Electric Vehicle (EV) Charger Open Access Requirements

EV charger service providers may not charge a subscription fee or require membership for use of their public chargers. In addition, providers must disclose the actual charges for using public EV chargers at the point of sale; allow contactless payment and pay-by-phone payment methods; install the Open Charge Point interoperability billing standard on each EV charger; and disclose the EV charger geographic location, schedule of fees, accepted methods of payment, and network roaming charges to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Direct current (DC) fast chargers must also include Plug and Charge payment capabilities.

The State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission is required to apply any network roaming standards it adopts to EV charging network providers that manage at least 100 publicly available EV chargers in California. Additional terms and conditions apply. For more information, see the California Air Resources Board EV Charger Standards website.

(Reference California Health and Safety Code 44268 and 44268.2 and Assembly Bill 2697, 2024)