Whenever utilities talk about charging electric cars, they invariably invoke the smart grid as an essential ally in their case. Indeed, for a number of reasons it’s hard to imagine EVs having a smooth landing on the roads of America with the clueless and dumb power grid we have today. That’s why a visit to EPB, the municipal utility for Chattanooga, Tenn., — which gets its power from the Tennessee Valley Authority — was both disturbing and enlightening. EPB will have synergy between EVs and its smart grid, but most other places probably won’t.
via EVs and the Smart Grid Go Together in Chattanooga, but Few Other Places | BNET Auto Blog | BNET.
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