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Committee advances bill to streamline EV charger compliance and testing process
Summary
SB 314 would require standardized statewide procedures for testing, place‑in‑service of previously installed chargers, and support for local sealers to obtain testing equipment; the committee advanced the bill but several weights-and-measures concerns remain and opponents seek amendments.
SB 314, carried by Senator Padilla, would streamline and standardize the process by which electric vehicle charging stations are tested, certified and placed in service across California.
Padilla told the committee the existing system is inconsistent and slow: of the public and shared private chargers installed statewide, only a small share have completed the inspection and registration process required by the Division of Measurement Standards (CalDMS). He cited a California Energy Commission estimate that California needs 1,000,000 public…
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