EVwire brief: WeaveGrid and GM Energy are collaborating to open utility programs, including managed charging, bidirectional charging, and residential energy storage, to eligible Chevrolet, GMC, and Cadillac EV drivers, the companies said July 7.
The deal is aligned with GM's broader vehicle-to-grid efforts. Eligible owners of bidirectional-capable GM EVs, more than a quarter-million of which are already on the road, can enroll as long as their home has a GM Energy vehicle-to-home (V2H) system and a proper grid interconnection.
The GM Energy V2H Bundle already lets those EVs power a home, and GM says it will extend that to sending power to the grid in the future. The optional GM Energy Home System adds stationary storage through a PowerBank battery. Everything runs through WeaveGrid's Distribution-Integrated System Capacity Orchestration platform, or DISCO.
For utilities, the deal makes it easier to fold eligible GM vehicles and GM Energy resources into programs that shift load and improve grid reliability. For customers, it means new incentives and new ways to put their EVs and home energy systems to work for the grid.
WeaveGrid CEO Apoorv Bhargava called the deal a way to unlock "a massive amount of GW of flexible capacity," at a moment when electricity demand from AI data centers, EVs, and reshoring is straining the grid.
As per WeaveGrid VP of Market Development and Partnerships Mathias Bell:
"GM Energy's work across EVs, charging, and home energy reflects where the grid is heading. Managed charging is one of the most important near-term opportunities for utilities, and the same foundation can support a broader set of grid services, from distribution-level orchestration to bidirectional charging and residential storage. Working with GM Energy helps make these programs easier for customers to participate in and more valuable for utilities to operate."
Context:
WeaveGrid already runs similar programs for Toyota, Rivian, Hyundai, and Kia, across dozens of utilities nationwide. GM Energy is its newest automaker partner, and by fleet size, its biggest.
As per GM Energy VP Wade Sheffer:
"General Motors' new collaboration with WeaveGrid is a meaningful step toward a more connected energy future, expanding access to utility programs for eligible GM EV drivers across the country. Together, we're working to support managed charging and broader grid services, including bidirectional charging and residential energy storage, while helping enable a more affordable and reliable electric grid."
WeaveGrid isn't building V2G hardware. It's building the layer between automakers and utilities, and that plumbing might matter more than any single bidirectional charger.
Source: WeaveGrid, via company release, Apoorv Bhargava and Wade Sheffer via LinkedIn
DON'T FORGET: More than a quarter-million GM EVs are already bidirectional-capable. At this point, the bottleneck is utility paperwork, not hardware.
