BNL Employee Electric Vehicle Charging Program users group

["Van Buren, Gene" <gene AT bnl.gov>]

Hi, all

Time change: the demo next Friday got bumped forward to 11am.

-Gene

> On Sep 11, 2020, at 1:51 PM, Van Buren, Gene <gene AT bnl.gov> wrote:
> 
> Hello, EV users
> 
> Two great items of news I'd like to bring to your attention today:
> 
> Item 1) Charging stations
> 
> A) You may or may not be aware that new Level 2 charging stations have been 
> installed onsite in 4 locations: in front of Bldgs. 555 (Chemistry), 744 
> (the southwestern NSLS II LOB), 734 (ISB), and 464 (DOE site office - DOE 
> use only!). Each of these is a 2-port station capable of delivering 6.2 kW 
> of power, if I understand correctly, over the two ports. If only 1 port is 
> in use, that port will get the full 6.2 kW, but if both ports are in use, 
> the power will be split between the ports (each station should be 
> accessible from 2 parking spots). Details of the fees for using these 
> chargers will be given later, but the latest I heard was that this will 
> transpire via ChargePoint (and users would need an account). I do not have 
> a date yet for when these will become active. Please stay tuned for more 
> details!
> 
> B) The vendor for the charging stations will be on site next Friday, 
> September 18th, and will hold a demonstration for usage of the stations at 
> 2pm in front of Bldg. 555 (I plan to be there). Brigitte Kimble set up an 
> Outlook invitation for the demonstration, but I'm not sure how to forward 
> on the Outlook invite. If you want to attend, I'd be happy to collect names 
> and pass them along to Brigitte.
> 
> C) I expect the existing program using the Level 1 outlets to continue, as 
> demand for charging will likely still exceed what even the new Level 2 
> chargers will provide. But we'll have to see how it goes.
> 
> Item 2) PSEG LI rebates
> 
> I brought attention last year on this list to the PSEG rebates for 
> installing a smart home charging station. I will copy and paste that below. 
> But there is news on this if you have installed one of their approved 
> stations: you can receive $0.05/kWh back on your electricity bill for any 
> charging you do between 11pm and 6am. Apparently, they will reimburse you 
> for any such charging you did going back to April 1, 2020 if you were 
> already part of their smart home charging program (I have yet to see the $ 
> back on my bill as I just signed up earlier this week). Here is their link 
> (BTW, this site worked in Google Chrome for me, but did work properly in my 
> Safari web browser):
> 
> https://www.psegliny.com/saveenergyandmoney/solarrenewableenergy/ev/smartchargerewards
> 
> That's the news!
> -Gene
> 
> Last year's rebates:
> _____
> 
> For those unaware (as I was until someone tipped me off - thanks, Jamie), 
> PSEG has instituted a $500 rebate for certain home Level 2 charging 
> stations (actually, EVSEs to get the terminology correct) as of last month 
> for the remainder or 2019:
> https://www.psegliny.com/saveenergyandmoney/solarrenewableenergy/ev/smartcharge
> 
> The rebate only applies to a specific list of equipment that must connect 
> to WiFi and allow PSEG to monitor your usage. If you are interested in a 
> JuiceBox model from Emotorwerks, you can get an additional $15 off the 
> price by using my referral (full disclosure: I get $15 too if you do):
> http://emotorwerks.refr.cc/genevanburen
> 
> I want to make sure that everyone is also aware that there is also a 50% 
> income tax credit on such equipment from the state of New York:
> https://www.tax.ny.gov/pit/credits/alt_fuels_elec_vehicles.htm
> 
> My reading of this is that anything you spend _over_ the $500 you get back 
> on the PSEG rebate is eligible for the 50% tax credit. And if you don't use 
> the rebate at all (or missed out on it), you should still be able to use 
> this tax credit for the equipment cost.
> 
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