Re:Electric cars are coming fast – is the nation’s grid up t...
by steveBK123 on Saturday January 30, 2021 @03:03PM
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I’m not sure that’s entirely true because you are only thinking of solar. I’d like to see daytime vs overnight generation source breakdown.
Remember that hydro power doesn’t care about time of day and wind is often able to generate more overnight than during the day.
Further time of use rates can be tweaked as usage & generation requires. Maybe with a lot of EVs in the future & solar installed we encourage people to charge mid-day at work or sunrise->commute start & commute end->sundown, this doesn’t work great in winter but also electric use is lower in winter so maybe it nets out.
Remember that hydro power doesn’t care about time of day and wind is often able to generate more overnight than during the day.
Further time of use rates can be tweaked as usage & generation requires. Maybe with a lot of EVs in the future & solar installed we encourage people to charge mid-day at work or sunrise->commute start & commute end->sundown, this doesn’t work great in winter but also electric use is lower in winter so maybe it nets out.