Title: Electric Cars Will Challenge State Power Grids | The Pew Charitable Trusts
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Electric Cars Will Challenge State Power Grids
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Content: It will be easy for people to program their vehicle so they come home, plug it in and it doesn’t actually come on until the electricity gets cheap at 9 p.m.”
Some utilities say localized infrastructure upgrades may be necessary if, for example, one neighborhood or city has a particularly high number of electric vehicles. “We’re looking at will there be enough capacity, but also from distribution planning at the neighborhood level to make sure we're not getting overloaded circuits,” Talberg said. Welcoming Growth
In many places, the increased electricity demand from electric vehicles is seen as a benefit to utilities and ratepayers. In the Northwest, electricity consumption has remained relatively stagnant since 2000, despite robust population growth and development. That’s because increasing urbanization and building efficiency have driven down electricity needs. Stateline Story January 2, 2020
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