Nocturnal emissions desired

July 18, 2007 by Rob.

Yesterday, I had a debate with a friend about when I should charge the RAVolt.  Generally, I try to charge at night because Austin Energy is more likely to be using wind power because the turbines produce more electricity at night.  I have no way of knowing if they are using wind power and it does not make any difference in the amount of $ that I pay on my bill.

I know that is idealistic to think that delaying my charging makes any difference in global CO2 levels, but that is why I built the EV at all!  My family tries to shift our general energy use (dish washer, dryer, etc) into the evening for the same reason.

Eventually, electric companies will roll out variable billing rates and we’ll have monetary incentives to support shifting our loads off-peak.  Until then, I’ll maintain my diurnal preference for evening electrons and regard it as good practice.
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