The US state of Maryland passed a bill that creates a bidirectional charging scheme to harness power from EV batteries. The Distributed Renewable Integration and Vehicle Electrification (DRIVE) bill was passed by the Maryland General Assembly. It now requires signing into law by the governor, Wes Moore.
The Advanced Energy United business group points to a provision in the act that creates a bidirectional EV charging programme which would require the Public Service Commission to put forward new regulations by May 2025. These would aim at allowing EVs to draw power from the grid, but also supply electricity back.
The law would make Maryland the first US state to require electric utility companies to allow vehicle-to-grid systems. The law also requires electric utility companies to implement pilot schemes that pay the owners of EVs with bidirectional charging.
The bill was sponsored by Democrat Delegate David Fraser-Hidalgo. He said on X that he was delighted to see it move towards becoming law.
Photo: Maryland State House. Wikimedia Commons
