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Worcester awarded MassCEC grant to install street-level EV chargers for renters and multifamily residents
Summary
City staff said a MassCEC grant will fund about five street-side EV chargers focused on renters and multi-family households; staff will use crowdsourced mapping to select sites and must complete installation by the end of 2026.
City staff reported May 12 that Worcester received a Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) grant to install roughly five on-street electric vehicle chargers aimed at renters and residents of multifamily buildings who lack private charging access.
Jesse Davis (city staff) said the grant covers installation costs and that the team will use a crowdsourced map to gather resident input on preferred locations. “We have a draft in place. We're hoping to launch it in a week or 2,” Davis said, describing a public pin-drop tool that will inform site selection.
Staff noted the project is on a tight timeline and must be completed by the end of 2026; they will narrow candidate sites to five to ten locations and coordinate with the Department of Transportation and Mobility on pole-mounted installations and sidewalk space. Davis also said the city is preparing to begin charging fees at city-managed chargers and that the fee system should be active within a few weeks.
The committee discussed siting priorities, including environmental-justice and low-income neighborhoods and existing charger network coverage. Staff said they will consider current private-network chargers and other public chargers when selecting locations.
No specific sites were approved at the meeting; staff will launch the crowdsource mapping and return with proposed locations and a project timeline.
