Most residential charging is at night, so that complicates things.

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Most residential charging is at night, so that complicates things.

Author: Shadow_of_the_Dome (4618 Posts - Original UHND Member)

Posted at 5:21 pm on Aug 28, 2022

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There are so many factors such as where you live, the amount of roof area, whether there are trees blocking it, what time of day you would charge, etc. that it is hard to generalize.

That said, many people that go solar and have EVs find it a better deal to connect their solar panels to their house and grid. They sell any excess they generate during the day to the utility at a higher rate per KWh than they pay to charge their EV at night. (In some places they pay up to 5 times more for KWh during the day then they charge at night.)

EV charging is about 5% of my electric bill in the summer and maybe 10-15% in the winter (Natural gas heat). When you look at it systemically, it’s kind of like having an electric oven on for an hour or two every night. Probably not worth a solar system just for that.

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Replies to: "Most residential charging is at night, so that complicates things."

On batteries --- [NT] [LINK] - conorlarkin - 1:42pm 8/27/22 (24) [View All]
- I'm making prediction, lithium-ion battery based EV will fail in US - Eli - 9:37am 8/28/22
- Some good points. As the owner of an EV with 300 range, I would point out - Shadow_of_the_Dome - 11:45pm 8/27/22
  - Makes sense, especially with Tesla. - conorlarkin - 3:53pm 8/28/22
    - Most residential charging is at night, so that complicates things. - Shadow_of_the_Dome - 5:21pm 8/28/22
      - I was thinking of a mini version of this (next to basketball hoop): [NT] [IMAGE] - conorlarkin - 4:36pm 8/29/22
  - Very well said [NT] - JarHead4ND - 1:09am 8/28/22
- NYSlimes. Same newspaper that supports cannibalism. [NT] - Cole - 4:33pm 8/27/22
  - Plus Hitler and Stalin! [NT] - Chris94 - 5:21pm 8/27/22
    - Glad to see you took a history class. [NT] - Cole - 6:30pm 8/27/22
- Can you summarize conor, can’t see it. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 3:17pm 8/27/22
  - Yes. - conorlarkin - 3:42pm 8/27/22
    - There's an issue with disposal of used batteries that ev adherents don't seem to want to talk about. [LINK] - JarHead4ND - 12:31am 8/28/22
      - The author of your article is a bit more optimistic than you are...here's an excerpt... - TyroneIrish - 1:39am 8/28/22
        I'm concerned legislating mfrs/dlrs to take used batteries will lead to higher retail prices - JarHead4ND - 6:58am 8/28/22
        I never thought a fighter pilot would be a 'Glass Half Empty' kind of guy...first, re; Lithium... [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 1:59pm 8/28/22
    - Thank you. The author has some good points, but definitely lives in an urban bubble. - BaronVonZemo - 7:11pm 8/27/22
      - Maybe this will cheer you up …. [NT] [LINK] - conorlarkin - 9:40pm 8/27/22
      - PS-If CC is really the impetus for change, why no emphasis on aerospace and shipping? Massive. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 8:54pm 8/27/22
- I can only see the title, but seems like something a city dweller would write. - NedoftheHill - 3:04pm 8/27/22
  - Elon's Take. [LINK] - iairishcheeks - 3:31pm 8/27/22
    - 300 miles is fine...if you can recharge it in 15 minutes. - NedoftheHill - 5:21pm 8/27/22
      - Another interesting take on the future I heard... - iairishcheeks - 5:32pm 8/27/22
        Meh. We already have that...Zip Car. A fringe operation in a few cities. [NT] - Iggle - 11:24pm 8/27/22
        If it was self driving, I'd be in. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 5:53pm 8/28/22