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> Invest in smart grid-aware EV & home battery charging technologies. Instead of charging whenever you first plug them in (which is usually ~6 PM), load from EV
by danans 3y ago
> Invest in smart grid-aware EV & home battery charging technologies. Instead of charging whenever you first plug them in (which is usually ~6 PM), load from EV charging should be distributed to whenever the grid has excess power available, with a random factor so that not all EVs charge at once.
Within a handful of years, major home electricity-consuming appliances will come with built-in batteries used for both backup purposes but also for shifting load to the cleanest/cheapest electricity available. By this time commercial/industrial will have already transitioned to this.
- Dylan16807 3y agoI doubt that. Putting batteries into appliances sounds extremely awkward.
- guidoism 3y agoApparently it has already happened https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/03/28/battery-power-home-appliances/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/03/2... TL/DR: batteries are cheaper than paying an electrical to upgrade a 120 line to 240.
- Dylan16807 3y agoThat's a very different motivation, though. Any other reason lets you centralize your backup power. And even then, "no major manufacturers".