Comments on: Bidirectional EV chargers to finally materialize in 2024 2024 Trends in Solar https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2024/01/bidirectional-ev-chargers-to-finally-materialize-in-2024/ Covering the world of solar power technology, development and installation. Sat, 22 Jun 2024 14:33:02 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 By: Connor Nakao https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2024/01/bidirectional-ev-chargers-to-finally-materialize-in-2024/#comment-146151 Sat, 22 Jun 2024 14:33:02 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=104716#comment-146151 I know this is not what this topics about fully, but the bidirectional charging is the tip of the iceberg. I I just transitioned out of 15 years of being a solar installer because in California it’s very turbulent times (NEM 3.0), we were installing a lot of batteries for the past 5 years when working in the trade. When talking to the customers asking why they chose batteries, it was to supply their house with back up power during the outages. Once I took bidirectional charging into consideration I decided that’s the nail in the coffin because once this technology gets distributed, It’s really hard to see a future in residential solar. They’ll just choose that over a home battery because most of the customers just wanted battery back up for outages and that could be now done with energy from your car my question is my assumption true?
And the utility rates for battery back up in California is concerning, because Will the utility companies make the fixed charges high, so there’s not a ROI?

I wish solar power world would discuss these issues because theres not any real information being talked about anywhere to help support and give hope to the solar installer trade industry, the only news easy to read is the utilities propaganda. Saying that California has too much solar energy and now they’re having to shunt it off to ground or pay other states to take it. Where’s the solar industry point of view? Will there be government funded utility gravity fed batteries to help aid this issue?
Another one is that solar is not sustainable with net metering 1 for 1 kWh rate and solar customers are free loading by not paying their fare share to keep the utility infrastructure running? Is that true?

There seems a lot of concerns that aren’t being addressed, and that’s why I left solar because all my assumptions are leading to residential solar slowly weaned out for utility scale solar, so the utility’s can just buy energy from them so residential customers aren’t digging into there profit margins, is this true?
I keep looking every week to see if there’s any information to give me hope and hasn’t been any. Except the NEM 3.0 repeal, with the California Supreme Court. And there’s no information on that really, when is the date their going to have the repeal be processed? What would be the options in the repeal? Thank you I know this is a lot of unsolicited questions, I’m just looking for people that might have answers. Thank you again if you read this far I appreciate it.

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By: Keith https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2024/01/bidirectional-ev-chargers-to-finally-materialize-in-2024/#comment-145230 Wed, 24 Apr 2024 18:55:10 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=104716#comment-145230 Enphase just delayed bi-directional charging til 2025…

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By: Matt https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2024/01/bidirectional-ev-chargers-to-finally-materialize-in-2024/#comment-144743 Fri, 22 Mar 2024 14:06:21 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=104716#comment-144743 In reply to John.

Enphase’s bidirectional charge can be equipped with either a CHAdeMO or CCS connection but not both at the same time. Customers will be able to choose which connection they prefer prior to installation. It’s unclear how difficult or affordable it will be to switch out the connection post installation.

Here’s a demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V628rHwUfYE

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By: John https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2024/01/bidirectional-ev-chargers-to-finally-materialize-in-2024/#comment-144446 Thu, 07 Mar 2024 23:30:52 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=104716#comment-144446 Are these chargers going to have chademo connections?

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By: David https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2024/01/bidirectional-ev-chargers-to-finally-materialize-in-2024/#comment-144134 Tue, 20 Feb 2024 17:06:14 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=104716#comment-144134 When will more EV cars with V2X capability be available? I have been watching the evolution of chargers and that seems to be happening. But there have also been several auto company announcements of V2H or V2G capabilities but I have yet to see much actual availability. I was holding off purchase of my second EV until 2024 when I anticipated more V2H availability but finally gave up and bought a low end EV without it. I am afraid we are still a couple years from widespread availability. By the way, when Tesla offers its V2? capability in 2025 per their announcements, will it be available in existing Teslas like my 2022 Model 3?

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By: Brent Candler https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2024/01/bidirectional-ev-chargers-to-finally-materialize-in-2024/#comment-143888 Mon, 05 Feb 2024 16:32:58 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=104716#comment-143888 We’ve been hearing about bidirectional charging for years. Leafs have had the capability for more than a decade. It’s 2024 and there are still zero products available domestically. At this point, we have officially been in “believe when we see it” mode for years.

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By: Kelly Pickerel https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2024/01/bidirectional-ev-chargers-to-finally-materialize-in-2024/#comment-143672 Mon, 22 Jan 2024 20:24:36 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=104716#comment-143672 In reply to Michael.

You need Ford’s home integration system in order to use your Ford Lightning in V2X situations. Sunrun is the preferred installer of Ford’s EV charger.

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By: Michael https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2024/01/bidirectional-ev-chargers-to-finally-materialize-in-2024/#comment-143671 Mon, 22 Jan 2024 19:57:52 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=104716#comment-143671 How does this change the current need for the home integration system that ford has now with Sunrun?

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By: Peter Ryan https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2024/01/bidirectional-ev-chargers-to-finally-materialize-in-2024/#comment-143622 Sat, 20 Jan 2024 07:05:05 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=104716#comment-143622 Great to see SolarEdge leading the way in efficiency by using DC direct from roof PV for EV charging!

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By: Jerry Wagner https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2024/01/bidirectional-ev-chargers-to-finally-materialize-in-2024/#comment-143520 Sat, 13 Jan 2024 19:07:47 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=104716#comment-143520 As this bi-directional charging capability expands, it’s going to reactivate the solar industry in CA that is currently in a dramatic, but temporary recession. V2G, combined with stationary battery storage & solar parking lot canopies is the “secret sauce” that can rapidly scale in typical (sub)urban large apartments & condos, business parks & neighborhood shopping centers to flatten the infamous “Duck Curve”. As BEV adoption expands, more & more owners will be exploiting VPP subscriptions through V2G chargers at home & work. The utilities have finally recognized that this is inevitable. Large remote utility scale solar farms that would require new transmission will not be approved if local, behind the meter solar + storage can fill the demand.

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