Your EV Has a Giant Battery. Why Aren’t We Using It?

from The Energy Show Hosted by Barry Cinnamon

This week on The Energy Show, Barry Cinnamon sits down with longtime solar industry leader Tom McCalmont, CEO of Paired Power and president of McCalmont Engineering, to talk about one of the biggest challenges facing electrification: how do we add massive new electrical loads when there simply isn’t enough grid capacity? Tom's answer is surprisingly straightforward: stop thinking of the grid as the only source of power. By combining existing grid capacity with solar, battery storage, and intelligent energy management, Paired Power says it can install roughly six times as much EV charging capacity as the available grid connection could otherwise support. Episode Highlights: • How solar can dramatically expand available charging capacity • Why falling battery prices are changing the economics again • Why most EV drivers don't actually need ultra-fast charging • The coming shift toward Vehicle-to-Grid and Vehicle-to-Home • Why Tom still sees powerful tailwinds for solar and storage • What two 25-year solar veterans think happens after the latest ride on the “solar coaster”