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I mean in theory this may be true, but that is not how Demand Charges from a utility work. They charge these very high rates for peak demand usage just for this reason: They want to discourage customers doing this a lot on the grid, because they would have to have that much more peak generation...

Yes that's true about the BC Hydro chargers, but first, they are their own customers, so they kinda can charge whatever they want, it is an 'internal' cost to them. Also, those chargers are subsidized by the BC Government as well, which mean they can charge lower rates. The peak Demand Charge...

Uh, no, EV fast-charging expenses to utilities like BC-Hydro are not that simple. They pay more than we would pay for a basic residential rate. A Supercharger site has massive peak of demand on the grid, a 8-stall V3 SuC is fitted with a 1500 kW/(KVA) transformer to the grid, if all 8 chargers...

Complain to Measurements Canada, they have this ridiculous rule that EV chargers have to have 5 9s of power delivery accuracy, or it has to be done by minute. They were supposed to allow it to change to per kWh rate this past Jan 1st, but the date came and went, and nothing happened. My local...