Re:What Needs to Happen Before Electric Cars Take Over the W...
by pilom on Tuesday December 19, 2017 @04:08PM
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> Incorporating stationary storage cuts down on the costs incurred by both of these inefficiencies.
at the cost of 10% more power usage due to the inefficiencies of charging and discharging batteries. Might still be worth it from an electric company's bottom line, but in most markets, it increases greenhouse gas production because we need more kwh of power.
The electrical grid is already sized for peak usage, not average usage. Supercharger stations are also being sized for peak usage, and most of the stalls usually remain empty. Incorporating stationary storage cuts down on the costs incurred by both of these inefficiencies.