Comments on: Is the power grid and generating capacity in the USA sufficient to handle broad conversion to electric cars? https://www.electricvehicleinfo.com/building-electric-vehicles/is-the-power-grid-and-generating-capacity-in-the-usa-sufficient-to-handle-broad-conversion-to-electric-cars.html Electric Vehicle Information Resource Sun, 20 Feb 2011 01:03:40 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 By: Scott Stevenson https://www.electricvehicleinfo.com/building-electric-vehicles/is-the-power-grid-and-generating-capacity-in-the-usa-sufficient-to-handle-broad-conversion-to-electric-cars.html#comment-216 Tue, 14 Dec 2010 23:04:19 +0000 http://www.electricvehicleinfo.com/building-electric-vehicles/is-the-power-grid-and-generating-capacity-in-the-usa-sufficient-to-handle-broad-conversion-to-electric-cars.html#comment-216 While a lot of work needs to be done to our power grid, as another answer pointed out, there actually is quite a lot of excess capacity at night time, and more could be brought on-line if needed (most generating plants are only adding electricity to the grid when they are needed, and the need at night is a fraction of what is needed during the day.

I’ve included a link for California that shows electrical use during the past day, as well as the amount of capacity that they had on-line. During the summer, the demand is usually twice what you see right now, in late November, and there is spare capacity at night even then.

]]> By: ken k https://www.electricvehicleinfo.com/building-electric-vehicles/is-the-power-grid-and-generating-capacity-in-the-usa-sufficient-to-handle-broad-conversion-to-electric-cars.html#comment-215 Tue, 14 Dec 2010 11:32:33 +0000 http://www.electricvehicleinfo.com/building-electric-vehicles/is-the-power-grid-and-generating-capacity-in-the-usa-sufficient-to-handle-broad-conversion-to-electric-cars.html#comment-215 no/they havent built a power plant conventional or nuke powered in over 40 years/a mass influx of battery cars charged at the house or wherever will disrupt thre whole thing/

]]> By: thescalesofjusticeareonthemeand https://www.electricvehicleinfo.com/building-electric-vehicles/is-the-power-grid-and-generating-capacity-in-the-usa-sufficient-to-handle-broad-conversion-to-electric-cars.html#comment-214 Sun, 12 Dec 2010 00:54:16 +0000 http://www.electricvehicleinfo.com/building-electric-vehicles/is-the-power-grid-and-generating-capacity-in-the-usa-sufficient-to-handle-broad-conversion-to-electric-cars.html#comment-214 John this will not present any problem in the short term. However if we don’t start dealing
with our power grids Nation wide we are going to be in dire straits in the next 10 to 12 years.

We lose approximately 27% of the power produced through faults in our grid system. So
in fairness to your question, Should this not be addressed, we will have serious short falls
when the cars of the future come on line.

]]> By: Jim Forrster https://www.electricvehicleinfo.com/building-electric-vehicles/is-the-power-grid-and-generating-capacity-in-the-usa-sufficient-to-handle-broad-conversion-to-electric-cars.html#comment-213 Wed, 08 Dec 2010 20:00:12 +0000 http://www.electricvehicleinfo.com/building-electric-vehicles/is-the-power-grid-and-generating-capacity-in-the-usa-sufficient-to-handle-broad-conversion-to-electric-cars.html#comment-213 Given the reality that the possible shift to electric cars will take place gradually, it shouldn’t be a problem.

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