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A Howard County, Maryland, couple is the first in the nation to use their Ford electric truck to power their home on a set schedule.
One of the reasons that Brian Foreman and his wife bought a Ford F-150 Lightning truck was so they could use it as a backup energy source if their home was experiencing a power outage.
According to utility company BGE, the couple is now the first in the U.S. to draw energy from their truck into their home on a set schedule to take the stress off the power grid during peak usage.
During late afternoon and early evening hours on summer weekdays, when demand on the grid is higher, the couple’s truck is plugged in and powering their home instead of using power from the grid.
Using the Ford F-150 Lightning truck, with the Sunrun Home Integration System, according to BGE: “Sunrun and Ford’s technology takes advantage of interconnection with BGE to allow the F-150 Lightning Battery to work in concert with Foeman’s electric service, which means the grid supplements any load to his home that is greater than what the car can supply.”
In a BGE news release, Foreman said he enjoys being an early adopter and looks forward to providing feedback to the companies that are developing the infrastructure to electrify the transportation sector.
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