Energy & Sustainability Client Feature: Micatu, Incorporated

Have you ever wondered how utilities are responding to the recent influx of solar, battery storage and EV charging on the grid and what havoc this might cause if not monitored properly? Let's start with the impact. According to the EIA, in 2019, 40% of all new electric capacity added to the grid came from solar, the largest such share in history. Solar's increasing competitiveness against other technologies has allowed it to quickly increase its share of total U.S. electrical generation - from just 0.1% in 2010 to nearly 3% today. Data on electric vehicle sales in the US shows that nearly 5.4 million hybrid electric vehicles and over 1.4 million plug-in electric vehicles (USA Facts). EEI estimates the number of EVs on U.S. roads is projected to reach 18.7 million in 2030, up from 1 million at the end of 2018. This is about 7 percent of the 259 million vehicles (cars and light trucks) expected to be on U.S. roads in 2030. All this distributed renewable energy