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Charging deployment slowed in places by local permitting delays and inconsistent local processes, ChargePoint tells Assembly
Summary
ChargePoint says permitting inconsistencies and local approval processes are a recurring cause of project delays for fast chargers and recommends a streamlined, uniform local permitting process plus stronger support for home and multi‑unit dwelling charging.
ChargePoint, a major EV charging network provider, testified to the Assembly that permitting holdups at the local level are a recurring practical barrier to deploying fast chargers and recommended a uniform, streamlined local permitting process and expanded programs to enable home and multi‑dwelling charging.
Emily Kelly, senior policy manager at ChargePoint, said the company has developed large‑format fast chargers for highway and corridor deployments and has active NYSERDA‑funded projects in Lake Placid and Ripley. She told lawmakers that some installers face multiple local hearings and zoning reviews that delay fast‑charging site construction, and she described one Syracuse‑area project that had passed through several hearings before the site construction could proceed.
ChargePoint urged lawmakers to expand programs that enable charging at home and, in particular, to address multi‑unit dwellings where residents lack access to private off‑street parking. Kelly also recommended a market‑based tool — a clean fuel standard — and a clearer, common local permitting pathway for fast‑charging sites. On reliability and driver experience, she said networked stations and improvements in hardware and software have reduced downtime and that ChargePoint’s app and support tools can speed repairs and better signal station status to drivers.
Ending: ChargePoint asked for clearer local permitting rules and greater coordination with state incentive programs so NYSERDA, utilities and municipal authorities can accelerate corridor fast charging where it is most needed and reduce project delays caused by local permitting uncertainty.
