Great Reset: German government wants remote control of electric car and heat

Germany’s government agency has unveiled a new scheme to allow power suppliers to limit electric car charging and home heating remotely.

Germany’s Federal Network Agency, a government watchdog responsible for the regulation of electricity and gas in the country, has announced a new plan that will allow power grid operators to remotely limit the use of heat pumps and electric car chargers in Germany next winter without the user’s permission.

The plan, which will be implemented by January 2024 has been described to provide an opportunity for energy grid operators to artificially limit electricity demand if it exceeds supply.

A report about the new scheme was released penned By Die WeltThis plan was developed in response to the increasing use of electric cars and the strain on the German energy grid. ‘environmentally friendly’ But they have heat pumps that produce electricity in their homes.

This increased demand is not able to be met by an increase in supply, at least not in the short-term. Federal Network Agency authorities believe that remote consumption restrictions should be implemented on certain devices.

According to reports, the agency claims that this resulted in an increase in sales. “acceptance of necessary comfort restrictions” on the part of the general public is now required, with it to be mandated that heat pumps — often used to heat homes and hot water — as well as electric car chargers, become remotely controllable by energy grid operators.

There is no evidence that such devices could ever be remotely shut off, but the Federal Network Agency plans to make it mandatory that such devices be remotely limited.