Interesting article highlighting CEO of PG&E (electricity and gas company in Northern California) views of using evs to send power back to the grid during high demands especially in the summer.
https://www.dailybreeze.com/2023/08/08/pgs-ceo-wants-electric-vehicles-to-save-californias-power-grid/#:~:text=PG%26E%20Corp.,demand%20to%20stave%20off%20blackouts.
by Xp787
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I don’t think that this is for the EVs of this century, because degradation is still an issue when you really charge and discharge your vehicle. But a good point for future battery technic. A time plan for 2030 sounds reasonable.
i’d be willing to do 5-10kwh
>With bidirectional charging, drivers can take advantage of California’s abundant solar energy during the day to charge their cars,…..
Yes, absolutely.
It gets even better, adjust the daytime charging speed of millions of EVs in real time and the grid no longer needs to pay for dedicated FCAS, spinning reserve, etc.
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>….. subsequently returning power to the grid during crucial evening periods when demand surges
Not even needed. Just power your own home with V2H. Owner avoids expensive evening kWhs and PG&E gets their peak demand reduction. No need to mess with reverse billing schemes, PG&E “controlling your car” and other complications that are hard to explain to customers.
V2H hits a wall in 2040 or so, then V2G can step in.
Today you discovered why the growth of EVs only makes the grid stronger.
Been done for years in northern europe
Search on “virtual power plant”.
still surprised PGE execs didnt go to jail over the camp fires