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Profiteering Hampers U.S. Grid Expansion

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The deficit is driving up electricity prices, reducing grid reliability, and hobbling renewable energy deployment. Many Lines, Stable Power High-voltage transmission lines move large amounts of energy over long distances, linking power generation to consumption. Department of Energy reveals the severity of the problem.

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PNNL study finds that PHEVs and BEVs could serve as feasible resource to offset grid imbalances caused by integration of large amounts of intermittent wind generation

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The report examined grid conditions in the Northwest Power Pool, which covers Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming; many of them home to abundant wind resources and wind energy projects. A comparison between Level 1 and Level 2 charging revealed very little differences.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6 EV

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Wind and road noise were reduced partly due to acoustic laminated glass and sound deadening insulation. Charging is also through powerful motor regeneration that, when coasting or braking, converts kinetic energy into electric energy and returns it to the battery.

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