Evaluation of Utility System Impacts and Benefits of Optimally Dispatched Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles (Revised)

Denholm, P; Short, W

doi:10.2172/888683

Title: Evaluation of Utility System Impacts and Benefits of Optimally Dispatched Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles (Revised)

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Hybrid electric vehicles with the capability of being recharged from the grid may provide a significant decrease in oil consumption. These ''plug-in'' hybrids (PHEVs) will affect utility operations, adding additional electricity demand. Because many individual vehicles may be charged in the extended overnight period, and because the cost of wireless communication has decreased, there is a unique opportunity for utilities to directly control the charging of these vehicles at the precise times when normal electricity demand is at a minimum. This report evaluates the effects of optimal PHEV charging, under the assumption that utilities will indirectly or directly control when charging takes place, providing consumers with the absolute lowest cost of driving energy. By using low-cost off-peak electricity, PHEVs owners could purchase the drive energy equivalent to a gallon of gasoline for under 75 cents, assuming current national average residential electricity prices.

Authors:: Denholm, P; Short, W

Publication Date:: 2006-10-01

Research Org.:: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 888683

Report Number(s):: NREL/TP-620-40293
TRN: US200625%%279

DOE Contract Number:: AC36-99-GO10337

Resource Type:: Technical Report

Resource Relation:: Related Information: Supercedes July 2006 version.

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 02 PETROLEUM; 24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION; 32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; 33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS; COMMUNICATIONS; ELECTRICITY; EVALUATION; GASOLINE; PRICES; HYBRID ELECTRIC-POWERED VEHICLES; PLUG-IN HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE; PHEV; ANALYSIS; TRANSPORTATION; CARBON EMISSIONS; ENERGY; OIL; FUEL; FUEL-EFFICIENT VEHICLES; UTILITIES; ELECTRICITY DEMAND; PHEV CHARGING; Energy Analysis; Crosscutting; FreedomCAR and Vehicle Technologies; Hydrogen, Fuel Cells, and Infrastructure Technologies; Wind and Hydropower Technologies; Distributed Energy and Electricity Reliability

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                    Denholm, P, and Short, W. Evaluation of Utility System Impacts and Benefits of Optimally Dispatched Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles (Revised).  United States: N. p., 2006. 
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                    Denholm, P, & Short, W. Evaluation of Utility System Impacts and Benefits of Optimally Dispatched Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles (Revised).  United States.  https://doi.org/10.2172/888683

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                    Denholm, P, and Short, W. 2006.  
        "Evaluation of Utility System Impacts and Benefits of Optimally Dispatched Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles (Revised)".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.2172/888683.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/888683.

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