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How a Toyota dealer cut energy costs 55%, even with DC fast chargers

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How a Toyota dealer cut energy costs 55%, even with DC fast chargers

A Toyota dealer on Long Island says it cut its energy costs by an average of 55% over three months by putting solar, battery storage, DC fast chargers, and AI-powered energy management under one roof.

Sunrise Toyota operates dealerships in Oakdale and Medford, New York. Utility bills were already rising, and adding the DC fast chargers required by Toyota risked pushing costs even higher.

That’s because commercial customers don’t just pay for how much electricity they use. Their bills can also include demand charges based on the highest amount of power they draw at once, and a DC fast charger can cause a costly spike.

Battery storage developer Sprocket Power built and now manages an integrated system at the two dealerships that combines onsite solar, EVO Power batteries, Kempower DC fast chargers, and software from Ranial Systems.

Ranial’s AI-enabled software coordinates the equipment, deciding when to store solar power and when to discharge the batteries to keep the dealerships’ grid demand down. It can also directly control the EV chargers and participate in utility grid programs that generate bill credits and revenue.

In other words, the AI makes sure the dealerships use stored energy when it’s most valuable.

According to EVO Power, the system delivered average energy savings of 55% during its first three months, maintained 99% battery uptime, and reduced peak demand by up to 101 kilowatts. (Those results haven’t been independently verified.)

Sprocket Power’s case study projects that the two dealerships will ultimately reduce their net utility costs by 90% and recover their investment in five years.


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