{"id":424009,"date":"2022-03-30T18:54:55","date_gmt":"2022-03-30T15:54:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/in-the-future-your-electric-car-will-power-your-house\/"},"modified":"2022-03-30T18:54:55","modified_gmt":"2022-03-30T15:54:55","slug":"in-the-future-your-electric-car-will-power-your-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/in-the-future-your-electric-car-will-power-your-house\/","title":{"rendered":"#In the future, your electric car will power your house"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af25ed39c27c\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af25ed39c27c\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/in-the-future-your-electric-car-will-power-your-house\/#%E2%80%9CIn_the_future_your_electric_car_will_power_your_house%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;In the future, your electric car will power your house&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/in-the-future-your-electric-car-will-power-your-house\/#The_ABCs_of_vehicle-to-home_charging\" >The ABCs of vehicle-to-home charging<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/in-the-future-your-electric-car-will-power-your-house\/#Storing_power_when_its_cheaper\" >Storing power when it\u2019s cheaper<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/in-the-future-your-electric-car-will-power-your-house\/#Utilities_and_the_future_of_V2H\" >Utilities and the future of V2H<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CIn_the_future_your_electric_car_will_power_your_house%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;In the future, your electric car will power your house&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n                            As manufacturers introduce new models of electric vehicles, demand for them is growing steadily. New EV sales in the U.S.<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/energysaver\/articles\/new-plug-electric-vehicle-sales-united-states-nearly-doubled-2020-2021#:%7E:text=Energy%20Saver-,New%20Plug%2Din%20Electric%20Vehicle%20Sales%20in%20the%20United%20States,Doubled%20from%202020%20to%202021&amp;text=Sales%20of%20new%20light%2Dduty,2020%20to%20608%2C000%20in%202021.\">roughly doubled in 2021<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>and could double again in 2022, from<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cleantechnica.com\/2022\/02\/07\/us-electric-vehicle-sales-might-nearly-double-in-2022\/\">600,000 to 1.2 million<\/a>. Auto industry leaders expect that EVs could account for<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/11\/30\/auto-executives-say-more-than-half-of-us-car-sales-will-be-evs-by-2030-kpmg-survey-shows.html\">at least half of all new U.S. car sales<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>by the end of the decade.<\/p>\n<p>EVs <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eal to different customers in different ways. Many buyers want to<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/wheels\/features\/ev-survey\">help protect the environment<\/a>; others want to save money on gasoline or<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/evannex.com\/blogs\/news\/tesla-made-electric-cars-cool-and-they-re-still-the-coolest\">try out the latest, coolest technology<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In areas like<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/california-fire-power-outages-shutoffs-wildfire\/\">California<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>and<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/series\/winter-storm-power-outage\/\">Texas<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>that have suffered large weather-related power failures in recent years, consumers are starting to consider EVs in a new way: as a potential electricity source when the lights go out. Ford has made backup power a selling point of its electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck, which is due to arrive in showrooms sometime in the spring of 2022. The company says the truck can<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ford.com\/trucks\/f150\/f150-lightning\/2022\/\">fully power an average house for three days on a single charge<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>So far, though,<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cleanenergyreviews.info\/blog\/bidirectional-ev-charging-v2g-v2h-v2l\">only a few vehicles can charge a house in this way<\/a>, and it requires special equipment. Vehicle-to-home charging, or V2H, also poses challenges for utilities. Here are some of the key issues involved in bringing V2H to the mainstream.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_ABCs_of_vehicle-to-home_charging\"><\/span>The ABCs of vehicle-to-home charging<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The biggest factors involved in using an EV to power a home are the size of the vehicles\u2019s battery and whether it is set up for \u201cbidirectional charging.\u201d Vehicles with this capacity can use electricity to charge their batteries and can send electricity from a charged battery to a house.<\/p>\n<p>There are two ways to judge how \u201cbig\u201d a battery is. The first is the total amount of electric fuel stored in the battery. This is the most widely publicized number from EV manufacturers, because it determines how far the car can drive.<\/p>\n<p>Batteries for electric sedans like the Tesla Model S or the Nissan Leaf might be able to store 80 to 100 kilowatt-hours of electric fuel. For reference, 1 kilowatt-hour is enough energy to power a typical refrigerator for five hours.<\/p>\n<p>A typical U.S. home uses<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eia.gov\/tools\/faqs\/faq.php?id=97&amp;t=3\">around 30 kilowatt-hours per day<\/a>, depending on its size and which appliances people use. This means that a typical EV battery can store enough electric fuel to supply the total energy needs of a typical home for a couple of days.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-featured_img wp-image-1383564 js-lazy\" alt=\"\" width=\"796\" height=\"466\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-30-at-15.47.02-796x466.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-30-at-15.47.02-796x466.jpeg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-30-at-15.47.02-280x164.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-30-at-15.47.02-231x135.jpeg 231w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-30-at-15.47.02-461x270.jpeg 461w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-30-at-15.47.02.jpeg 1298w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fshift%2F2022%2F03%2F30%2Fbi-directional-charging-to-charge-your-home-and-ev%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: Chart:\u00a0The Conversation, CC BY-ND\u00a0\u00a0Source:\u00a0Oak Ridge National Laboratory\u00a0\u00a0Get the data\u00a0\u00a0Download image\" data-title=\"Share Chart:\u00a0The Conversation, CC BY-ND\u00a0\u00a0Source:\u00a0Oak Ridge National Laboratory\u00a0\u00a0Get the data\u00a0\u00a0Download image on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share Chart:\u00a0The Conversation, CC BY-ND\u00a0\u00a0Source:\u00a0Oak Ridge National Laboratory\u00a0\u00a0Get the data\u00a0\u00a0Download image on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a><span class=\"separator separator-before-source\"\/><span>\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"separator separator-before-get-the-data\"\/><span>\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"separator separator-before-download-image\"\/><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-featured_img wp-image-1383564\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-30-at-15.47.02-796x466.