If everyone buys electric cars, won’t PGE need to build more power plants?
PGE estimates that 90 percent of charging would be done at customers’ homes, with the remaining 10 percent at public stations, representing a potential new off-peak load. Research has indicated that the existing electric grid in the Northwest could handle a nearly 75 percent adoption rate of plug-in vehicles (PIVs). However, upgrades to infrastructure may be required in areas of PGE’s service territory with particularly high PIV adoption rates. For more information please see the Plug In Vehicle section in PGE’s integrated resource plan (PDF).
