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Originally Posted by Bimmerfun82
Can you interpret in plain English? My tesla uses smart off peak charging already. My friends in California use solar and power walls. So this is saying for those Honda and bmw etc owners who don’t have smart chargers at home this service will help utilities manage the load from …. Some EVs to other EVs? I did read this, and it makes no sense to me.
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This is saying that for any EV that has Vehicle To Load (which is admittedly a small number at this point), they will be able to get paid to use their EV as a local powerplant which provides supplemental power to the grid at times of peak need. It is one significant solution in a slew of others (like your friends’ Powerwalls and solar panels) which will provide the redundant sources if energy that the grid will rely on. This will make for a more resilient grid, particularly as energy demands shift from consumer petroleum use to consumer electric use supplied by the grid.