behind, each stakeholder faces unique challenges. EVCAN seeks to provide the common ground by creating a shared space for coordination, insight-sharing, and solution-building. We are building a consortium to help bring these voices together to guide infrastructure development that’s not just fast, but future-ready.
EV sales are growing, and with them, demand for charging infrastructure. And while growth is exciting, it has the potential to outpace the systems to support it.
From grid capacity concerns to procurement bottlenecks and evolving standards, stakeholders across the ecosystem are under pressure to act quickly while maintaining long-term performance, access, and resilience. That’s where EVCAN comes in. Our goal is to bring together diverse partners and help convene stakeholders to coordinate around best practices and requirements that help the industry scale.
Electric transportation doesn’t belong to a single sector. It’s a shared vision, and each stakeholder plays a different role in making progress possible:
Utility Program Managers are navigating how to integrate EV demand into existing systems, evaluate new technologies, and ensure reliability and satisfaction for customers. Many are under pressure to scale quickly while managing unprecedented load growth and transforming an aging grid system.
Charge Management and Network Service Providers are trying to demonstrate value, grow their business, gain trust with utilities, and comply with fragmented requirements across states and provinces. Education, testing, and transparency all take time.
DERMS Providers are working to aggregate EV charging load and demonstrate EVs as a valuable resource for grid services. But integration is complex, and customer engagement models are continuing to evolve.
Municipal and State Agencies are designing incentive programs and procurement strategies, often under pressure to move quickly while also balancing constituent expectations and navigating an EV charging landscape without fully standardized solutions.
OEMs and Contractors are deploying hardware, managing installations, and seeking to leverage the available utility and government funding to offset the upfront costs for their customers.
Community Organizations and Policy Advocates are working to educate and engage underserved communities and advocating for equitable infrastructure access in urban and rural areas alike.
Each of these groups has distinct needs, but they also share overlapping goals. When stakeholders coordinate early and often, they can reduce risk, speed deployment, and shape smarter, more consistent infrastructure together.
Whether you’re part of a utility, tech firm, local government, or advocacy group, your insights matter. EVCAN will offer direct pathways for stakeholders to shape strategy, contribute to technical development, and access resources tailored to real-world challenges.