Why plugging in all those EVs could actually save the power grid

Grist
By Matt SimonAug 18, 2026, 9:00 am95 pts
California has a good problem. As it scrambles to deploy more solar panels and wind turbines, it is reducing its greenhouse gas emissions and improving air quality while hitting the challenge of intermittency: When the sun doesn’t shine and wind doesn’t blow, you’re not generating electricity. So the…

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