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National Grid drives a two-year study of electric truck charging needs in the Northeast and will eventually generate 20-year demand forecasts for more than 100 potential charging locations in the region.
The development of the “Northeast Freight Corridor Charging Plan” is funded by the US Department of Energy and will also involve collaboration with RMI, the Northeast States for Coordinated Aviation Management, Clean Communities of Central New York and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory DOE Energy.
National Grid will also coordinate with the national nonprofit CALSTART, which receives support from DOE to model charging needs south of National Grid’s study area. The two studies will examine a combined 3,700 miles of highways and freight corridors.
“When integrated together, this broader analysis will cover 15 states, supporting more than 300 million tons of freight moving through East Coast ports each year, as well as several of the largest U.S. cities,” National Grid said on Oct. 16 . .
“Preparing our grid infrastructure for electric trucks will require careful planning and close cooperation across state lines,” Bart Franey, National Grid’s vice president of clean energy development in New York, said in a statement.
The National Grid study will focus on highways with heavy truck traffic and areas with commercial activity such as ports. Modeled locations will be located in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and the New England states.
“This roadmap will inform the efforts of states, utilities, communities and industry leaders to build a seamless truck charging network across the region.” Franey said.
The project will be based on National Grid’s “Study of Electric Highways,” which was published in 2022 and concluded that a large freeway fast-charging site could have energy requirements similar to a small city by 2045.
“This study will help deepen our understanding of electrification needs and help New York State and the region strategically put more medium- and heavy-duty electric trucks on the road,” said David Sandbank, vice president of distributed energy resources at New York State Energy. Research and Development Authority.