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"796\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-30-at-15.47.02-796x466.jpeg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-30-at-15.47.02-280x164.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-30-at-15.47.02-231x135.jpeg 231w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-30-at-15.47.02-461x270.jpeg 461w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-30-at-15.47.02.jpeg 1298w\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>The other way to assess the capacity of an EV battery is its maximum power output in backup power mode. This represents the largest amount of electric fuel that could be delivered to the grid or a house at any given moment. An EV operating in backup mode will typically have a lower maximum power output than when in driving mode. The backup power capacity is important, because it indicates how many appliances an EV battery could power at once.<\/p>\n<p>This figure is not as widely publicized for all EVs, in part because vehicle-to-home charging hasn\u2019t yet been widely deployed. Ford has advertised that its electric F-150 would have a maximum V2H power output of<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.caranddriver.com\/features\/a39493654\/can-your-ev-power-your-house\/\">2.4 kilowatts, potentially upgradable to 9.6 kilowatts<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>\u2013 about the same as a single higher-end<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tesla.com\/powerwall\">Tesla Powerwall<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>home energy storage unit.<\/p>\n<p>On the low end, 2.4 kilowatts is enough power to run eight to 10 refrigerators at the same time and could run much of a typical household continuously for a few days \u2013 or much more if the electricity is used sparingly. On the high end, a power level of 9.6 kilowatts could run more appliances or higher-powered ones, but that level of usage would drain the battery faster.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"align-center zoomable\">\n<div class=\"placeholder-container\">\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"js-lazyloaded js-lazy\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1466px) 754px, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, (min-width: 600px) 600px, 237px\" alt=\"A person lies on the floor of a large meeting room, covered with fleece blankets\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/454792\/original\/file-20220328-17-uf886w.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;fit=clip\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/454792\/original\/file-20220328-17-uf886w.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=400&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=1 600w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/454792\/original\/file-20220328-17-uf886w.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=30&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=400&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=2 1200w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/454792\/original\/file-20220328-17-uf886w.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=15&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=400&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=3 1800w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/454792\/original\/file-20220328-17-uf886w.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=503&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=1 754w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/454792\/original\/file-20220328-17-uf886w.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=30&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=503&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=2 1508w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/454792\/original\/file-20220328-17-uf886w.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=15&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=503&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=3 2262w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fshift%2F2022%2F03%2F30%2Fbi-directional-charging-to-charge-your-home-and-ev%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: People shelter at a church warming center in Houston on Feb. 16, 2021, during a record cold wave that caused widespread power outages in Texas.\u00a0AP Photo\/David J. Phillip\" data-title=\"Share People shelter at a church warming center in Houston on Feb. 16, 2021, during a record cold wave that caused widespread power outages in Texas.\u00a0AP Photo\/David J. Phillip on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share People shelter at a church warming center in Houston on Feb. 16, 2021, during a record cold wave that caused widespread power outages in Texas.\u00a0AP Photo\/David J. Phillip on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>People shelter at a church warming center in Houston on Feb. 16, 2021, during a record cold wave that caused widespread power outages in Texas.\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ap.org\/detail\/WinterWeatherTexasPowerFailures\/d97dd7e7852f48ff913869ce19f35924\/photo\">AP Photo\/David J. Phillip<\/a><\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/454792\/original\/file-20220328-17-uf886w.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;fit=clip\" alt=\"A person lies on the floor of a large meeting room, covered with fleece blankets\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/454792\/original\/file-20220328-17-uf886w.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=400&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=1 600w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/454792\/original\/file-20220328-17-uf886w.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=30&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=400&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=2 1200w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/454792\/original\/file-20220328-17-uf886w.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=15&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=400&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=3 1800w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/454792\/original\/file-20220328-17-uf886w.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=503&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=1 754w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/454792\/original\/file-20220328-17-uf886w.