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South Carolina Senate Bill 275 includes provisions which will help break down barriers to private investment in EV charging, namely the threat of unfair competition from electric utility companies. This bill will prohibit electric utilities from using ratepayer funds to compete in the EV charging market and require any utilities that choose to enter this market to do so on a level playing field under the same rates, terms and conditions available to private EV charging operators. The bill advanced from the Senate Committee on Transportation on February 20 and is now on the Senate Floor.

CAP is organizing a coalition letter in support of this legislation for members and other supporters to sign. You can view the coalition letter here. We will send this letter to relevant committees and legislators as S. 275 advances through the legislative process. The more companies and organizations that we have signed on the better! Please let us know as soon as possible if we can add your company or organization’s logo to the bottom of this letter by reaching out here.

Kansas Senate Bill 167 includes several provisions which will help break down barriers to private investment in EV charging, the first of which is the threat of unfair competition from electric utility companies. This bill will prohibit electric utilities from using ratepayer funds to compete in the EV charging market and require any utilities that choose to enter this market to do so through a separate, nonregulated entity that competes on a level playing field under the same rates, terms and conditions available to private EV charging operators. Additionally, SB 167 will require Kansas’ utilities to establish rates for EV charging that utilize alternatives to costly and unpredictable demand charges. The bill has been referred to the Senate Committee on Utilities and had a hearing on February 11.

CAP is organizing a coalition letter in support of this legislation for members and other supporters to sign. You can view the coalition letter here. We will send this letter to relevant committees and legislators as SB 167 advances through the legislative process. The more companies and organizations that we have signed on the better! Please let us know as soon as possible if we can add your company or organization’s logo to the bottom of this letter by reaching out here.

Senate Bill 106 will help solve issues currently discouraging private investment in Ohio’s EV charging market. SB 106 will prohibit electric utilities from using ratepayer funds to purchase, own and operate EV chargers for the next five years. This will still allow utilities to compete in the EV charging space so long as they do so through a separate subsidiary subject to the same rates, terms and conditions that apply to all EV charging providers. After the initial five years have passed, a right-of-first-refusal process will be implemented to ensure private entities have the opportunity to serve certain areas before utilities are authorized to do so and to protect privately owned chargers from unfair competition. This bill has been referred to the Senate Committee on Public Utilities.

CAP is organizing a coalition letter in support of this legislation for members and other supporters to sign. You can view the coalition letter here. We will send this letter to relevant committees and legislators as SB 106 advances through the legislative process. The more companies and organizations that we have signed on the better! Please let us know as soon as possible if we can add your company or organization’s logo to the bottom of this letter by reaching out here.

House Bill 2087 will help to encourage private investment in EV charging by limiting the ability of electric utilities to compete unfairly with private entities in the EV charging market. The bill does this by directing the State Corporation Commission to open a proceeding that will determine the appropriate buffer areas between eligibly privately-owned fast charging stations and those owned by electric utilities. Additionally, this legislation encourages private investment by streamlining the make-ready infrastructure process for interconnecting EV charging stations and also directs utilities to file rates specific to public fast-charging, fostering greater predictability and certainty for businesses. The Virginia General Assembly Session is one of the shortest state legislative sessions in the country so this bill is expected to move quickly. HB 2087 has passed the General Assembly and is waiting on action from the Governor.

CAP is organizing a coalition letter in support of this legislation for members and other supporters to sign. You can view the coalition letter here. We will send this letter to relevant committees and legislators as HB 2087 advances through the legislative process. The more companies and organizations that we have signed on the better! Please let us know as soon as possible if we can add your company or organization’s logo to the bottom of this letter by reaching out here.

There is legislation in New Jersey that will help address demand charges and provide the transparency and certainty necessary for those considering investing in electric vehicle (EV) charging. Assembly Bill 4624 would require electric utilities to file rates with the Board of Public Utilities that would utilize alternatives to both traditional demand-based rate structures and capacity demand charges and accelerate third-party investment in EV charging infrastructure. A4624 received a favorable vote from the Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee on September 19, 2024 and has been referred to the Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee. There is also a Senate version of this bill, S256, which was introduced earlier this year but has not moved yet.

This legislation presents an excellent opportunity to advocate for rate structures that will help mitigate demand charges and create the transparent pricing system necessary for a competitive EV charging market. CAP sent a letter of support for this legislation ahead of the first committee hearing and plan to do so again at future opportunities. We encourage members with operations in New Jersey to consider expressing their support well. Should you wish to submit comments and need assistance please do not hesitate to reach out.