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ShopWatt
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CH
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What net-zero goals will mean for our power distribution grids
The increased use of heat pumps, electric vehicles and photovoltaic systems is expected to burden our power-distribution grids. While increased grid capacity will be necessary to enable net-zero scenarios, the results of our recent study indicate that we can significantly reduce both capacity needs and additional costs through the combined deployment of supply-management systems and load controls. Absent such measures, the overall costs of grid expansion can be expected to double or triple as we approach 2050.
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- Analysis of the nationwide impact of future increased electricity demand on the distribution grids
- Municipal-level representation of all scenarios provided for in the Energy Perspectives 2050+ program
- Highly granular modeling of the impact of heat-pump and photovoltaic-system deployment
- Simulation of the charging routines of all passenger vehicles and light-weight utility vehicles
- Presentation of key modeling data for individual grid levels, numbers of heat pumps, heat pump capacity, charging stations and photovoltaic systems per power class and maximum load
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