Grid Connections is a consultancy specializing in electric transportation, technology, and grid infrastructure with a weekly podcast.

Bend, Oregon
Joined September 2020
Humanoid robots seem like they can unlock a lot of cool things and all, but I really don’t want C-3PO. I just want a Milwaukee tools R2-D2…
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Interested in learning more about #ElectricVehicles?⚡ Our manager of electric transportation, Dawn, recently joined an episode of @connectionsgrid podcast to share more about our #EV programs, how we’re supporting infrastructure investments for the future and more. Listen to the episode here: spr.ly/6002ATCdi and visit pseg.com/ev to learn more about our programs and incentives.
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Headed off to @ElectricEraTech 's HQ this morning for an in-person event, any questions for the team while I'm there?
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🔌 New episode of Grid Connections is live! EV charging is evolving fast—but without unified data, reliability suffers! We talk with Gabe Klein, Florent Breton & Loren McDonald of Paren about fixing the mess. 🎧 Listen now: #EVs #EVCharging #CleanEnergy #GridConnections
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🔌 “40+ charge operators, all working in silos.” In our latest @GridConnections clip, Paren CEO Florent Breton explains why standardized #EV charging data is critical—and how they’re already tracking 3M+ sessions per week. 🎥 Watch now
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Thanks again to the Paren team for joining us this week to share a lot of great takeaways, but especially the importance of the EV Charging industry moving to more standardized data.
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How do we build reliable EV charging that drivers can truly depend on and while also building profitable sites? We speak with Aubrey Gunnels, CEO of 3V Infrastructure, to dive into reliable solutions for charging sites built leveraging their financial models - Listen now! 👉
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🔌☀️ What if your commercial #EV charger didn't need a utility upgrade? On the latest Grid Connections podcast, Tom McCalmont of @PairedPower breaks down how solar + storage + smart software unlock resilient, off-grid EV charging. 🎧 Listen now: #Microgrid #GridConnections
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A new Supercharger expansion is coming soon to Clackamas, Oregon!! Permits have been filed for an 8-stall site expansion at Clackamas Promenade, which is located right off I-205 on SE Sunnyside Rd.
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A new Supercharger is coming soon to Rogue River, Oregon!! Permits are in for a 12-stall station at the Rogue River Center on E Main St. The site is located about half a mile off Interstate 5 at the exit for Depot St.
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🚗💡 #EV charging can be profitable — if you know where to build & what to charge. In our latest #podcast, @stable_auto CEO Rohan Puri breaks down site strategy, dynamic pricing & the shift from “getting money” to making money. 🎧 Listen now - Ep. 79 #EVCharging #CleanTech #SmartCharging #StableAuto
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Coincidentally great timing for this conversation on the impacts of price on charging and utilization, coincidentally @TeslaCharging just announced the changing of some of their sites' costs based on utilization as well: xitter.cf/TeslaCharging/status/1…
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🚘 #EV charging is entering a new era. In our latest #podcast, we dive into Charging 2.0 with @EVadoptionTweet & Bill Ferro from #Paren: ⚡ Rideshare drives 25%+ of #EVCharging utilization 📊 Data > hype 🛒 Walmart joins the game 🌄 Lack of #NEVI funds mean Rural EV infrastructure gaps are growing 🎧 Listen #EVs #CleanTech
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🚨 New episode of Grid Connections is live! We’re joined by Joseph Nagle of Pando Electric to break down how outlet-based #EV charging is revolutionizing multifamily housing—and why V2H may arrive sooner than #V2G. ⚡ 🎧 Listen now: #EVs #Auto #EVcharging #GridEdge
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🚗💡 New Grid Connections episode is live! We chat with Brian Boshes of Ranger EV about solving #EV charging deserts—starting with Oregon’s coast 🌲⚡️ Learn how vacation rentals can become EV-ready with just a plug & a QR code. 🎧 Listen now: #EVCharging #EVs #CleanTech #GridConnections
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🚨 New Episode Alert! 🚨 How do you actually scale innovation inside a utility? 💡 We sat down with Kim Getgen, CEO of InnovationForce, to talk AI-powered workflows, solving “pilotitis,” and unlocking creativity across the grid. ⚡️ 🎧 Listen now: #EnergyTwitter #AI #GridModernization #Utilities
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Why are #EVs still growing while the #auto market shrinks? 📉➡️🔋 In this week's #podcast @coreybcantor from @zeta_2030 breaks down: ⚡️ Falling battery prices 🛠️ $190B+ in US #EV supply chain investments 🚗 30D & 45X tax credits 🔌 Charging visibility = EV adoption #BatteryTech #CleanEnergy #EVCharging #ZETA #GridConnections
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“There’s a psychological element here…” On the latest Grid Connections, @CoreyBCantor of @zeta_2030 explains why #EV charging visibility matters more than we think. 🚗 Most EV drivers get directions from their car. 👀 But without signage, chargers go unnoticed. 🏪 Design matters too—think gas station, not mall backlot. 🎧 Listen: Full episode in Tweet Thread #EVCharging #ElectricVehicles #ZETA #GridConnections #CleanEnergy #EVs
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