Grid manager wants to turn off electric car charges between 16:00 and 21:00
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Grid manager wants to turn off electric car charges between 16:00 and 21:00

NL Times  

Stedin wants to turn off public charging stations for electric cars between 4:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. According to the grid operator, the power grid is so overtaxed during those peak hours that it is “bursting at the seams” and risking power outages, NOS reports. Grid operators are already experimenting with “smart” or “grid aware” charging in several places, where less power is available to public charging stations during peak hours, so cars charge more slowly then. Stedin expects that 20 percent of large cities’ power grid capacity will go to public charging stations in the coming years.

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Blackout warning: Drivers must charge electric cars off-peak to avoid overstretching National Grid
3 years, 4 months ago

Blackout warning: Drivers must charge electric cars off-peak to avoid overstretching National Grid

The Telegraph  

Electric cars could cause “blackouts” if drivers don’t charge them at night, MPs have warned as they recommended VAT cuts to help motorists switch over. Ministers have been told the UK's power grid will come under increasing strain as more drivers buy electric, unless they are convinced to plug-in at off-peak times. The Government has also been urged by MPs …

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