§ 31-28-11 — § 31-28-11. Installation of electric vehicle charging stations — Definitions.

Rhode Island § 31-28-11

• Jurisdiction: Rhode Island
• Title 31: Motor and Other vehicles
• Ch. 31-28: Parking Facilities and Privileges

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§ 31-28-11. Installation of electric vehicle charging stations — Definitions.

As used in this section and § 31-28-12, the following words shall have the following meanings:

(1) "Commercial� includes, but is not limited to, any parking lot servicing box stores, grocery markets, strip malls, shopping malls, shopping centers, and hotels or motels.

(2) "Electric vehicle charging station� (EVCS) means a public parking space that is served by either "EV capable� or "EV ready� charging equipment.

(3) "EV capable� means electrical vehicle charging stations that have electrical panel capacity and space to support a minimum 40-ampere, 208/240-volt dedicated branch circuit for each EV parking space, and the installation of raceways (enclosed conduit that forms a physical pathway for electrical wiring), both underground and surface mounted, to support electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE).

(4) "EV ready� means a designated parking space with one 40-ampere, 208/240-volt dedicated branch circuit for EVSE servicing electric vehicles. The circuit shall terminate in a suitable termination point such as a receptacle, junction box, or an EVSE, and be located in close proximity to the proposed location of the EV parking spaces.

(5) "Housing� means any new, existing, or rehabilitated private housing developments with more than twenty (20) units, that provide residential or public parking.

(6) "Large employer� means any employer, with over one hundred (100) employees located in a single complex, that owns and operates a parking lot for employee use.

(7) "Municipal� means any parking lot servicing a municipal building, including, but not limited to, schools, public safety facilities, town or city hall, library, public administration offices, and recreational facilities.

(8) "Public funding� means any funds including, but not limited to: funds derived from federal, state, or municipal sources; in-kind remuneration from any federal, state, or municipal source; gifts or grants from any federal, state, or municipal source; revenue sharing or other federal, state, or municipal payments of any nature; intergovernmental transfers; tax stabilization agreements; revenues resulting from the sale of state or municipal bonds, or by the sale or lease of any property owned by the federal government, the state of Rhode Island, and/or any municipality of the state.

Legislative History

P.L. 2023, ch. 268, § 1, effective July 1, 2023.