Jeramus t1_ixqg0mr wrote
Reply to comment by Darnocpdx in Electric-vehicle charging stations could use as much power as a small town by 2035 — and the grid isn't ready by Sorin61
Your EV uses way more power than a refrigerator unless you almost never drive it. I have an EV and get about 3.5 to 4 miles per kWH. Driving 10000 miles a year would be at least 2500 kWH.
https://ecocostsavings.com/cost-of-running-refrigerator/ They say 500 kWH. Even if a beer cooler at a gas station used twice as much, it would be only 1000 kWH.
In general, electrification will result in less total energy being needed. We will just need to convert some of the energy to a different form.
Darnocpdx t1_ixqief6 wrote
Costs my about $35 a month to keep it charged (6 year average).
Yes, I'm a low milage driver, clock in about 1/3 the national average (sources vary but 12,000 is what I'm using) but then 1/2 the national (US) drivers drive less than the average 33 miles a day.
Added: your link compares a home refrigerator, I specifically said a commercial gas station type case, which runs 24/7 and is constantly being catch up since it's opened and closed much more frequently, than home refrigerator.
https://www.uscooler.com/blog/operating-cost-walkin-cooler-freezer/
Jeramus t1_ixqisaf wrote
How much does your electricity cost per kWH?
Spadesking-1 t1_ixr2zaa wrote
Managed a gas station way back in the day... can tell those fridges use many times more than a residential house fridge.
2x is not even close... a cooler is roughly 1200-1400 kwh per MONTH... a freezer is waaaay more
Jeramus t1_ixrx1jr wrote
That's crazy, I guess they come in different sizes. Opening then a lot probably doesn't help.
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