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City to cover roughly $29,400 clawback after EV charger usage fell short of grant requirement
Summary
City staff told the BID board that a We Energies grant for downtown and Vine Street EV chargers included a usage threshold that was not met; We Energies is seeking a clawback and the city will cover about $29,400 from contingency funds so the BID is not affected.
Jesse briefed the BID about a grant condition tied to EV charging stations the city installed in 2023–2024 under a We Energies program. The grant required each individual station to reach a 60-kilowatt-hour usage threshold; usage at the downtown Main Street station reached roughly 35–40% of that threshold and Vine Street was lower. Jesse said the grant administrator is exercising a clawback clause for unmet usage and estimated the clawback at approximately $12,000 for the Main Street station and just over $17,000 for the Vine Street station, totaling about $29,400. "The clawback payment for the Main Street station is about $12,000, whereas the clawback here for the Vine Street EV station is just over $17,000," Jesse said.
Jesse told the board the city will pay the clawback from contingency funds so the BID is not financially impacted and that the stations will remain operational. He also said the usage-shortfall nuance was lost in staff transitions and recommended targeted advertising to raise awareness of the amenity; he offered to collaborate with the BID and chamber on promotion.
