Grid Neighborhood Recharge San Francisco 
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 23, 2009
Infrastructure, recharging and business models. The impact from plug-in electric vehicles on the grid could be very substantial. PG&E services the San Francisco area and Northern California. One the issues for PG&E is the impact of peak demand on the grid. Vehicle to grid is further out, he said.
Revenge of the Electric Car
FEBRUARY 18, 2010
From the article: “The San Francisco building code will soon be revised to require that new structures be wired for car chargers. And at the headquarters of Pacific Gas and Electric, utility executives are preparing “heat maps” of neighborhoods that they fear may overload the power grid in their exuberance for electric cars.&#.
Green Car Congress
JULY 17, 2015
At present, PHEV technology alone is equipped to improve the current electric grid. The car can refuel during periods of low demand on the grid, and if equipped with a bi-directional charger, can actually replenish the grid with excess energy gleaned from a renewable resource. Appendix D: Vehicle Driving Statistics. slow charge.
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