BNL Employee Electric Vehicle Charging Program users group

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

Hey, Jamie

Yeah, the charging stations have been ready since the fall, but the 
policy/payment details aren't yet. I understand this is a "could happen 
anytime now" situation. I guess this way no one has gotten spoiled by having 
abundant access while 2/3rds of the Lab's employee's worked remotely ;-) 

-Gene



> On May 19, 2021, at 3:56 PM, James Dunlop <dunlop AT bnl.gov> wrote:
> 
> Hi Gene et al,
>  I happened to be in today, tried to use these chargepoint stations, with my
> chargepoint card, and it didn't work, both in front of the ISB and
> Chemistry.  The message on the station screen said they were
> disabled.   Any idea when these will become active? 
> Thanks,
>  Jamie
>> 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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