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Old 10-13-2021, 04:11 PM   #55
Randy Wells
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Default Re: Did this just happen no generators?

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Originally Posted by wdrevojr38 View Post
The US had better re-build the electrical power grid in this country before this 'Go Green' initiative gets going full-tilt!
The average residential service in the country is 100 Amps, a Tesla charger requires 70 Amp, so while you are charging that car, load shedd, your electric stove, dryer, and heating & cooling system while your charging your car, your refrigerator will probably be alright. Ouch.
Say an average neighborhood is fed say 15 MVA of power, now every one is charging a Tesla at 9000 VA you just added say 3 MVA, now your XFMRs are to small, bigger XFMRs and bigger wires. Now find somebody to do the work, and these XFMRs are not on the shelf, it will take trillions of dollars and years to implement. Hey I am just an Electrician but a lot smarter then most those ivy league idiots in Washington.

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