Gridtractor, Monarch Tractor, and the Valley Clean Energy Alliance will deploy EV charging technology to respond to dynamic grid signals SACRAMENTO, Calif. , Aug. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The California Energy Commission (CEC) approved $2.
5 Million for the first phase of a two-phase, $27 Million "Responsive, Easy Charging Products with Dynamic Signals" (REDWDS) grant for the "Rural Electrification And Charging Technology" (REACT) project to deploy charging technology on farms and at other rural locations that is responsive to dynamic grid signals. Incentives from the grant will help customers to transition their on-farm fleets to the Monarch MK-V, the world's first fully electric, driver-optional, smart tractor, and other electric vehicles–together, Electric Farm Vehicles (EFV)--by reducing the cost to deploy charging infrastructure while responding to dynamic prices and participating in demand response programs will increase customers' financial returns on investing in electrification. The grant also helps to fund Gridtractor and Monarch software systems and customer success teams that will help customers to manage charging in response to grid signals while prioritizing the work that their tractors and vehicles need to do.
Vehicle-to Everything, EVSE and charge management technology developed by consortium partners under 'On Farm Mobile Microgrids,' a second CEC-funded project, will enable customers to not only charge at the most beneficial times but export power to the gr.
