GAS-L: Vehicle-to-Grid Power

["Adam Smith" <ag@reprintbooks.org>]

this sounds very interesting:

Vehicle-to-Grid Power: EVs as Distributed Generation Assets
Electric power brown-outs, outages, and astronomical rate increases have
been in the news this summer as hot weather, deregulation, and growth in
demand have strained the capacity of the electric power grid. Some observers
have suggested that electric vehicles will just make this situation worse.
The fact of the matter is that in the quantities required by the mandate,
EVs will not have a significant effect on electricity demand, and that since
most EVs will charge during off-peak periods, they will actually improve
infrastructure utilization.
AC Propulsion is participating in a study funded by CARB and the Los Angeles
Department of Water and Power (LADWP) to evaluate the possibility that EVs
can actually REDUCE load on the grid during peak periods. AC Propulsion's
new Gen-2 drive system can feed power from the vehicle's batteries to the
grid while the vehicle is parked and plugged in. AC Propulsion has
demonstrated the feasibility, efficiency, and safety of this capability
already. The purpose of the study is to evaluate the potential economics of
vehicle-to-grid power flow. If favorable economics can be established, a
growing fleet of EVs will provide additional power and distribution capacity
to power providers at costs lower than other alternatives. The power
providers will, in turn, absorb some of the cost of ownership of battey and
fuel cell electric vehicles.
Link to Presentation on the vehicle-to-grid power concept

http://www.acpropulsion.com/
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