System and method for managing the distributed generation of power by a plurality of electric vehicles

A method, implemented at least in part by a computer system, of managing the stored power of a plurality of vehicles connected to a power grid, comprising:

• determining location information for the plurality of vehicles;
• determining that a demand for power in a first portion of the power grid has reached a power threshold;
• determining that the location information associated with a set of the plurality of vehicles satisfies a similarity threshold with the first portion of the power grid;
• transmitting a request to a first group of vehicle in the set of vehicles to discharge power;
• and
• crediting a consumer associated with each vehicle that discharges power in response to the request.

A method, implemented at least in part by a computer system, of managing the stored power of a plurality of vehicles connected to the power grid, comprising:

• determining location information for the plurality of vehicles;
• receiving a power request comprising a request for electrical power for a power grid;
• selecting a set of the plurality of vehicles based, at least in part, on the location data of each of the plurality of vehicles;
• in response to receiving the power request, transmitting a request to discharge power to the set of the plurality of vehicles;
• in response to said transmitting, receiving a response from a group of the set of plurality of vehicles;
• and
• crediting a consumer associated with each vehicle that discharges power in response to the request.