The Mobility House North America has announced the launch of Cascade EV Aggregator, a vehicle-grid integration platform designed to help utilities manage electric vehicle (EV) charging and discharging across a wide range of asset types.
The platform supports aggregation and optimization of EV load from residential chargers through large fleet applications, including electric school buses, enabling EVs to function as flexible grid resources rather than unmanaged load.
As EV adoption accelerates, battery capacity on US roads is expected to grow rapidly. BloombergNEF projects that cumulative EV battery capacity could reach approximately 4 TWh within the next decade.
If aggregated and coordinated, this capacity represents a significant distributed energy resource; if unmanaged, it could place substantial strain on distribution networks already challenged by new demand from data centers and electrification more broadly.
Cascade was developed in collaboration with utility partners in the United States and Canada to address these emerging grid constraints. The platform operates as an aggregation layer that works alongside existing charge management systems. While fleet-level systems such as ChargePilot manage vehicle charging at individual sites, Cascade coordinates charging behavior across thousands of locations to provide grid-level flexibility.
The platform is also being used to enable vehicle-to-grid participation for electric school bus fleets in California, Massachusetts, and New York.
Cascade allows EVs to provide energy services including demand response, dynamic rate optimization, and grid constraint management. It supports both unidirectional smart charging (V1G) and bidirectional vehicle-to-grid (V2G) operation. The system receives real-time utility or market signals and translates them into optimized charging plans that balance grid requirements with vehicle availability and mobility needs. Aggregated responses can then be dispatched as load reduction or energy export to support grid operations.
By coordinating EV charging and discharging at scale, Cascade is intended to enable broader participation of EVs in virtual power plant programs while improving grid reliability and supporting more resilient energy systems for utilities, fleet operators, and communities.
Filed Under: Charging, Technology News, Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G)