Falmouth "Right To Charge" Electric Vehicle Stations

The Massachusetts government administration wants to add more electric projects and electric vehicle charge stations. The issue holding up progress is the old antiquated electric grid has reached maximum capacity.

The Massachusetts administration wants to work with the legislature to pass “right to charge” EV legislation but electric grid capacity for now is holding back regulations.

The "right to charge" EVs proposal would more than likely require it to be mandatory for rental units, hotels, motels, apartment buildings, condominiums, and public housing to provide residents access to charging stations.

Falmouth currently has six public drive-up commercial charge locations with a yearly population of around 33,000 and a summer population of 100,000.

There are three types of charging stations

Level one: 110 volts residential gives 5 miles per 1 hour of charging for home garage use.

Level two: 208 to 240 volts residential and commercial gives 25 miles per 1 hour of charging.

Level three: 440 volts fast charging commercial gives up to 200 miles in less than 1 hour.

Massachusetts to reach climate goals by 2030 needs needs 900,000 EVs on the road and 75,000 public charging stations.

Note #

• The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) Massachusetts Electric Vehicle Incentive Program (MassEVIP) Public Access Charging (PAC) Program provides incentive funding to property owners or their representatives in the Commonwealth to cover a portion of the cost of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations accessible to the general public.