Mitch DeWein
CEM
CHA Consulting, Inc. | Associate Vice President, Project Development Leader
Speaker
Track H: Decarbonization and Electrification
Session H3: EVs and Transportation
September 27, 2024 | 10:30 am - 11:00 am
Building Electrification and the Effects of Adding EV Charging to the Load
Building electrification and decarbonization has been the forefront of the clean energy movement in the Northeast US the last few years. However, there are many questions being asked on how an aging electric grid can handle the added electric load. Commercial buildings, multi family residential buildings and fleets are now adding EV chargers to the mix increasing the burden on the existing grid. This presentation takes a deep dive on the ways that we can reduce the addition of new electrical load on the grid due to electrification and EV charging by looking at a wholistic view of energy efficiency measures and smart control systems that optimize the way buildings and EV chargers operate synergistically to minimize the increase in peak electrical loads. The presentation will also focus on aspects energy engineers need to pay attention to when working on these electrification and decarbonization projects.
Speaker Bio
Mitch DeWein is the Energy and Renewables Team Leader at CHA Consulting, a full service architecture and engineering firm. He has worked with CHA since late 2006 and has held many positions within the company including engineering technician, energy analyst, project manager and now Team Leader. His experience ranges from building heating and cooling system, plumbing and fire protection system design to extensive building and campus energy system analysis and efficiency recommendation as well as a wide variety of renewable generation such as solar, battery energy storage, electric vehicle charging and geothermal project evaluation, design and team management. Mitch is a CEM and is very actively involved in the Energy and Sustainability industry spanning all markets within the built environment and is currently supporting projects at Airports, Colleges and Universities, local City and Town facilities, and a wide variety of privately owned businesses. He is also an active member of several industry organizations such as the local capital region chapter of Association of Energy Engineers, the International District Energy Association, the NY Battery and Energy Storage Technology Consortium (NY-BEST) and NY-Geothermal Association.