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SUMMARY:EV Club of CT - No Cost Smart Load Manager Program for CT EV Owners
DESCRIPTION:Free registration required here. \n\nMeeting Date/Time – Tuesday\, May 19\, 7PM-8PM\n\nEV Club Zoom Meeting With Stepwise Electric\, Co-Presented with PACE\nSome people seeking to install a home EV charger find that they do not have the capacity in their panel to handle it. It depends upon how much electric service you have\, the age of the panel\, whether it has room for another 240 volt appliance\, and how much existing draw you have from your electric appliances. According to EnergySage\, this challenge affects as many as 20% of people looking to install a level 2 charger. Upgrade costs run in a range of $4000 – $10\,000. \nTap Load Management System\nThe good news is that increasingly there are solutions that can avoid costly upgrades. The Stepwise Tap installs between the EV charger and the electrical panel. It enables the addition of a high-draw appliances such as a charger\, without exceeding the limits of the available electric service or the capacity of the panel. It does this via dynamic throttling (e.g. lowering the draw of an EV charger)\, or load-shedding (e.g. temporarily turning off the appliance). \nThe Public Utilities Regulatory Authority has approved a pilot (applies to Eversourse and UI customers) that would pay for the Stepwise Tap Smart Load Manager for 100 residential participants. \nPilot Participants Get the Stepwise Tap and Installation Costs Covered\nThe Stepwise Tap has been approved for a pilot project on the Innovative Energy Solutions docket. 100 residents\, either living in a single-family home or small multi-family (2-4 units)\, are eligible to participate. While the device has applications beyond EVs\, this pilot is focused on homes that are installing or upgrading a 240 volt charger. The cost of the hardware\, normally about $800\, plus the installation would be 100% covered by the program. (The cost of the charger is not part of this program.) \n\nParticipating in managed charging is required of anyone taking the incentive.\nUnlike with the charger incentive program\, any charger can be used.\n\nSpeakers\nStepwise CEO\, Jane Chen\, and CMO Holly Lichtenfeld will tell us about how the product works and how to become part of the pilot. These are their bios. \nJane Chen\, CEO & Co-founder (Linkedin) \nJane has 10 years of experience in business\, electrification\, and startups\, where she worked across Asia and North America. She fell in love with electrification technology through working on international expansions for an EV charger manufacturer\, where she saw the opportunity to do well and do good. She later ran a home EV installation platform\, where she saw the deeper inefficiencies surrounding the electric panel\, causing her to take action to start Stepwise. Jane studied chemistry and business operations at UPenn/ Wharton\, has an MBA from MIT Sloan\, and is an avid adventurer of the outdoors. \nHolly Lichtenfeld\, Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer (Linkedin) \nHolly has worked in renewable energy\, sustainability\, and electrification for 20+ years. She is especially interested in making sustainable solutions understandable\, accessible\, and growing the best solutions in the market. The start-ups that Holly has co-founded and or led as part of the executive team have gained acceptance into prestigious innovation incubators\, including Idealab\, IDEO\, and NextEra Energy/FPL’s 35 Mules. She serves on various non-profit boards\, including Solar for Women\, which offers solar technical training to grow the trade workforce. She owns a 2019 Tesla and is excited to see how high the mileage can go over the coming years. \nThere will be time for Q&A. \nAgain\, registration link here.
URL:https://evclubct.com/event/ev-club-of-ct-no-cost-smart-load-manager-program-for-ct-ev-owners/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CT\, United States
CATEGORIES:Club Meeting
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SUMMARY:Simsbury Sustainability Fair
DESCRIPTION:Sustainability Fair in Simsbury on May 2\nThe Simsbury Sustainability Fair is a celebration of all things sustainable\, including a broad selection of displays from local vendors\, farms and organizations. This is the third edition of this well-attended event. \nEV Owners Wanted\nEV owners wanted to exhibit their vehicles and speak to attendees. Please reach out to Mark Scully at mwscully29@gmail.com to register. The EV Club can provide a banner that can be used\, so let us know at info@evclubct.com. There is no cost to exhibit. \nA featured EV is this Volvo electric loader. \n \n 
URL:https://evclubct.com/event/simsbury-sustainability-fair/
LOCATION:Simsbury Public Library\, 725 Hopmeadow Street\, Simsbury\, CT\, 06070\, United States
CATEGORIES:EV Showcase,Green Fair
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SUMMARY:Fairfield’s Earth Day Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Fairfield’s Earth Day Celebration and EV Showcase\nEV owners wanted to exhibit their vehicles. Please contact the EV Club at EVClubCT@gmail.com if interested AND please register on their DEEM page. (We’re trying to coordinate.) \nDate/Time: Saturday\, May 2\, 10am-1pm\nLocation: Fairfield YMCA\, 841 Old Post Road AND First Church\, 148 Beach Road\n\nRain or Shine! – FREE! – For Children of All Ages\n\nJoin Families and Children of All Ages to Celebrate Earth Day and get our kids moving\, learning and creating healthy habits. Plant and seed give-aways\, compost\, invasive plant & pest\, pollinator pathway information as well as energy efficiency\, EV display\, Fire Safety trailer\, Touch-a-Truck\, hands-on science activities for the kids and so much more! FREE! Rain or Shine. No registration required.
