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But California does not have a 50gw generating capacity. It imports electricity during the summer months to make up the load factor difference. So again I’m not
by aseerdbnarng 6y ago
But California does not have a 50gw generating capacity. It imports electricity during the summer months to make up the load factor difference. So again I’m not sure how you’re planning on recharging millions of vehicles without increasing the overall load factor if you’re relying on vanishingly small gaps in the load factor demand throughout the day
- Retric 6y agoSharing power also takes infrastructure, as existing long distance power transmission has limits which cost money to maintain or increase. Really, the US electric grid is designed to share power between states, that’s just part of capacity planning. Further, sharing power is a cost saving measure and happens as soon as importing power costs less than using a peaking power plant. It still requires someone to have built the generating capacity, but it’s much easier to add 1GW of base load capacity at a time when your selling some of that to a different state. As to minor differences 50GW is 67% larger than 30 GW that’s a huge swing over the course of a day. At 0.5 KW per person in CA x 4 miles per kWh x 12 hours x 365 days, that’s 8,760 miles per year which is almost enough on it’s own. Suggesting at most a minimal capacity increase.