But are elusive demand charges from utility companies making it fiscally impossible for convenience stores to install EV chargers?
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But a larger question looms: even if owners of convenience stores want to make an identity shift to embrace EV drivers, can they afford the costs of providing the electricity?The hardware and software for fast charging can run between $50,000 for one charger and $500,000 for multiple fast chargers and dispensers, Michael Hughes, chief revenue officer of ChargePoint Holdings,, which tries to bring EV charging “to more people and places than ever before with the world’s largest and most open EV...
Baseline charges — otherwise known as connection fees. These go to pay for the grid infrastructure — poles, wires, substations, and such. The last category of demand charges is mighty tricky. Electricity comes directly from the grid. The utility company has to make sure that amount of power is available all day, every day, and it adds on a demand charge to pay for that ability and assurance. Demand charges can increase utility bills by as much as 50% every month, which can double the amount of money the store owner pays for electricity.
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