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Brookline accepts $48,493 Mass EVIP grant for Baker School chargers and sets 35¢/kWh fee
Summary
The Select Board approved accepting a Mass EVIP reimbursement grant for high‑power Level‑2 chargers at Baker School, agreed to a standard $0.35 per kWh fee for school charging sites, and discussed network utilization and vendor arrangements.
On Sept. 16 the Brookline Select Board voted to accept a Mass EVIP grant of $48,493.20 toward the installation of two high‑end Level‑2 electric‑vehicle charging ports (each port is 19 kW) at Baker School and to set a uniform charging fee of $0.35 per kilowatt‑hour for Baker and Driscoll school charging stations.
Director of Sustainability Alexandra Avecchio and Deputy Director of Engineering Sam Downs said the total project cost is about $82,980 to $100,000 for the Level‑2 station installation; the EVIP grant reimburses up to 60% of eligible costs and the town will use prior reimbursement funds to cover the remainder. MBTA and town staff told the board Level‑3 DC fast chargers would require major electrical upgrades at the schools and could increase project cost into the hundreds of thousands.
The board discussed vendor arrangements (town‑owned ChargePoint stations with 10% of fee covering vendor/cloud/maintenance costs), reimbursement mechanics for EVIP grants (typically reimbursement), and utilization data showing the town's existing stations frequently operate at 60–70% utilization during daytime hours for many sites. The vote to accept the grant and set the fee passed by voice vote (John Van Scoyak, Paul Warren, David Perlman, Michael Rubenstein, Chair).
The town will place revenue from charging into an EV revolving fund to cover electricity, maintenance, cloud services and continued expansion of the public charging network.
