Allowing for Off-Peak Price Incentives to Reduce Electric Vehicle Distribution Grid Congestion

Maryland legislators have set in motion financial investments, tax incentives and Public Service Commission directives to encourage and accommodate electric vehicle market expansion in the state. To combat potential capacity reliability disruptions caused by EVs, electric utilities must begin to design residential electricity price signals that will incentivize EV users to plug in their vehicles off-peak, where demand congestions are least likely to occur.