Published paper in the National Bureau of Economic Research by UC Davis and University of Chicago researchers, in collaboration with WestLight Energy. The paper analyzes data from WestLight Energy’s EV managed charging experiment, and outlines significant challenges in current approaches to EV managed charging as a strategy to minimize local grid impacts.
Please see above for the published paper. WestLight Energy’s self-published report is also available here.
“IF YOU BUILD IT, THEY MAY NOT COME: WILLINGNESS TO PARTICIPATE IN MANAGED EV CHARGING”
Fiona Burlig
James B. Bushnell
David S. Rapson
Working Paper 35086
Published April 2026 in the National Bureau of Economic Research
