Deploys are blocked for us, as our deploy needs to run a release_command. It really seems that this issue should have been foreseen and prevented, and is making my question the choice to rely on fly.io for a production environment.
Upgrading the power lines isn't the full answer, certainly some upgrades will be required, but the wires are designed for peak demand. EVs have flexibility, and can mostly be charged in non-peak times, drastically reducing the powerline and power station upgrades required.
This flexibility has to be managed, and there are many companies working on this. For example: https://ev.energy/
The post title misses the important "without investment and changes in charging habits". Most EVs can already be controlled to set charging preferences to match lower cost, off-peak charging overnight. However, this isn't the full solution as it can create secondary demand peaks. For example, if everyone in one region has an off-peak rate starting at midnight, you will get a step-change in demand at that time. Midnight onwards may also not be the lowest carbon time to charge as this will change every day as renewables are not predictable. In California right now, charging during the day would have lower emissions Source: https://app.electricitymaps.com/zone/US-CAL-CISO
Many people are already thinking about this problem, including https://ev.energy. We go one step further and actively control EVs and EV Chargers to match their charging to when the grid is most clean. This may be overnight, but it could also be during the daytime when solar generation is highest. It is better for the grid not to use simple peak/off-peak pricing, but instead create tariffs that reward flexibility and move the exact charging times to best suit the grid.
ev.energy | Senior Backend (Python/Django), Charger Technicians, Senior ReactNative, and more | Remote | Full-time | https://ev.energy/careers
ev.energy enables consumers to charge their EVs in the most cost-effective and least carbon-intensive way possible!
We’re a small team, but we already serve electricity companies and their customers across the world, with users in Europe, North America and Australia.
Since we started three years ago, we’ve grown to 50,000+ users, raised a funding round, collaborated with 15+ energy companies and saved many tonnes of CO2. We were part of Microsoft’s first AI for Good cohort, won the EDF Pulse Innovation Challenge and were named “Best Energy Startup in the World” by Free Electrons 2019.
We are hiring across our technology stack which includes Django, Python3, React Native, React JS and AWS. If you are interested, see the full list of roles and apply at https://ev.energy/careers/ and mention that you saw this post on HN.
ev.energy | Senior Backend (Python/Django), Charger Technician, Engineering Managers, Senior ReactNative, and more | Remote | Full-time | https://ev.energy/careers
ev.energy enables consumers to charge their EVs in the most cost-effective and least carbon-intensive way possible!
We’re a small team, but we already serve electricity companies and their customers across the world, with users in Europe, North America and Australia.
Since we started three years ago, we’ve grown to 50,000+ users, raised a funding round, collaborated with 15+ energy companies and saved many tonnes of CO2. We were part of Microsoft’s first AI for Good cohort, won the EDF Pulse Innovation Challenge and were named “Best Energy Startup in the World” by Free Electrons 2019.
We are hiring across our technology stack which includes Django, Python3, React Native, React JS and AWS. If you are interested, see the full list of roles and apply at https://ev.energy/careers/ and mention that you saw this post on HN.
ev.energy | Senior ReactJS, Senior ReactNative, Senior Backend (Python/Django), Technician, Engineering Manager, and more | Remote | Full-time | https://ev.energy
ev.energy enables consumers to charge their EVs in the most cost-effective and least carbon-intense way possible, whilst saving them money! We partner with energy companies such as Silicon Valley Clean Energy, ESB and VW (Elli) to deliver tariffs and products which integrate smartly with electric vehicles and their chargers.
We’re a small team, but we already serve electricity companies and their customers across the world, with users in Europe, North America and Australia.
Since we started three years ago, we’ve grown to 50,000+ users, raised a funding round, collaborated with 15+ energy companies and saved many tonnes of CO2. We were part of Microsoft’s first AI for Good cohort, won the EDF Pulse Innovation Challenge and were named “Best Energy Startup in the World” by Free Electrons 2019.
We are hiring across our technology stack which includes Django, Python3, React Native, React JS and AWS. If you are interested, see the full list of roles and apply at https://ev.energy/careers/ and mention that you saw this post on HN.
ev.energy | Senior ReactJS, Senior ReactNative, Senior Backend (Python), Technician, Engineering Manager, and more | Remote | Full-time | https://ev.energy
ev.energy enables consumers to charge their EVs in the most cost-effective and least carbon-intense way possible, whilst saving them money! We partner with energy companies such as Silicon Valley Clean Energy, ESB and VW (Elli) to deliver tariffs and products which integrate smartly with electric vehicles and their chargers.
We’re a small team, but we already serve electricity companies and their customers across the world, with users in Europe, North America and Australia.
Since we started three years ago, we’ve grown to 50,000+ users, raised a funding round, collaborated with 15+ energy companies and saved many tonnes of CO2. We were part of Microsoft’s first AI for Good cohort, won the EDF Pulse Innovation Challenge and were named “Best Energy Startup in the World” by Free Electrons 2019.
We are hiring across our technology stack which includes Django, Python3, React Native, React JS and AWS. If you are interested, see the full list of roles and apply at https://ev.energy/careers/ and mention that you saw this post on HN.