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Select Board authorizes town administrator to accept state-funded EV chargers at three sites
Summary
The board authorized the town administrator to sign authorization for level-2 EV chargers at three town locations; installation, five years of service and maintenance are covered by a state grant at no cost to the town, and the town can set public charging rates (vendor retains a 5¢/kWh administrative fee).
The Select Board on Aug. 3 authorized the town administrator to accept installation of level-2 electric-vehicle chargers at three municipal locations through a state-funded program that covers equipment, software and five years of maintenance at no cost to the town.
Town Administrator Joe Laden described the proposal as a continuation of prior work with the same vendor and said the planned sites include 10 Mechanic (location name uncertain in the memo), 215 Depot Street and 100 Blackstone Street. Laden told the board installation and five years of service support are covered by the state grant and noted the board would retain control to set public charging rates. "It's being covered 5 years at 0 cost to the town," he said. The vendor will collect a 5¢ per kilowatt-hour administrative fee for its monitoring and platform services; the town may establish a special-revenue account for future upkeep after the initial five-year term.
Board members asked whether town vehicles could be prioritized. Laden said the grant terms generally prohibit restricting chargers to town vehicles but noted managers can configure RFID accounts and time limits to prioritize municipal use during set hours. The board moved, seconded and voted to authorize the town administrator to sign the authorization paperwork.
