Posted on 08/14/2023 9:11:43 AM PDT by Signalman
The state of California, which has struggled to reconcile its aggressive "green energy" agenda against its unreliable and blackout-prone power grid, may have an admittedly "unconventional" solution thanks to a proposal from Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E): Using electric cars to charge the power grid.
PG&E, which provides power for around 16 million California residents, sees "great potential" for EVs to act as power grid backup generators. "The grid needs those electric vehicles. We need to make it available, and it can be a huge resource," he added, per The Orange County Register.
Just the News contacted PG&E for more details. A spokesman responded by lauding the supposed benefits of "bidirectional charging."
"PG&E believes in a future where everyone is driving an electric vehicle (EV) and where that EV serves as a backup power option at home and more broadly as a resource for the grid," the statement to Just the News read. Not only is this a huge advancement for electric reliability and climate resiliency, it’s yet another advantage of clean-powered EVs, which are so important in our collective battle against climate change."
The company also said tapping electric cars eliminates "the need for non-renewable resources" like fossil fuels.
The state is widely regarded as the most green energy-driven state, but it is also infamous for its rolling blackouts. In August 2020, ABC reported that hundreds of thousands of Californians briefly lost power in rolling blackouts. Many times, the state uses a diesel generator to supplement the grid during peak energy usage.
Nonetheless, PG&E’s 2030 Climate Strategy Report has a goal for the grid "to quickly and safely power at least 3 million EVs— or about 12,000 GWh of EV-related electric load." Two million of those EVs are being sought for "vehicle-grid integration (VGI) applications, allowing EVs to be a cornerstone of both electric reliability and climate resilience for PG&E customers broadly."
According to the Pacific Research Institute, California isn’t able to generate enough electricity to meet its pending EV mandate. 12,000 GWh is nearly 18% of its total renewable electricity generated in 2021.
California Governor Gavin Newsom has openly referred to his state’s power grid as having a reliability "issue" that "has to be addressed." Even though it has an abundance of oil, it still imports more electricity from outside the state than any other state in the nation because of its green agenda pledge. Data culled from the U.S. Department of Energy shows that California led the nation in power outages last year, with 142 major events.
Because the state has notoriously high energy costs—with some reportedly paying triple the providing cost—three utility companies have proposed charging residents based on income rather than energy consumption.
they’ll make it mandatory...
Is this anything like a perpetual motion machine. The loop must be from electric generator company to EV to user then back to generator company for fill up of EV.
I don’t see how this alleviates much of the pressure on the generator company to provide for the grid.
“It’s got electrolytes…”
Pfft. Just a technicality.
All they have to do is plug in their perpetual motion power machine and they will be all set.
What unbelievable idiocy.
“Experts” and “authorities” in California are working on legislation to repeal the first law of thermodynamics.
That’s how this will work.
Hey perpetual machines never work ... oh wait, ten to one the way the internet has been taken over by advertisers and scammers I’d almost bet you will see this for sale on it in about a week.
Best move he made was working out and getting 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi.
Insurers should cancel homeowners’ policies if implemented due to fire risk.
13 Hours is such a great movie. True heroes in a world of cowards.
Win/win. /s
I have never heard of anything so asinine in my life. This is a little scary.
So, these people who put out this statement above, are somehow being treated seriously by the company that employs them, the state that regulates them, and the people who need their power?
This statement is no more valid than a statement that Unicorn Dust will bring it all together and make it work.
These people are dangerously incompetent and deranged.
So does Vodka and Gatorade.
I have it. Solid rewatch-able flick.
So, what’s the loss converting AC to DC, and then back again?
That’s right.
Or a shot glass.
People will charge their car at work.
Run their home during the day on solar panels.
Run their home during the night on the car battery.
Disconnect their home from the grid.
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