Connected Strategy for Hydrogen Value Chain ^ Top ^ 30 0 Electric vehicles (EV) are still rare, but the fast advances in technology are increasing their popularity. EV charging can take a significant amount of time, for instance, a 2020 Chevy Bolt has an acceptance rate of 7.2kW and a 32 Amp HCS-40 will add about 24 miles of range per hour of charging. It is hard to justify spending half a day at charging station and faster superchargers consumes an immense amount of energy. To compare, one full charge using a supercharger equals the launch of 70 air-conditioning units at once. Such an instant change in power demand is a huge problem for the grid. Smart grids can enable online connection of various sources such as solar panels, batteries, EV chargers or other equipment. Through the analysis of collected "Big data" in real-time, it is possible to speed up the reaction time to the changes in the power grid and thus ensure high quality and stable energy supply. Or in other words, devices can dispose of unused energy to benefit other equipment that need it. Consumer Willingness to pay EY conducted a US Fuels of the Future survey in April 2019 in which it polled 1,500 more than 100 corporate executives with responsibility for managing their company’s energy usage (Figure 14) The survey found corporate customers were even more in favor of price competition. Among the 57% of energy decision makers (EDMs) without a choice of providers, 90% said having a choice in their utility would make a difference to their company.