Charging electric cars on Club sites.

"The Nat Grid does not see a problem to manage much before 3020"

Not going to be an issue for any of us!

I wouldn't worry too much about that, ocsid. Medical science may well in the future have the technology to re-build you too, ocsid. In a few years to come we could all become immortal!

Thanks ET. That is a very interesting artical. Not exactly a small amount as hitchglich states. 3.5 to 8 GW by 2030. So at least the capacity of the Nuclear power station we are building. Which hopefully will be ready mid to late 20's. However, isn't this replacing phasing out of old plants. 

The bit about the grid using car batteries to supply extra demand is interesting. Could be an issue when you jump in your car to go somewhere and find it only part charged. Although I assume they would use places like long term airport parking, where the cars aren't need for several weeks.

I think that I meant 2030 Ocsid 

Its the infrastructure for charging that is going to be expensive as the majority of owners will not have, as a large majority here,  access to a charging point , and charging points that will be installed at other than domestic properties will probably need to be of the high capacity "fast charge",so will need an upgrade of the power supply to these places.

The boss of Stagecoach East buses has already stated that to have EV buses in Cambridge alone, will need a major upgrade of the supply to the City to cope,

There has had to be a major upgrade of the Power supply to the East Coast rail route from Kings Cross to cope with all the extra trains that now run, and a big Add load on the National Grid to cope with the new electric Railway out of Paddington, 

But for how long, I remember unleaded petrol was cheaper than the unleaded to encourage people to change, as soon as all cars were converted the price was quickly increased.

Ps there are still houses without power today after yesterdays bit of snow 

Also i was reading an article where there there could be a mini ice age,by 2030

Business news about uk energy.

see here

It just goes to show if countries (UK) pour money into subsidising renewables(payed for through our fuel bills)then it helps,but as also said we are useing too much of our natural gas reserves,which was not intended for making electricity when first  "discovered"  

Yes we should not forget how fragile our mild climate is. Change salinity levels by increasing ice melt, switch off the North Atlantic Drift and we start to get very long sub zero winters and little or no summer. That would not be good for power consumption, crop growth or life in general. Always seems odd that global warming could well mean a much colder climate for us in the UK.