Public Utility Electric Vehicle (EV) Charger Policy Design Requirements

Inside the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) territory, transmission and distribution utilities (TDUs) may not directly own or operate public EV chargers and may not include charger costs in commission approved rates. A TDU may affiliate with a competitive entity to provide public charging via a separate entity or third party, only if no station appears within 50 miles on the Department of Energy’s Alternative Fuels Data Center map. Additional terms and conditions apply.

TDUs may construct, own, and operate make ready infrastructure on the utility side of the point of delivery and recover make ready costs at the authorized rate of return. A TDU may own, operate, lease, install, or procure service from a charger on its premises solely to serve the utility’s vehicles.

(Reference Texas Statutes, Utilities Code 42.0104)