Under what conditions are grid operators allowed to control charging processes for e-cars? The Federal Network Agency is currently working on the corresponding regulation.
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Berlin Paragraph 14a of the Energy Industry Act (EnWG) has it all. It regulates the “grid-oriented control” in the power distribution network of electric heat pumps, battery storage, air conditioning systems – and electric cars. The network operator should be able to intervene in the operation of the systems.
This arouses fears among some stakeholders: Can the distribution network operator, for example the local municipal utility, decide whether the charging process for the e-car in the garage at home is interrupted for a few hours at night – because otherwise there is a risk of the network being overloaded?
Can he switch off the electric heat pump for the same reason? Or can he do both at the same time? Do consumers have an influence on which of the two devices should be switched off preferentially? A heated debate has now flared up around these questions. Car and heat pump manufacturers are sounding the alarm.
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