Red Hook is a terminal, stevedore, and cross harbor barge operator with two facilities in the Port of New York and New Jersey complex.
To achieve its emission reduction goals, Red Hook purchased ten BYD 8Y electric yard tractors. As the tractors were getting ready to deploy at Red Hook’s intermodal yard in Port Newark, NJ, Red Hook realized the need for managed charging. To solve for fluctuating utility charging rates, which can shift dramatically hour-by-hour, Red Hook sought out bp pulse.
Key takeaways
10
Electric yard tractors
6.5
Avg. MWh/month
Our products and services
Turnkey
Our experts can support you through all stages of electrification, from site design and charger installation through to ongoing operations and maintenance.
Charge management software
Our cloud-based platform automates charging when energy costs are lower and sends critical alerts to you in real-time, all from one dashboard.
Charging as a Service
Electrada’s 360 Charging as a Service, powered by bp pulse Omega, offers a seamless, fully managed EV charging solution that covers 100% of charging infrastructure costs*.
Learn more about how you can optimize your journey to electrifying your EV fleet.
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With Omega, Red Hook has been able to maintain a steady demand, while reducing demand charges by 55% in peak months. The average kWh/driving hr is 17.14.
New technologies, existing infrastructure
bp pulse further eased Red Hook’s transition to electric vehicles by smoothly integrating our services with the fleet’s existing fleet management infrastructure and telematics. This allowed Red Hook to fully manage their charging operations in real-time while minimizing site upgrades. They now have visibility into each vehicle’s state of charge, schedule charging based on duty cycles, and track current and maximum energy capacity at the site. With this, Red Hook improved fleet readiness, starting 95% of their EV trips with a 99% state of charge.
bp pulse also offers:
- Site controller: using integrated revenue-grade meters for real-time usage visibility
- Control mechanisms: keeping peak demand and coincident loads below the designated peak power thresholds
Customer highlight
Over 95% of Red Hook EV shifts started with 99% state of charge. With this, Red Hook improved fleet readiness, stating 95% of their EV trips with a 99% charge.
Solving for fluctuating energy costs
Unfamiliar with operating a fleet with electricity as a fuel, Red Hook realized the need for managed charging. To solve for fluctuating utility rates – which can shift dramatically hour-by-hour – Red Hook sought out managed charging. By using our Omega software, Red Hook is now charging at lower-cost energy times. In their first full quarter of using Omega, the fleet has reduced demand charges by 55% in peak months.
