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Well when you balance the new demand with energy efficiency for a long time... The real problem is that the demand models did not account for a worsening clima

Well when you balance the new demand with energy efficiency for a long time... The real problem is that the demand models did not account for a worsening climate at the pace that it is encountering record hot days. Though for that matter, almost nobody accounted for that, so it's hard to blame the grid planners too much.

galangalalgol 4y ago
If this is driven by air conditioning (which I would have assumed) why are they asking people not to charge EVs? Surely most people charge at night?
- toomuchtodo 4y ago
  Because that is (possibly) flexible demand that might have the ability to be shifted to low demand periods to prioritize cooling (or in general, higher priority loads). https://www.energy.gov/oe/activities/technology-development/grid-modernization-and-smart-grid/demand-response https://www.energy.gov/oe/activities/technology-development/... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demand_response https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demand_response https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_demand_management https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_demand_management
- bombcar 4y ago
  When you're at the edge you can ask for anything - and electric cars is an easy one to describe. You could also ask people to reduce electric range cooking, electric dryer usage, etc, but that can be harder to describe and offer more inconvenience. Also, most people with an electric car probably have another mode of transportation they can switch to.