{"id":1714,"date":"2015-12-25T20:32:39","date_gmt":"2015-12-25T12:32:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/haslinasarkan\/?p=1714"},"modified":"2015-12-25T20:32:39","modified_gmt":"2015-12-25T12:32:39","slug":"state-grant-available-for-fairfield-businesses-to-install-electric-vehicle-charging-stations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/haslinasarkan\/state-grant-available-for-fairfield-businesses-to-install-electric-vehicle-charging-stations\/","title":{"rendered":"State grant available for Fairfield businesses to install electric vehicle charging stations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By <a class=\"url fn n\" title=\"View all posts by Fairfield Sun\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fairfield-sun.com\/author\/fairfield-sun\/\">Fairfield Sun<\/a> on December 21, 2015<\/p>\n<div class=\"NEWS_FEED_DISPLAY_DETAILS_ROW_TITLE\">First Selectman Mike Tetreau announced today that under a program just launched by the State of Connecticut\u2019s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) commercial property owners can apply for funding to support the installation of new Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations on their property.<\/div>\n<div class=\"NEWS_FEED_DISPLAY_DETAILS_BODY_ROW\">\n<p>Applicants need to submit proposals by January 7, 2016. More information on the program and the application process is available at <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/SjYYiI\">goo.gl\/SjYYiI<\/a>. Questions also can be directed to Fairfield\u2019s Clean Energy Task Force (CETF)\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/f1Iheh\">goo.gl\/f1Iheh<\/a>) at fairfieldcleanenergy@gmail.com.<\/p>\n<p>The program\u2019s goal is to promote the use of EVs by establishing publicly-accessible charging stations throughout Connecticut. DEEP is offering funding of up to $10,000 and plans to prioritize proposed installations available to the public at no cost, 24 hours a day, seven days a week in central locations presently underserved by EV chargers.<\/p>\n<p>First Selectman Tetreau said, \u201cBy sponsoring the installation of an EV charging station, property owners can provide a valuable amenity for their environmentally conscious customers as well as make a highly meaningful, tangible statement about their own environmental awareness and concern. The Town of Fairfield encourages local commercial property owners to consider taking advantage of this opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In Fairfield, new chargers would be installed by ChargePoint, which operates the world\u2019s largest and most open EV charging network (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chargepoint.com\/\">www.chargepoint.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cElectric vehicles are reliable, safe, easy to maintain, fun to drive and, most importantly, far better for the environment than gas-powered vehicles,\u201d said Scott Thompson, CETF chairman. \u201cWith the transportation sector the largest source of air pollution in Connecticut, EVs have strongly emerged as an effective way for individuals to cost-efficiently reduce their personal \u2018carbon footprint,\u2019 but we need to make the benefits of EVs readily accessible to even more drivers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the DEEP, there are currently 23,000 publicly available charging stations nationwide and more than 300 in Connecticut. The CETF, which supports town-wide initiatives for greater use of clean, renewable energy sources, has facilitated the installation of several EV charging stations in Fairfield at locations including Sherman Green and the Fairfield Woods Branch Library.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Fairfield Sun on December 21, 2015 First Selectman Mike Tetreau announced today that under a program just launched by the State of Connecticut\u2019s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) commercial property owners can apply for funding to support the installation of new Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations on their property. 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