New Commercial EV Rates
Good news for commercial entities (and EV owners) in Hawaiian Electric’s service territories - a pilot program that will offer lower electricity rates for electric vehicle charging stations. The 5-year program is limited to the first 1000 customers with Level 2 and “small-scale” DC fast charger and the first 500 customer with large DC fast chargers. It will offer a lower time-of-use rate that will incentivize charging during the midday and lower demand charges.
Pole-mounted EV chargers?
Earlier this year, EVSE LLC’s pole-mounted EV chargers were deployed in Melrose, MA as part of a pilot with the local utility, National Grid. The devices were installed 10 feet up several power poles around the city. To access the service, users utilized a mobile app offered by AmpUp, a California-based software company and network provider.
Supercharging electric vehicle adoption
The Biden administration released its Electric Vehicle Charging Action Plan on December 13, 2021. The ambitious plan calls for implementing a network of half a million charging stations across the nation. It calls for $7.5B to be invested in a charging network, with a special focus on equity. There are also billions in loans and grants to enable domestic manufacturing of batteries and components.