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Not the story I thought it was going to be. They turned off the chargers, releasing enough capacity for the grid to stabilise. Big woop. This is basic grid plan
by oliwarner 2y ago
Not the story I thought it was going to be. They turned off the chargers, releasing enough capacity for the grid to stabilise. Big woop. This is basic grid planning. Non critical circuits should cut out to stabilise the grid by design.
With this sort of praise, I thought they'd returned power to the grid when it slumped.
- amelius 2y agoThey could have momentarily raised the energy prices and a similar thing would have happened.
- oliwarner 2y agoYou can't guarantee industrial customers won't just increase their sales prices with supply. Consider normal EV chargers: They just spike the price for the user. And depending on the market, wholesale prices might be locked in for 24h or more so industry knows its day-to-day costs before it incurs them. Smashing up the prices for tomorrow can generate usage spikes today. Good controls for weather-based supply but not a feature in a national emergency. Above all of this you still need to be able to prioritise physical circuits for healthcare, security, groceries and homes, and be able to cut off others. That said, Gogoro seem to be more about overselling contracts so spiking price probably would make shut down themselves.