EV chargers turned off at peak times

[Loki]

Hi,

Has anyone heard about this?

E-car charging points 'will turn off NINE HOURS a day by default'

From May, every new charger will automatically not function at 'peak times' to ease the pressure on the national grid.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[DPG]

Hi,

Has anyone heard about this?

E-car charging points 'will turn off NINE HOURS a day by default'

From May, every new charger will automatically not function at 'peak times' to ease the pressure on the national grid.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Doesn't surprise me. Need something in place to ensure the network can cope with the large number of EVs which will be sold and need charging. And peak times will be a big problem.

 

[Mikegh]

Definitely makes sense to keep it off-peak

 

[UNG]

Definitely makes sense to keep it off-peak

But as we move to more electric reliant society what will be classed as off peak

 

[Mikegh]

I guess if it changes the suppliers will have the flexibility to make adjustments with the smart meters

Its definitely news to me this idea of fixing the timing for domestic EVs

I thought the smart metering and multiple tariffs etc would be doing the job of smoothing out the demand curve(correct terminology there ?)

 

[catdog1121]

Can be over-ridden... Also people will start disconnecting the chargers from the internet so they cannot be turned off... Good idea in principle but worrying that this sort of thing is starting so soon when only a small percentage of people have gone EV...

 

[DPG]

Can be over-ridden... Also people will start disconnecting the chargers from the internet so they cannot be turned off... Good idea in principle but worrying that this sort of thing is starting so soon when only a small percentage of people have gone EV...

Surely it's better that it is being thought about now, while numbers are still low.

 

[UNG]

I guess if it changes the suppliers will have the flexibility to make adjustments with the smart meters

Its definitely news to me this idea of fixing the timing for domestic EVs

I thought the smart metering and multiple tariffs etc would be doing the job of smoothing out the demand curve(correct terminology there ?)

The point I was trying to make is that there will be no off peak cheap electricity in the future as electricity use will become more of a load balancing exercise for electricity suppliers

 

[UNG]

Can be over-ridden... Also people will start disconnecting the chargers from the internet so they cannot be turned off... Good idea in principle but worrying that this sort of thing is starting so soon when only a small percentage of people have gone EV...

So what happens if no internet means no charge output

 

[HappyHippyDad]

I wonder if Tesla thought about this, hence making their EVCP's dumb.