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Narberth committee recommends raising public EV charger price, asks council to set final rate
Summary
The borough Public Health and Safety Committee voted to recommend that Narberth Borough Council increase the public electric vehicle (EV) charging rate after staff analysis of utility bills; the committee also discussed growing charger use and police vehicle charging needs.
The Narberth Borough Public Health and Safety Committee voted to recommend that Borough Council increase the fee charged at public EV chargers and asked staff to refine the final rate before the council meeting.
Committee chair said the committee added the item to the agenda and reviewed a memo from the Environmental Advisory Council recommending a rate increase to better match Narberth’s electricity costs. Lee, a borough staff member, summarized the analysis: “Currently, the rate is $0.15 per kilowatt-hour,” Lee said, “and using two months of PICO bills we calculated an effective cost nearer to 18¢ per kilowatt-hour.”
The recommendation forwarded to council was for an increase in the public charging rate consistent with the EAC memo; the committee did not set the final price and asked…
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