I'm totally with you. Build what's practical. My point was that the
grid is here to stay for a long time.
Peri
------ Original Message ------
From: "Michael Ross" <[email protected]>
To: "Peri Hartman" <[email protected]>; "Electric Vehicle Discussion
List" <[email protected]>
Sent: 09-Jan-15 1:22:12 PM
Subject: Re: [EVDL] EV Demand Response - backdoor solution
I don't have that much unshaded roof either, but it is still worth
having the PV.
I have a useful PV array at my home but I need a good bit more to power
automobiles. However, I don't care if the utilities start using major
PV and putting it on the grid. To me the grid is a good thing. I am
not flush enough to build the power generation and storage to cover all
my needs.
Part of me wants to be childishly pissed at Duke Progress and tell them
to stick it somewhere dark, but my inner parent knows I need what they
offer.
A far more useful scenario is for me to not commute so dang far. Then I
can run a light EV even with my smallish system.
Back to the point that many homes are unsuitable for PV (a truism).
Each home need not support PV for this to work. I think it is
reasonable to consider solar micro grids for communities - where the
individual homes are shaded or too small. There is a whole lot of
sunlight out there, that is why it makes some much sense to start using
more of it.
There is an enormous amount of abandoned or unused acreage in Raleigh
near where I live.
As for storage, there are other options than batteries. I hate to
mention here, the dreaded hydrogen storage cell - but it is just a
tank. There is a good case that can be made for using hydrogen as an
analog to pump storage for renewably sourced energy - energy that is
inconsistent in production (wind and sun). As inefficient as
electrolysis and fuel cells may be for transportation use, the numbers
look much better for large scale storage compared to batteries. I think
the grid is our friend and this is one way it pays off.
On Fri, Jan 9, 2015 at 3:54 PM, Peri Hartman via EV <[email protected]>
wrote:
Not everyone has a suburban ranch home with 2000 sq ft of roof. Many
urban dwellers live in apartments with a tiny apportioned amount of
roof space. Others have used the roof for other purposes - such as
south facing clerestorey windows or a roof garden. Others may have
gables with roofs facing east or west. Many don't have a garage with
a separate roof.
In my case, there's no way I can get enough panels to go off the grid
with today's technology. The grid is here to stay for the indefinite
future.
Peri
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