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I believe the superchargers use on-site batteries to buffer demand to the grid. Perhaps the local battery was depleted, so they backed off charge rates to avoid
by JshWright 9y ago
I believe the superchargers use on-site batteries to buffer demand to the grid. Perhaps the local battery was depleted, so they backed off charge rates to avoid hitting the grid too hard.
- toomuchtodo 9y agoSome do, some don’t. Usually only where Tesla is charged demand charges for peaks by the utility.
- amluto 9y agoAs far as I know, none do. The big one in Gilroy has a big battery pack that seems to sell storage and VARs to the grid. In CA, basically every commercial rate structure includes peak demand charges.