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Senator proposes temporary limit on utility-owned EV chargers to spur private investment
Summary
Vice Chair Reineke presented SB 106 to deter electric distribution utilities from entering the EV fast-charging market for five years (unless through a non-ratepayer-funded subsidiary), to give private businesses first opportunity and use NEVI federal funding; committee asked about prior bills and market certainty.
At a Senate Public Utilities Committee hearing, Vice Chair Reineke sponsored Senate Bill 106 to remove regulatory barriers and encourage private investment in Ohio's electric vehicle (EV) charging market.
Reineke told the committee Ohio should create a “sensible policy structure” enabling private businesses to build EV fast-charging infrastructure and said the…
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