Electric vehicles stabilize grid during extreme heat wave

A record heat wave that stressed power grids was mitigated when utilities deployed stored electricity from charging electric vehicles back to the grid, confounding predictions that EV adoption would worsen peak demand strain.

First covered Jul 5, 2026 · 7:53 AM PT · 1 article

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3h Electrek The grid was melting down in last week’s heat – until EVs came to the rescue — As last week’s relentless heat wave pushed power grids to their breaking points, critics feared that the record number of electric vehicles on the push them…

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Appeared in: 2026-07-05 (#1)

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