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[–] 8 points 5 months ago (1 child)

EV charging is also not that big

  • A typical level 2 charger is 50a@240v, similar to an electric range that many people have.
  • It’s also a single digit percentage increase in a home’s typical use
  • a full transition will take two decades - surely we can adjust the grid as needed over two decades

I read an estimate that full electrification, not just EVs, was projected to increase electrical load 1%/year ….. I don’t remember the data center equivalent but it was several times that

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