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		malfist on Dec 20, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Satellite powered estimation of global solar poten... I'm sure you know what you're talking about, but Duke energy is running the program, and they wouldn't be paying people to grid tie their EV for disruptions unless they could use it: https://news.duke-energy.com/releases/illuminating-possibili... The lightning extended range has a 135 kwh battery and can backfeed 90A@240V. That's a heck of a lot of power.

NavinF on Dec 20, 2024 [–]

Article says "customers will allow their EVs to feed energy back to the grid – helping to balance it during peak demand". It doesn't say anything about what happens when the grid goes down during disasters

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