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Skybird · 09-02-22, 01:57 PM

The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung goes California:
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California residents are being told not to charge their electric cars at certain times of the day over the next few days. The urgent request comes from CAISO, the administrator of California's largest power grid. It fears extensive power outages because a heat wave has hit the state. This is causing many citizens to turn up their air conditioners to protect themselves from the heat.

Temperatures are expected to reach around 40 degrees in all parts of the country. Electricity demand will be highest between 4 and 9 p.m. During these hours, Californians are urged to conserve electricity by not turning on air conditioners until temperatures are above 26 degrees, not turning on dryers, washing machines and dishwashers, and not charging electric cars.

Just days ago, the state banned the sale of new cars with internal combustion engines from 2035, while enacting a timeline for reducing conventional cars. From 2026, one-third of new cars must be electric, then two-thirds in 2030. Currently, 16 percent of new cars sold are e-cars, and their market share of California's 30 million car fleet is 2 percent.

The call to reduce charging of e-cars during delicate periods of consumption shines a spotlight on the huge demand for electricity that California must additionally satisfy with the electrification of its auto fleet. The California State Energy Commission sees a need for an additional 5 gigawatts by 2030, assuming that the number of electric cars will then be 7.5 million instead of 600,000 now. If the entire fleet is to run on electricity, an additional 20 gigawatts would be needed. This is equivalent to 15 to 20 additional nuclear power plants, 40 average coal-fired power plants or thousands of wind turbines. Electricity demand is likely to increase even further because California is asking its citizens to give up gas and oil heating and electrify their homes.

Governor Gavin Newsom and the House of Representatives have taken a small step toward relieving the strained situation by now allowing the state's last nuclear power plant, which was facing closure, to continue running. Currently, to avoid a collapse of the power grid, grid operator CAISO has resuscitated particularly polluting power plants, including one in Oakland that burns jet fuel to generate electricity. The operators were ordered to keep the plant running now through the end of the year. Four years ago, the operators had agreed to shut down the power plant after years of protests by environmental groups that had criticized the plant's air pollution and climate damage.
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09-02-22, 01:57 PM	#234
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,708 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung goes California: ----------------- California residents are being told not to charge their electric cars at certain times of the day over the next few days. The urgent request comes from CAISO, the administrator of California's largest power grid. It fears extensive power outages because a heat wave has hit the state. This is causing many citizens to turn up their air conditioners to protect themselves from the heat. Temperatures are expected to reach around 40 degrees in all parts of the country. Electricity demand will be highest between 4 and 9 p.m. During these hours, Californians are urged to conserve electricity by not turning on air conditioners until temperatures are above 26 degrees, not turning on dryers, washing machines and dishwashers, and not charging electric cars. Just days ago, the state banned the sale of new cars with internal combustion engines from 2035, while enacting a timeline for reducing conventional cars. From 2026, one-third of new cars must be electric, then two-thirds in 2030. Currently, 16 percent of new cars sold are e-cars, and their market share of California's 30 million car fleet is 2 percent. The call to reduce charging of e-cars during delicate periods of consumption shines a spotlight on the huge demand for electricity that California must additionally satisfy with the electrification of its auto fleet. The California State Energy Commission sees a need for an additional 5 gigawatts by 2030, assuming that the number of electric cars will then be 7.5 million instead of 600,000 now. If the entire fleet is to run on electricity, an additional 20 gigawatts would be needed. This is equivalent to 15 to 20 additional nuclear power plants, 40 average coal-fired power plants or thousands of wind turbines. Electricity demand is likely to increase even further because California is asking its citizens to give up gas and oil heating and electrify their homes. Governor Gavin Newsom and the House of Representatives have taken a small step toward relieving the strained situation by now allowing the state's last nuclear power plant, which was facing closure, to continue running. Currently, to avoid a collapse of the power grid, grid operator CAISO has resuscitated particularly polluting power plants, including one in Oakland that burns jet fuel to generate electricity. The operators were ordered to keep the plant running now through the end of the year. Four years ago, the operators had agreed to shut down the power plant after years of protests by environmental groups that had criticized the plant's air pollution and climate damage. -------------------------- __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.