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Port Orchard staff back Puget Sound Energy plan for two public EV chargers pending technical review
Summary
City staff told the Land Use Committee that Puget Sound Energy’s outreach shows support for two public EV charging locations — likely at Givens Field and one downtown site — and that the city will bring a contract to council after PSE’s technical analysis.
The Port Orchard Land Use Committee discussed Puget Sound Energy’s (PSE) proposal to install public electric-vehicle charging stations in the city and said staff is comfortable advancing two of three candidate locations pending PSE’s technical analysis.
Nick Bond, community development director, told the committee that a public survey and PSE’s preliminary review have narrowed viable sites to two downtown options and the Givens Center at Givens Field. “We’ve essentially told PSE we’re comfortable proceeding with two of the locations, probably the Givens Center as long as it is feasible from a technical standpoint,” Bond said. He added PSE discounted locations in front of residences because of parking impacts and removed some survey sites that lacked suitable power poles.
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