In response to the growing electric vehicle market, Federal stimulus grant funds are available to local business owners to install public customer charging stations. The Puget Sound area is one of a handful of regions that can take advantage of this opportunity.
Businesses have until September 2011 to pursue the available grant funds to help the Puget Sound area plug-in to a new era of transportation innovation and reduce the fossil fuel costs and emissions.
The benefits to becoming a charging station host include:
- Free charging stations
- Up to $2,500 for installation (through EV Project only)
- Free maintenance coverage through December 2012
- Ownership of charging station transfers to site host at the end of the project
- Recoup electricity costs, or even generate revenue by passing on charging fees to your EV customers
Requirements of charging station hosts:
- Allow rapid installation of the charger
- Allow the general public to use the charger
- Provide adequate public signage
- Keep the charger in good operating order
- Cannot sell or move the charger once it is installed
- Allow anonymous data to be provided for analysis
If interested, business owners need to call for a free estimate. To schedule your free assessment and estimate, or for more information, contact: Jim Blaisdell with Chargepoint America Project, ChargeNorthwest at (253) 265-0919 or Dan O’Shea with the EV Project, Ecotality at (206) 920-1477.
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