Researchers: California must spend up to $20B on grid upgrades if it wants EVs
The Center Square - 2024-05-01T23:05:00.000Z

(The Center Square) - California must spend up to $20 billion on transmission line upgrades to support energy transfers to electric vehicles, according to a new Berkeley study. This figure does not include grid stress from further electrification efforts away from gas appliances, and could prove to be significantly higher. The study’s author estimates that by 2035, 50% of “feeder” transmission lines will be “overloaded by EV charging demand,” a figure that will grow to 67% by...

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