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Officials flag permitting, utility interconnection and charger reliability as key hurdles to NEVI rollout
Summary
California officials said the NEVI buildout faces non-funding challenges: local permitting practices, utility interconnection and charger reliability will need coordinated action and new requirements; agencies plan to align federal uptime rules with state funding requirements.
California officials used a Veloz webinar Q&A to identify implementation challenges that must be solved before NEVI-funded chargers can be widely deployed.
Commissioner Patty Monahan said reliability and the consumer experience are priorities. "We are increasingly adding reliability requirements to the chargers that we fund. The new federal funding will have uptime requirements as well, which we will align with and potentially go beyond," Monahan said, announcing state alignment with anticipated federal uptime standards and…
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