RockinRobin-69 t1_ixssyad wrote on November 26, 2022 at 1:38 AM

Reply to comment by patrickstarpenishead in Electric-vehicle charging stations could use as much power as a small town by 2035 — and the grid isn't ready by Sorin61

I was mostly just curious so I did some quick math. There seem to be some pretty knowledgeable folks here. If I get something wrong, just tell me and I’ll correct. 2500hp X 0.746kw/hp X 24hr X 365 =16 million kwhr. An average house is about 10,000 kwhr per year. That motor was worth 1600 houses.

patrickstarpenishead t1_ixsw8w1 wrote on November 26, 2022 at 2:07 AM

Sounds about right. When you’re talking an entire town though that’s not that significant. And it’s not just houses it’s homes. Which could mean a reasonably sized apartment. Not hard to fit 400 units into a single apartment building.

RockinRobin-69 t1_ixt1xtu wrote on November 26, 2022 at 2:59 AM

I get your point. That was a single piece of equipment in a massive plant. The utilities had no problem supplying us.

Having charging stations use the power of a small town is actually not that big of a deal right now. Having many of them in 13 years is not that big of a deal.