To reduce grid stress, electric companies can remotely disengage electric vehicle (EV) chargers – leaving drivers STRANDED during times of peak energy use

To reduce grid stress, electric companies can remotely disengage electric vehicle (EV) chargers – leaving drivers STRANDED during times of peak energy use

By Ethan Huff

With electricity availability on the rapid decline due to the conversion of vehicles from gas to electric, many electricity grids are now at risk of collapsing. To mitigate this, some now have the power to switch off people's home electric vehicle (EV) chargers whenever the system gets too overloaded.

In Australia, the Queensland Electricity Connection Manual (QECM), which provides a framework for the region's grid operation, states in Section 8 a proposal to have EV charging equipment limited or shut off entirely by operators Ergon Energy and Energex, these being distributed network service providers or DNSPs, for connected with an output of more than 20 amps.

To put this into perspective, a standard domestic single-phase EV charger utilizes 32 amps of energy, meaning chargers with even less amps could be reduced or cut off in an instant should energy providers determine that such an action is needed to protect the grid.

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To be fair, the idea of "demand management," as they are calling it, is unique to Queensland. It is something that is already in place for residential pool cleaning machines, hot water systems, and air conditioning units, all of which are regulated under the so-called "Peaksmart" program.

In essence, high-powered systems that use a lot of electricity are in the full control of energy providers throughout Queensland. Whenever peak demand for energy is too high, these providers will turn off people's pool cleaners, hot water systems, air conditioning units, and soon to be their EV charging stations as well to keep the grid from collapsing.

"EV take-up could increase peak demand by as much as 60 percent right across the National Electricity Market," warns Federal Nationals MP Keith Pitt, himself an electrical engineer.

"That would mean you need a 60 percent increase in generating electricity capacity, transmission, and distribution. So that's every substation, every cable, every supply point, every house – it will cost an absolute fortune."