— A list of utility companies currently working with Ford Motor Co. on intelligent vehicle-to-grid communications and control systems that will enable electric cars to "talk" to local power grids:
Southern California Edison
Consolidated Edison of New York
American Electric Power of Columbus, Ohio
Alabama Power of Birmingham, Ala.; and its parent, Atlanta-based Southern Company
Progress Energy of Raleigh, N.C.
DTE Energy of Detroit
National Grid of Waltham, Mass.
Pepco Holdings, of Washington, D.C.
New York Power Authority
Hydro-Quebec, the largest electricity generator in Canada
Source: Ford Motor Co.


