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Originally Posted by WarrenC12
Very roughly speaking, the addition of an EV to a home will boost electricity consumption ~20%. Even less when we're talking about McMansions.
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If you average out the demand for just personal vehicles, it works out to about the same as every house getting AC. We didn't have the grid collapse as AC was adoption grew through the 80s and 90s. I don't get why people think it'll be a problem going forward now. Utilities will invest in generation and distribution based on their demand forecasts, just as they have always done.
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Originally Posted by WarrenC12
The conversion to electric heat and hot water is a bigger concern for the grid IMO.
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Yes and no. As they upgrade the grids now, they can build in the capacity for higher loads later. A bigger issue is probably the generation for that conversion. But this is also why much higher home building standards are needed. A well built passive house only needs a hairdryer for heating.