Kingston’s detailed plan for its EV charging infrastructure
On Tuesday October 3 2017, the City of Kingston in Ontario has approved a plan to install a $796 000 EV charging network.
Here is the Proposed Kingston Electric Vehicle Strategy on which the city council voted unanimously.
Some important details from that proposed plan :
Recommendation:
- That Council direct staff to implement the Kingston Electric Vehicle Strategy as described within Report Number 17-262; and
- That Council approve up to $796,000 to be included in the 2018 capital budget and to be funded from the Environmental Reserve Fund; and
- That Council approve up to $82,000 to be included in the 2018 and 2019 operating budget, funded from the Working Fund Reserve to cover the cost of the first two (2) operational years in order to provide free public access to Level 1 and Level 2 electric vehicle charging stations; and
- That Council direct staff to amend the Fees and Charges By-Law to include a fee for Level 3 electric charging stations in 2018; and
- That Council delegates approval and signing authority for grant applications and agreements for financial assistance related to the implementation of the Kingston Electric Vehicle Strategy, to the Commissioner, Community Services or his/her delegates, in a form satisfactory to the Director of Legal Services, it being understood that any City contributions will be consistent with approved municipal budgets.
Kingston’s EV Strategy
Staff have developed a preliminary strategy to facilitate the adoption of EVs within the municipal fleet and the community in 2017 through 2019. The Kingston EV Strategy sets out a number of initiatives that would:
1. Convert appropriate light duty municipal fleet vehicles to EVs upon their scheduled replacement dates;
2. Continue monitoring opportunities for electrification of heavy duty municipal fleet vehicles;
3. Install and operate public EV charging stations on municipal property throughout the City;
4. Promote the environmental and economic benefits of EV use to Kingstonians and monitor uptake of EVs locally;
5. Ready local infrastructure for increasing EV charging demand; and
6. Determine demand for EV charging among municipal employees commuting to work.
Implementation of the Kingston EV Strategy will require approval of budget within 2018 and 2019 as described herein. The total budget amounts that would be expended by the City of Kingston could be reduced through the acquisition of grant funding that may be available from several programs as follows:
1. Ontario’s Electric Vehicle Charging Opportunities (EVCO) fund;
2. Ontario’s Electric Vehicle Incentive Program (EVIP) and Electric Vehicle Charging Incentive Program (EVCIP);
3. The Ontario Municipal GHG Challenge Fund; and
4. The Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ (FCM) Municipalities Climate Innovation Program (MCIP) and Green Municipal Funds (GMF) programs.
Target Area 1 – Electrification of Municipal Fleet
Initiative 1A: Purchase EVs for Municipal Fleet Use
Initiative 1B: Monitor the Feasibility of Electrifying Public Transit, Heavy Duty and Specialty Vehicles
Target Area 2 – Support Community Adoption and Use of EVs
Initiative 2A: Provide Charging Stations for Public Use at Municipal Facilities
Install and operate up to two Level 3, twenty-five Level 2 and two Level 1 charging stations for public use at municipal parking facilities, recreational facilities and municipal service locations. These locations are identified for consideration but could be amended or removed depending on operational requirements:
1. Two Level 3 (fast 450v DC charging) stations at:
a. INVISTA Centre
b. Downtown business improvement area (location to be confirmed)
2. Twenty Five Dual Level 2 (standard 220 volt charging) charging spots at:
a. Artillery Park Aquatic Centre (1 dual Level 2 station, replaces existing Level 1 stations)
b. North side of Clarence Street between Wellington and King Streets (1 dual Level 2 station)
c. Chown parking garage (2 dual Level 2 stations)
d. KGH waterfront surface parking lot (1 dual Level 2 station)
e. INVISTA Centre (2 dual Level 2 stations)
f. Hanson parking garage (2 dual Level 2 stations)
g. Norman Rogers Airport (1 dual Level 2 station)
h. 1211John Counter Boulevard visitor parking (1 dual Level 2 station)
i. 362 Montreal Street visitor parking (1 dual Level 2 station)
j. John Machin Sports Fields parking (1 dual Level 2 station)
k. Rideau Heights Community Centre (1 dual Level 2 station)
l. Portsmouth Olympic Harbour (1 dual Level 2 station)
m. Memorial Centre (1 dual Level 2 station)
n. Cataraqui Community Centre (1 dual Level 2 station)
o. PumpHouse Steam Museum Lot (1 dual Level 2 station)
p. Kingston East Community Centre (1 dual Level 2 station)
q. Grass Creek Park (1 dual Level 2 station)
r. McKee Memorial surface parking lot (1 dual Level 2 station)
s. Woodbine Park (1 dual Level 2 station)
t. Lake Ontario Park (1 dual Level 2 station)
u. Centre 70 (1 dual Level 2 station)
v. Belle Park (1 dual Level 2 Station)
3. Two Level 1 (120 volt slow charge) stations to serve non-automotive mobility on the Urban K&P Trail at:
a. Belle Park
b. Douglas Fluhrer Park at the K&P Trailhead
Recent Comments