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La Porte sustainability commission outlines steps toward EV chargers and battery storage
Summary
The La Porte Sustainability Commission discussed possible locations, funding and long-term maintenance for electric vehicle chargers and explored battery storage as a resilience option; staff will pursue vendor contacts and regional grant partners and invite utility and planning staff to future meetings.
The La Porte Sustainability Commission spent a substantial portion of its meeting discussing plans to expand electric vehicle (EV) charging and to explore battery storage options to boost local resiliency.
An unidentified staff member told commissioners the city has a window of federal and tax-credit incentives that make battery storage worth studying, noting, “battery storage and some other units … are still able to get a 30% rebate.” The staffer described a recent example of a 6-megawatt, containerized battery installation as a realistic model for municipal use.
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