URL:https://evclubct.com/event/fairfields-earth-day-celebration/
LOCATION:Fairfield YMCA\, 841 Old Post Rd\, Fairfield\, CT\, 06824\, United States
CATEGORIES:EV Showcase,Green Fair
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SUMMARY:Rivian Test Drive Event in West Hartford
DESCRIPTION:Rivian Test Drive Event\nThere’s a Rivian test drive event that’s happening in West Hartford at REI\, where Rivian’s Adventure Network Chargers are\, near West Farms Mall. The hours are 10am – 5pm. \nRegistration link: \nhttps://rivian.com/demo-drive/book
URL:https://evclubct.com/event/rivian-test-drive-event-in-west-hartford/
LOCATION:REI\, 1417 New Britain Ave\, West Hartford\, CT\, 06110\, United States
CATEGORIES:EV Ride and Drive
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SUMMARY:18th Annual Darwin Day Dinner
DESCRIPTION:Evolution in Darwin’s Tangled Bank:\nTree\, Coral or Web of Life?\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us a cocktail hour\, dinner\, science quiz (with prizes!)\, and a presentation by Distinguished Professor J. Peter Gogarten at the…\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n18th Annual Darwin Day Dinner!\nA Celebration of Curiosity\, Science\, and Scientists\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn the final paragraph of The Origin of Species\, Darwin contemplates a bank of land and all of the differing life forms that dwell on that bank—plants\, birds\, worms\, etc. All of these various life forms were produced by the same set of natural laws. While the life forms are widely different from each other\, they are also “dependent on each other in so complex a manner.” \nOur guest of honor\, Dr. Gogarten\, will explore the symbiotic relationships and genetic exchange between different organisms in his presentation\, followed by a fireside chat and audience Q&A.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturday\, February 7th\, 2026\n5pm Cocktail Hour\n6pm Dinner\, Presentation\, & Fireside Chat\nThe Water’s Edge at Giovanni’s\n2748 Boston Post Road\nDarien\, CT 06820 \n$79 per person for the Early Bird rate\nAfter January 16th\, $90 per person\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor more information\, including special student pricing*\, alternative payment methods\, and sponsorship opportunities contact Amy at info@darwindayct.org. \n*Student pricing: Each year we invite local high school  students who are passionate about science to join us for this celebration — and to help their tables with the Science Quiz! Their attendance is paid for by attendees and  benefactors.  When you register\, please consider making a donation of any amount to facilitate this outreach. And bring your own students!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nDr. Johann Peter Gogarten is a German-American biologist studying the early evolution of life. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology and the International Society for the Study of the Origin of Life\, a member of the CT Academy of Science and Engineering\, University of Connecticut’s Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology/Microbiology and a former Fulbright scholar. \nBorn in Bad Oeynhausen\, Germany\, Dr. Gogarten studied plant physiology and membrane transport at the Universities of Tübingen and Giessen. In 1987 he moved to the U.S. as a postdoc to work at the University of California at Santa Cruz. He currently is Distinguished Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of Connecticut. \nGogarten was the first person to root the Tree of life (biology) using an ancient gene duplication. Gogarten’s current focus is the evolution of homing endonuclease utilizing parasitic genetic elements (inteins) and the intertwining of selection occurring on the gene\, population and the community level. \nTo Register – Use QR code or registration link below: \n \nDarwinDayCT.org
URL:https://evclubct.com/event/18th-annual-darwin-day-dinner/
LOCATION:The Water’s Edge at Giovanni’s\, 2748 Boston Post Road\, Darien\, CT\, 06820\, United States
CATEGORIES:Environmental Event
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SUMMARY:Ionna Birthday Event
DESCRIPTION:Ionna Rechargery Event in Simsbury on February 7\nOn Saturday\, February 7\, IONNA is opening every Rechargery door to the EV Community in honor of its second birthday and asking you to come kick the tires once more. Stop by for a quick charge\, join in on one of the local EV meetups\, and enjoy discounted charging. \nThe address of the installation/event is 530R Bushy Hill Rd\, Simsbury\, CT. \nAll day event. \nDiscount charging is offered for the day at 20 cents per kWh. \nFree swag and snacks. \nClub-member Jeff Keenan is hosting the event and will be giving away a LectronEV 1000 volt CCS to NACS adaptor. He’ll be there between 10A-3P. Ask him about it when you get there. \nBoth NACS and CCS are connectors available. \nAbout Ionna\nIonna was founded by a consortium of automotive manufacturers that are building out a nationwide charging network of Level 3 chargers. Consortium members are BMW\, General Motors\, Honda\, Hyundai\, Kia\, Mercedes-Benz\, Stellantis\, and Toyota. Ionna prides itself on providing a premium experience with reliable equipment\, amenities\, and canopies where they are able to build them.
URL:https://evclubct.com/event/ionna-birthday-event/
LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:EV Charger Opening
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