James Veverka: Electric vehicles have potential to add energy back to grid

To The Daily Sun,

Your electric vehicle will be a power station in the near future. Vehicle-to-grid and vehicle-to-home technology that has been developed allows energy to flow from the grid to the vehicle when charging the vehicle, and vice-versa, from the vehicle to the grid to provide additional power to the grid. A two-way system. This allows V2G-equipped electric vehicles to act as energy storage systems when they are parked and connected, which can help improve the efficiency and value of intermittent renewable energy like solar and wind. EV batteries hold an average of 69.5 kWh of energy. That's enough to provide back-up power to an average U.S. household for two days, including running your furnace. EV buses and trucks have even bigger batteries and can provide more power. The American company Proterra produces electric buses that can store up to 675 kWh of energy. EVs aren’t a problem, but a solution to support the grid. EVs can soak up solar and wind generation when it’s plentiful, be easily programmed to avoid peak hours when the grid is strained. EVs have the potential to put electricity back onto the grid when demand peaks, supporting the grid and preventing blackouts. For the first time, in 2023, over one million electric vehicles were sold. It's a new world, folks. Gone will be the days when 12% of deaths globally are due to fossil fuel pollution.

James Veverka

Laconia