Sandy Springs To Host Ribbon Cutting For Electric Vehicle Charging Station

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The city of Sandy Springs will host a ribbon cutting ceremony next week to mark the opening of its new electric vehicle charging station.

The ceremony will take place 3 p.m. Tuesday, March 10 in the Hammond Drive parking lot at Hammond Park. 

The Sandy Springs City Council in November accepted a grant from the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority (GEFA) to help fund the installation of the charging station.

Sandy Springs will receive $6,340 in grant funds, matching those funds for a total of $12,680. As part of the program, the city agrees to keep the charging stations operational at least three years, providing semi-annual data from the charging stations to GEFA during that time.

GEFA designed the incentive program to increase the number of electric vehicle charging stations throughout the state. The program provides cities with a rebate to install alternating current (AC) Level II and direct current quick charging (DCQC) EV charging stations.

Hammond Park is at 705 Hammond Drive. 

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