{"id":26443,"date":"2024-04-24T05:04:16","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T10:04:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/?p=26443"},"modified":"2024-04-24T05:04:22","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T10:04:22","slug":"california-grid-will-require-major-upgrade-to-meet-ev-demands-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/?p=26443","title":{"rendered":"California grid will require major upgrade to meet EV demands: Study"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">More than two-thirds of electricity distribution circuits in the Golden State will require capacity upgrades by 2045 in order to meet electric vehicle (EV) demands, a new study has found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">California must add 25 gigawatts to its capacity by that point \u2014 a shift that will cost between $6 billion and $20 billion, according to the study, published Monday in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pnas.org\/doi\/10.1073\/pnas.2317599121\"><u>Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The massive increase in capacity will be necessary to fulfill forthcoming state targets \u2014 such as placing 5 million EVs on the road by 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">\u201cThis widespread adoption of EVs in the future will lead to a large growth in electricity charging load, which will contribute to challenges in the operation and planning of the power system,\u201d stated the authors, scientists at the University of California, Davis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">By modeling future distribution and capacity scenarios, the researchers determined that the first areas to experience overloads without an upgrade would be population-dense spots like the Bay Area. The intensity and reach of this strain would then increase with time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Despite the multibillion-dollar price tag associated with upgrading statewide distribution circuits, the authors found that electricity prices are actually likely to decrease by $0.01-0.06 per kilowatt-hour, due to an overall rise in power consumption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Yet the overall bills of all consumers are still expected to increase \u2014 an outcome that the authors attributed to the growth of total electricity consumption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">\u201cThe uncertainty could be even higher in actual future upgrade costs,\u201d the authors added, stressing that they did not account for factors like \u201ctechnology development or bottlenecks.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Residential areas will require twice as much upgrading as commercial zones will need, suggesting that the state could benefit from a policy shift from home to public or workplace charging, the authors found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Such changes could be encouraged by boosting the number of chargers available at such locations, or by differentiating charging rates at these sites, they suggested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">\u201cMoving forward, it is crucial to enact regulatory measures to accommodate and mitigate this expected infrastructure strain in the distribution network,\u201d the authors concluded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/equilibrium-sustainability\/4615380-california-grid-electric-vehicles-upgrade-required-study\/\">Thehill<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than two-thirds of electricity distribution circuits in the Golden State will require capacity upgrades by 2045 in order to meet electric vehicle (EV) demands, a new study has found. 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