EV batteries alone could satisfy short-term grid storage demand as early as 2030

Re:EV batteries alone could satisfy short-term grid storage ... by sokoloff on Wednesday January 18, 2023 @12:53AM (#34423831)

> The "evening commute" is mostly during the time when the sun is up

I admittedly live on the eastern edge of my time zone (Boston), but my evening commute is fully past any meaningful solar production for almost half the year (solar is producing under 25% for ~14 hours per day on a year-round basis, more in winter).

As we continue to electrify space heating, more electricity will be demanded on winter overnights (when you lose solar PV but also have increased building net heat loss).

To me, this points towards “use nuclear for base load, dummies…”

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Re:EV batteries alone could satisfy short-term grid storage ... by reissbaker on Sunday January 22, 2023 @06:05PM (#34483289)

Yeah, Boston is not great for local solar production IMO. Def agreed on using nuclear for base load, especially there (but also in general). That being said, solar is great and cheap for other places, like CA! So it'll just vary regionally I'd bet.

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