{"id":5429,"date":"2013-11-18T15:14:56","date_gmt":"2013-11-18T15:14:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/?p=5429"},"modified":"2015-12-21T12:45:14","modified_gmt":"2015-12-21T18:45:14","slug":"pecan-streets-study-shows-electric-vehicles-wont-overload-the-electric-grid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/2013\/11\/18\/pecan-streets-study-shows-electric-vehicles-wont-overload-the-electric-grid\/","title":{"rendered":"Pecan Street\u2019s Study Shows Electric Vehicles Won\u2019t Overload the Electric Grid"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_5430\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5430\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2013\/11\/Source-Pecan-Street-Inc..jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5430 \" alt=\"Source: Pecan Street Inc.\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2013\/11\/Source-Pecan-Street-Inc.-300x137.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2013\/11\/Source-Pecan-Street-Inc.-300x137.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2013\/11\/Source-Pecan-Street-Inc..jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5430\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Pecan Street Inc.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Over the past few years, we\u2019ve seen some of the world\u2019s largest automakers release their first mass-market electric vehicles. \u00a0Models like the Chevrolet Volt, Nissan Leaf and Tesla Model S are popular with consumers looking to reduce their carbon footprint and spend less at the pump. \u00a0But the vehicles\u2019 rising popularity has raised concerns about the effect they might have on the electric grid, particularly during the hot summer months in Texas.<\/p>\n<p>Electric vehicles are the largest new home electric load in decades.\u00a0 Some suspected that drivers, upon returning home from work, would charge their vehicles during the evening hours (a \u2018rush-hour\u2019 time for the wires that carry our energy, which strains the electric grid). \u00a0They thought that the increased need for energy would overwhelm the electric system, possibly force utilities to fire up more dirty fossil fuel power plants and offset any potential environmental benefits of the gasoline-free car. \u00a0Thankfully, this line of thinking is now an idea of the past.<\/p>\n<p>A recent <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pecanstreet.org\/2013\/10\/report-impact-of-electric-vehicle-charging-on-electric-grid-operations-could-be-more-benign-than-feared\/\">report<\/a> from Pecan Street proves that electric vehicles have less of an impact on the electric grid than anticipated.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Headquartered in Austin, Pecan Street Research Institute has developed the most \u201cconnected\u201d network of energy customers in an effort to help utilities, consumer electronic companies and automakers design and test new energy-related products and services.<\/p>\n<p>The data collected is used to understand exactly how new technologies affect the electricity system. In this instance, the team investigated how, exactly, a dense concentration of electric vehicles can impact the local electric grid.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2013\/03\/Marita-Mirzatuny.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-3776\" alt=\"Marita Mirzatuny\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2013\/03\/Marita-Mirzatuny-199x300.jpg\" width=\"139\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2013\/03\/Marita-Mirzatuny-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2013\/03\/Marita-Mirzatuny.jpg 426w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 139px) 100vw, 139px\" \/><\/a>Based on the data collected from 31 Austin electric vehicle owners, researchers found that drivers don\u2019t all plug in their vehicles simultaneously at 6 p.m., despite what many expected. \u00a0Instead, electric vehicle charging is more spread out, peaking around 9 or 10 p.m. \u2014 after the 3\u20137 p.m. \u2018rush-hour\u2019 peak.<\/p>\n<p>It is important to note that Pecan Street\u2019s report reflects behavior from a neighborhood with the <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/texascleanairmatters\/2011\/12\/13\/pecan-street-named-1-electric-vehicle-initiative-of-the-year\/\">highest concentration of electric vehicles<\/a> in the U.S. \u00a0Whereas, most U.S. electric utilities serve neighborhoods with far fewer electric vehicle owners, supporting the view that EVs won\u2019t overwhelm the electric system.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, electric vehicles could actually provide a benefit to electric utilities \u2013 especially in Texas. \u00a0According to the report, most charging occurs at night, when <a href=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/tag\/texas-wind-power\/\">West Texas wind is plentiful<\/a> and electricity prices are at their lowest. \u00a0Utilities benefit from selling inexpensive wind power to customers at night, and we all benefit from replacing gasoline with cleaner electricity from the grid. \u00a0Furthermore, if potential charging problems do occur, utilities can incentive customers to <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/2013\/07\/31\/west-texas-electricity-prices-skyrocket-demand-response-is-the-answer\/\">shift their energy use<\/a> to take advantage of inexpensive wind power.<\/p>\n<p>Pecan Street\u2019s study shows us that technologies, like electric vehicles, may be new but that doesn\u2019t mean they will bring down the electric grid. \u00a0More than anything, the report underscores the importance of a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.edf.org\/energy\/smart-grid\">smart, flexible, resilient grid<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Understanding exactly how much power is flowing in real time allows for more customer-facing, demand-side resources, such as rooftop solar panels, greater use of modern, clean energy technologies and the ability to foresee and correct problems that could result in power failures and brownouts. \u00a0A smart grid is the key to unlocking a clean grid.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the past few years, we\u2019ve seen some of the world\u2019s largest automakers release their first mass-market electric vehicles. \u00a0Models like the Chevrolet Volt, Nissan Leaf and Tesla Model S are popular with consumers looking to reduce their carbon footprint and spend less at the pump. \u00a0But the vehicles\u2019 rising popularity has raised concerns about &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6408,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27601,84830,181],"tags":[718],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-5429","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-electric-vehicles","category-grid-modernization","category-texas","tag-pecan-street"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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