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=30&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=503&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=2 1508w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/454792\/original\/file-20220328-17-uf886w.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=15&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=503&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=3 2262w\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption><span class=\"attribution\"\/><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Storing_power_when_its_cheaper\"><\/span>Storing power when it\u2019s cheaper<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To draw home power from their cars, EV owners need a bidirectional charger and an electric vehicle that is compatible with V2H. Bidirectional chargers are already commercially available, though some can add several thousand dollars to the price of the car.<\/p>\n<p>A limited number of EVs on the market now are compatible with V2H, including the Ford Lightning,<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nissanusa.com\/vehicles\/electric-cars\/leaf\/features\/range-charging-battery.html\">Nissan Leaf<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>and<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mitsubishicars.com\/cars-and-suvs\/outlander\">Mitsubishi Outlander<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> Motors and Pacific Gas &amp; Electric plan to<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2022\/03\/08\/1085233003\/gm-electric-vehicles-home-power\">test V2H charging in California<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>in mid-2022 using multiple GM electric vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>Some homeowners might hope to use their vehicle for what utility planners call \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nrel.gov\/state-local-tribal\/blog\/posts\/when-does-energy-storage-make-sense-it-depends.html\">peak shaving<\/a>\u201d \u2013 drawing household power from their EV during the day instead of relying on the grid, thus reducing their electricity purchases during peak demand hours. To do this, they might need to install special metering equipment that can control both the discharging of the vehicle battery and the flow of power from the grid to the home.<\/p>\n<p>Peak shaving makes the most sense in areas where utilities have time-of-use electric pricing, which makes power from the grid much more expensive during the day than at night. A peak-shaving household would use cheap electricity at night to charge the EV battery and then store that electricity to use during the day, avoiding high electricity prices.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Ford puts a home EV charging unit on the market that will charge your electric vehicle and provide backup power to your home at a \u201csurprisingly good price.\u201d<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QVWAEJzjDi\">https:\/\/t.co\/QVWAEJzjDi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nevada Clean Cars (@nevadacleancars) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nevadacleancars\/status\/1507444205764833281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Utilities_and_the_future_of_V2H\"><\/span>Utilities and the future of V2H<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While V2H capabilities exist now, it will likely be a little while before they see widespread adoption. The market for V2H-compatible electric vehicles will need to grow, and the costs of V2H chargers and other equipment will need to come down. As with Tesla\u2019s Powerwall, the biggest market for V2H will probably be homeowners who want backup power for when the grid fails but don\u2019t want to invest in a special generator just for that purpose.<\/p>\n<p>Enabling homeowners to use their vehicles as backup when the power goes down would reduce the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a> impacts of large-scale blackouts. It also would give utilities more time to restore service \u2013 especially when there is substantial damage to power poles and wires, as occurred during<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/09\/18\/us\/ida-louisiana-power-outages.html\">Hurricane Ida<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>in Louisiana in August 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Power companies will still have to spend money building and maintaining the grid to provide reliable service. In some areas, those grid maintenance costs are passed on to customers through peak demand charges, meaning that people without V2H \u2013 who will be more likely to have lower incomes \u2013 may well bear a greater share of those costs than those with V2H, who will avoid purchasing peak power from the grid. This is especially true if lots of EV owners<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/why-rooftop-solar-is-disruptive-to-utilities-and-the-grid-39032\">use rooftop solar panels<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>to charge their car batteries and use those vehicles for peak shaving.<\/p>\n<p>Still, even with V2H, electric vehicles are a huge potential market for electric utilities. Bidirectional charging is also an integral part of a broader vision for a<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nrel.gov\/transportation\/project-ev-grid-integration.html\">next-generation electric grid<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>in which millions of EVs are constantly taking power from the grid and giving it back \u2013 a key element of an electrified future. First, though, energy planners will need to understand<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cleantechnica.com\/2022\/03\/13\/ford-gm-pge-to-begin-vehicle-to-grid-trials\/\">how their customers use V2H<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>and how it may affect their strategies for keeping the grid reliable.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"js-js-lazy is-loaded js-lazy\" alt=\"The Conversation\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/counter.theconversation.com\/content\/179378\/count.gif?distributor=republish-lightbox-basic\"\/><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"js- is-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/counter.theconversation.com\/content\/179378\/count.gif?distributor=republish-lightbox-basic\" alt=\"The Conversation\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" srcset=\"\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><em>This article by<span> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/profiles\/seth-blumsack-156671\"><span class=\"fn author-name\" itemprop=\"name\">Seth Blumsack<\/span><\/a>, Professor of Energy and Environmental Economics and International Affairs, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.psu.edu\/\">Penn State<\/a><\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span>is republished from<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/\">The Conversation<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>under a Creative Commons license. 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