2Ponies
Active Member
- First Name
- Joe
- Joined
- Jun 24, 2020
- Threads
- 2
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- Location
- Roseville CA
- Vehicles
- 2016 GT350, 2013 Leaf, 2012 Camry hybrid
- Occupation
- Energy Markets
I tried to get out company to offer free charging in the middle of the day (Biggest part of the dip in the Duck Curve) to help with the oversupply issues. We have over 700KW of rooftop/parking solar at work and I am sure we add to the dip. Why not take advantage of the Cheapest energy in the middle of the day when all of the commercial solar is peaking and residential load is bottoming out with all of the roof top solar. They said no!That would be the more efficient use of solar for BEVs - charging during the daylight. Nighttime charging (which most people need to do, at home) requires time-shifting, that adds cost. Typically by relying on the power company to time-shift (which can be problematic with duck curve demand), or with storage (that's expensive).
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