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In reply to the discussion: Intermittency Of Renewables?… Not So Much [View all]kristopher
(29,798 posts)30. It is an economic benefit to the EV owner
It adds another layer of value to the battery that the EV owner is paying for. The way it works is that the car is programmed to "buy low" and "sell high" within a range set by the driver allocating capacity excess to driving needs as available for sale.
Power for ancillary services to the grid is some of the most expensive on the market, so the return available to the EV owner is potentially very high. Depending on the way the market develops the value of the electricity sold is estimated to be significantly more than the wear and tear on the battery.
No one will require you to participate, it would be strictly a choice; but it is one of those choices that is pretty much a no brainer once you have the numbers in front of you.
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Why are you arguing about a theoretical problem that could only possibly occur
BlueStreak
Jul 2013
#16
"no compelling reason ever to build (or extend) any nuclear or coal plant -- ever"
kristopher
Jul 2013
#44
The economics of storage systems get better as we shift to intermittent sources
BlueStreak
Jul 2013
#65
That 300% is a nonsense number, for a case that will never exist in the real world
BlueStreak
Jul 2013
#29