電気自動車の電力網活用に関する研究(Electric Cars Can Make Power Grids More Reliable)

2026-03-19 ノースカロライナ州立大学(NC State)

ノースカロライナ州立大学の研究は、電気自動車(EV)を電力網に接続して電力供給に活用する「Vehicle-to-Grid(V2G)」の普及に向けた課題を分析した。V2Gは再生可能エネルギーの変動を補う有望技術だが、バッテリー劣化への懸念、利用者の参加インセンティブ不足、電力市場制度の未整備、充電インフラの制約などが障壁となっている。研究はこれらの課題を整理し、政策支援や経済的報酬設計、技術標準化の必要性を指摘した。V2Gの実用化には技術だけでなく制度・市場面での整備が不可欠であることを示した。

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電気自動車を電力網のリソースとして活用する:米国における車両間電力供給(V2G)の障壁 Electric vehicles as grid resources: Barriers to vehicle-to-grid (V2G) in the United States

Crystal Soderman, Serena Y. Kim, Jen Yip, Manish Shirgaokar
Utilities Policy  Available online: 18 March 2026
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jup.2026.102175

電気自動車の電力網活用に関する研究(Electric Cars Can Make Power Grids More Reliable)

Highlights

  • Interviews with 42 experts identify key barriers to U.S. V2G deployment.
  • Non-uniform standards and interconnection processes limit V2G scalability.
  • UTAUT2 highlights facilitating conditions and effort expectancy as key barriers.
  • Utilities and OEMs face coordination and market-creation challenges.
  • Battery degradation, warranties, and value uncertainty constrain V2G adoption.

Abstract

Growth in electric vehicle (EV) adoption has increased interest in using EV batteries as grid resources. Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) technologies enable bidirectional power flows between electric vehicles and the electricity system and have demonstrated potential to support grid reliability and resilience in pilot programs worldwide. Despite demonstrated technical feasibility and system-level benefits for utility resource planning, broader V2G deployment remains limited. This study examines barriers to V2G adoption in the United States using qualitative evidence from 33 interviews with 42 stakeholders, including utilities, government agencies, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), school districts, and participants in V2G pilot programs. We apply the Extended Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT2) as an organizing framework to examine adoption barriers across five constructs: facilitating conditions, effort expectancy, performance expectancy, price value, and social influence. Barriers related to facilitating conditions and effort expectancy emerge as the most salient, reflecting persistent challenges in standardization and interoperability across the V2G ecosystem, as well as concerns related to market development, infrastructure readiness, grid integration, and compatibility between vehicles and charging equipment. Performance expectancy follows, as stakeholders raise concerns about battery degradation, vehicle warranty implications, and vehicle availability in day-to-day operations. This study contributes to understanding barriers to V2G adoption and identifies policy-relevant pathways to reduce implementation challenges, including the development of interoperable standards and clearer institutional support.

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