SEPA Insight Brief: AI for Transportation Electrification

Electric vehicle adoption is rapidly accelerating, creating both challenges and opportunities for utilities. As transportation electrification grows, utilities are turning to AI to better detect EVs, understand charging behavior, and design more effective programs. This brief explores how AI—particularly deep learning applied to AMI data—can support EV planning and program design. It highlights real-world examples from two North American utilities using machine learning insights to guide investments, improve grid planning, and streamline operations. Developed by SEPA in partnership with Bidgely, the resource introduces how AI works, where it adds value in electrification strategies, and key considerations for utilities evaluating AI tools—along with a glossary of essential AI and EV terms. Download the publication to learn how AI can help utilities prepare the grid for the EV transition.