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Maryland Utilities authorized to install 909 L2 EVSE’s and DC chargers

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Utilities in Maryland have been granted approval by the Maryland Public Utility Commission for ownership of 909 EVSE’s, to be installed at multi-family locations (i.e. apartments, condos) and workplaces.  This is an order resulting from the “PC44” electric vehicle portion of Maryland’s Grid of the Future initiative.

See https://evadc.org/2018/03/11/petition-for-implementation-of-a-statewide-electric-vehicle-portfolio/

More details: https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/environment/bs-md-electric-vehicle-charging-stations-20190114-story.html

CORRECTION:

The approved number of chargers (primarily L2 with an amount of DC, unspecified except for Potomac Edison) is:

  • BGE: 500
  • Delmarva: 100
  • Pepco: 250
  • Potomac Edison: 50 L2, 9 DC
  • Total 909

Further, “The Utilities are directed to locate public EV charging equipment only at property leased, owned, or occupied by a unit of State, county, or municipal government for public use and, to that end, the Utilities shall work with State, municipal and local government entities to determine the siting locations for these public EV chargers”

Thus, in order to meet the pressing need, clearly recognized by the PC44 EV Workgroup and the Commission, for multifamily and workplace charging, Utilities will hopefully explore State, county or municipally owned or leased multi-family and workplace sites.

Nice real-world EV owner review

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Here is a review of the Chevy Bolt from a long-term (one year, 15k miles) owner of two.  This is not a product endorsement, merely an example of the savings an EV owner can expect and the factors that arise, like home and public charging, that are part of this exciting new way of driving.

The current state of the Electrify America installations can be found here and the broader Plugshare picture of DC fast charging can be found here (select CCS or Chademo as appropriate).  The Bolts in the article use CCS.

Petition for Implementation of a Statewide Electric Vehicle Portfolio

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The Maryland Public Service Commission is working on an effort entitled “Transforming Marylands Electric Grid” also referred to as PC44.  One part of that overall effort relates to electric vehicles.  Maryland could potentially have the second largest charging network in the nation.  The entire public case file may be found by entering PC44 into the Case Search dialog box and selecting the “Public Conference” button.

The recommendations of the Electric Vehicle Work Group were filed January 19, 2018.  EVADC has reproduced the filing below, in a convenient form, broken down by sections.  You may obtain the complete filing below (“Full Document”), or by searching for maillog number 218613 at http://www.psc.state.md.us/

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Maryland Public Service Commission Public Conference on EV Deployment in the State – July 14

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The Public Service Commission of Maryland is holding Public
Conference 43 (“PC 43”) Thursday July 14, 2016 to explore the regulatory, technical, and financial barriers to the deployment of electric vehicles in the State.  It would benefit us all as EV drivers to let the Commission know of our opinions and wisdom we have gathered over the last few years.

→ They really do look forward to hearing from real EV drivers! ←

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