Somebody’s Chevy Volt is gonna be out of juice.
I work on power plants in North America. This is a bad idea for the reliability of North American Power. It will drive everyone’s cost up. All of our power now is Gas Fired, Hydro, Wind, or Solar. (Not a bad thing, but no one wants coal or nuke now because of the Government)
I can’t even name a place starting a new plant right now. Check out online with the major Grid web pages and you can see some startling stats. ERCOT.COM and CAISO.COM are Texas and California, both have their total available MegaWatts vs. Total Consumption, when the values get close or match you get blackouts or rolling blackouts, or brownouts. One mistake or problem at a generation site can have a large impact on us.
Every closed plant makes those numbers getting close not only probable but almost a certainty.
And FYI Redcitizen, My Great Danes share a brain cell... The last smart Dane I had I miss so much it hurts. He was a super dog, a true GREAT Dane. If you have a smart one you are blessed!