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EQC backs changing EV charging fees to flat rates, pilots overnight allowance
Summary
Menlo Park staff recommended — and the EQC voted to recommend to City Council — eliminating session and seasonal fees and charging flat rates of $0.41/kWh (Level 2) and $0.51/kWh (Level 3), while piloting removal of the $5/hour escalation fee between midnight and 6 a.m. to permit overnight charging for plugged‑in EVs.
Menlo Park — The Environmental Quality Commission voted Feb. 26 to recommend that City Council adopt a simplified, flat EV‑charging fee structure and to consider a pilot that allows overnight charging without escalation fees.
City staff presented a cost‑of‑service analysis and recommended eliminating the 50¢ session fee and the seasonal/peak pricing structure, and instead charging Level 2 stations $0.41 per kilowatt‑hour and Level 3 stations $0.51 per kilowatt‑hour. Staff proposed keeping a $5 per hour escalation fee for vehicles that remain plugged in beyond…
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