Originally Posted By: SHOZ
Time-of-use rates can manage EV charging, new report says
Shannow, I just post this to keep you up to date on the new developments. Don't want you to be left in the dark on these matters....
All over it...don't you recall I predicted to one Tesla pundit on BITOG a couple of years ago that he wouldn't be charging his Tesla overnight in Ca at "off peak" rates, and that with renewables, off peak would be the middle of the day ?
Nothing will stop you charging your car any time of the day, but if people thing gas prices are volatile...
But where in the article does it SAY that TOU will "manage" EV charging"?...that's your spin.
It simply states that Time of use charging changes behaviours in the test group (and yes that scales to the wider population)
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has concluded time-of-use (TOU) rates were effective at helping push those loads off peak, which will
help the utility
avoid building additional power plants.
You could equally have stated that the article says that EV penetration will push utility prices up (which it will).
In any event, take my gas station model, and remove the initial assumption that the customers are evenly spread over a 24 hour period, and instead all turn up between 9 and 5 (assuming their bosses give them special "recharge" leave)...makes the land required and number of plugs bigger.