ClipperCreek Announces ETL Listing of Silver Spring Networks Direct-to-Grid™ Communications Enabled Charging Station

Wednesday, Jan 25, 2012

DistribuTECH--ClipperCreek announced today the ETL listing of its Silver Spring Networks’ Direct-to-Grid™ communications technology.

“The smart grid industry is changing at a rapid pace. Manufacturers want to meet standards in order to access markets, while introducing compliant, robust, competitive products – and the electric vehicle charging station is a key component within the grid network”

The product pairs the grid-connected industry standard CS-40 electric vehicle charging station with Silver Spring UtilityIQ back-office software. This first of its kind product allows utilities to measure EV charging consumption and ensure grid reliability by managing the load during peak demand times.

“ClipperCreek has long advocated the synergy between the Smart Grid and EV Charging,” said Dave Packard, ClipperCreek President. “Taking advantage of existing Smart Grid communications infrastructure allows utilities to fully maximize this increase in business while minimizing the impact on the grid.”

This introduction adds to ClipperCreek’s industry leading array of products for the EV industry. The advanced capability allows utilities world wide to deploy two-way load-control connectivity to electric vehicle charging stations, leveraging the robust networking infrastructure they’ve already invested in.

Silver Spring’s open, unified Smart Energy Platform includes an end-to-end Demand Response solution, including UtilityIQ Demand Response Manager in the back office, network infrastructure, and in-home devices with Silver Spring networking built in. The UtilityIQ Demand Response Manager software supports electric vehicle charge management to reduce the risk of new peak loads and encourages customer participation in Demand Response programs.

“The smart grid industry is changing at a rapid pace. Manufacturers want to meet standards in order to access markets, while introducing compliant, robust, competitive products – and the electric vehicle charging station is a key component within the grid network,” said Tim Hubbard, Intertek Regional Vice President. “Intertek is committed to building industry confidence in smart grid technology, while – in particular – playing a critical leadership role in EV charging station testing and certification as it evolves.”

For more details, go to: http://www.silverspringnet.com/solutions/demand-response.html

ClipperCreek, the industry leader in electric vehicle charge stations, products are approved for use for all plug-in vehicles, including The Nissan Leaf, Chevy Volt, Ford Transit Connect and Ford Focus Electric, Tesla Roadster, Mitsubishi i, Smart fortwo electric and Wheego.

Source: Business Wire