[ausev] Electric Generation Capacity

[Brian Lasseter]

On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 6:25 PM, Gil Dawson <Gil at gil.dawson.name> wrote:
> On Dec 19, 2008, at 6:55 P, Ian Ward wrote:
>> Eventually, we'll need more electric generation capacity
>
> Not so much as you might think.  Capacity has to allow for hot summer
> afternoons.  Cars can charge at night, when there's loads of headroom.

I know for a fact (since I measure it) that my car is the #3 biggest
user of electricity in my house.   It's behind my Air Conditioner and
my refrigerator.  (Well... now that it is the dead of winter... the
A/C in the house isn't on so I guess the car is the #2 biggest
electricity user.)

I figure my month to month electricity usage has increased by 10% each
month due to the electric car...  Though that increase was offset by a
decrease from switching to all LED lighting in the house.  Electric
cars do not use that much electricity.


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Brian "Lasso" Lasseter

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