Company to install and maintain up to seven
Level 2 charging stations across Maryland service area
WILLLIAMSPORT, Md.,
June 14,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Potomac Edison, a subsidiary of
FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE), is now offering a limited number of
utility-owned electric vehicle charging stations with no-cost for
installation at multifamily properties in its Maryland service area. The company received
approval earlier this year from the Maryland Public Service
Commission (PSC) to move forward with the new offering as part of
EV Driven, the company's five-year PSC-approved pilot program
designed to benefit the state's environment by reducing auto
emissions and supporting Maryland's goal to reach 300,000 zero-emission
vehicles on the road by 2025.
Potomac Edison is offering up to seven Level 2 electric vehicle
charging stations that it will install, own and maintain at
participating multifamily properties. Level 2 charging stations can
accommodate two vehicles for simultaneous charging and deliver 8 to
24 miles of range per hour of charging. Property owners will not be
responsible for installation or maintenance costs but will need to
agree to an easement so Potomac Edison can install the stations and
have access for ongoing maintenance.
"Multifamily residents are increasingly seeking electric vehicle
charging stations where they live, and this utility-owned option
will allow property owners to easily deliver an attractive new
amenity that will help set their communities apart," said
Linda Moss, president of
FirstEnergy's Maryland
operations.
Once operational, the charging rate for the stations will be the
same as Potomac Edison's public EV charging stations. The current
rate is $0.21 per kilowatt-hour.
For more information or to apply for a utility-owned electric
vehicle charging station at a multifamily community in Potomac
Edison's Maryland service area,
please visit www.potomacedison.com/evdriven or contact Potomac
Edison at evdriven@firstenergycorp.com.
In addition to the utility-owned stations, $20,000 rebates are available to multifamily
property owners in Potomac Edison's service territory who choose to
install and own charging stations themselves. The limited number of
utility-owned charging stations and rebates for private multifamily
property owners are available until the EV Driven program concludes
at the end of 2023. Potomac Edison recently issued a $20,000 rebate toward the installation of six
charging stations at the 80-unit Clarksburg Condominium II
community in Clarksburg,
Maryland.
Residential customers of Potomac Edison in Maryland are eligible for rebates of
$300 for the installation of EV
charging stations at their homes and can also earn additional
rewards for using their chargers during off-peak hours. Earlier
this year, the residential rebate and off-peak rewards program was
expanded to include Teslas, which account for most electric
vehicles sold in the U.S.
Potomac Edison is also installing 59 charging stations,
including 20 fast-charging stations, across its seven-county
Maryland territory throughout the
course of the EV Driven program.
Potomac Edison serves about 275,000 customers in all or parts of
Allegany, Carroll, Frederick, Garrett, Howard, Montgomery, and Washington counties in Maryland and 151,000 customers in the Eastern
Panhandle of West Virginia. Follow
Potomac Edison at www.potomacedison.com, on Twitter @PotomacEdison,
and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/PotomacEdison.
FirstEnergy is dedicated to integrity, safety, reliability and
operational excellence. Its 10 electric distribution companies form
one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems,
serving customers in Ohio,
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West
Virginia, Maryland and
New York. The company's
transmission subsidiaries operate approximately 24,000 miles of
transmission lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic
regions. Follow FirstEnergy online at www.firstenergycorp.com and
on Twitter @FirstEnergyCorp.
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