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Old 06-24-2025, 10:13 AM
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Default Power grid won't support it

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Originally Posted by BrianL99 View Post
We often hear the naysayers claim the USA Electric Grid can't support a major conversion to EV's.

& many think that's a load of baloney.

We're converting a 200 Room Hotel, with 20,000 sq ft of event space, to a 300 unit Condominium. It's locate on a major US Interstate, in a sophisticated, wealthy suburb of Boston, less than 20 miles outside the city.

The electric grid/distribution system can't supply sufficient electricity to the site, without a infrastructure upgrade to the property line. They sent us the cost estimate on Friday.

$21,129,000. $70,000/unit. Total cost to provide electrical service, so each unit can run some lights & a toaster, is over $100,000.
I read a lot about our current power grid could not support it. One example was only 4 homes on a block could have a charging station without overloading the system.
I'm sure that's probably older neighborhoods.