California will hopefully soon vote on a measure that would require all EVs produced after 2027 model year to offer bidirectional charging. This enables your EV to provide power to your house if you lose electricity.
With the growing number of intense storms shaking the power grid, the rolling black-outs and brown-outs that help to save energy during peak periods, and the general unreliability of an old infrastructure, having your own personal power supply sounds more and more like a great idea. Instead of installing solar panels on the roof or having wind power on your property somewhere, the energy storage capabilities of your Electric Vehicle could be the solution.
Proponents of Senate Bill 233, which the state’s Senate Appropriations Committee will hear this month, say using electric vehicle batteries to power homes, buildings, and even the grid could provide energy resilience and bolster grid reliability. Climate events and growing power demand increasingly stress the state’s energy supplies. Utilities sometimes shut down power lines to prevent ignition when wildfire danger is high. Storms can cause widespread blackouts, and excess demand when people turn up air conditioners during heat waves has prompted rolling blackouts to ration power.
https://www.fastcompany.com/90892534/california-bill-evs-solution-blackouts-bidirectional-charging
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