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Colorado to launch smart-charging pilot program as it prepares for EVs

Green Car Reports

As it prepares to launch an electric-car mandate in coming years, Colorado is working to learn how electric cars can help it move to a more renewable energy grid.

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How to Navigate EV Charging Rebates and Successfully Fund Your Home Charging Station

EV Match

If you’re ready to install an EV charging station in your home, consider exploring the numerous EV charging rebates and incentives that both the government and electric utility companies offer before you hire a contractor. Homeowners can claim as much as $1,000 for their EV charging installation. Black Hills Energy – Colorado.

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EV Chargers for All!

Cars That Think

“I asked about installing charging stations in our garage and was invited to bring the issue up before the HOA (homeowners association) board, where all good ideas go to die,” he said. Several states have passed “right to charge” laws that allow renters to install EV Level 1 and 2 chargers, but they are responsible for all installation costs.

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Emporia’s energy management system prepares for the bidirectional EV charging future

Charged EVs

However, they cost thousands, if not tens of thousands, of dollars to purchase and install. You install it inside your electrical panel, and it collects energy usage data for the whole building and for each individual circuit inside the panel, a thousand times a second. It is a Level 2, 48-amp smart charger with a 25-foot cable.

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