Direct Current (DC) Fast Charger Requirements

A utility may only develop, own, maintain, or operate a DC fast charger if:

• The DC fast charger is located at least 15 miles from a privately owned DC fast charger that already exists or is under construction;

• The DC fast charger is located at least one mile from an Alternative Fuel Corridor designated by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration;

• Before beginning construction of a DC fast charger, the utility conducts a right of first refusal process; and,

• The utility provides EV charging under rates, tolls, rents, and charges that are fair, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory, and available to all DC fast charging station operators in the utility’s service territory.

Beginning January 1, 2028, a utility may only develop, own, maintain, or operate a DC fast charger if:

• The DC fast charger is located at least 10 miles from a privately owned DC fast charger that is already in commercial operation or has a pending building permit and interconnection request to the electric supplier; and,

• The utility provides EV charging under rates, tolls, rents, and charges that are fair, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory, and available to all DC fast charger operators in the utility’s service territory.

(Reference Legislative Bill 1317, 2024))