http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160420006367/en/Largest-Public-Electric-Vehicle-Charging-Center-California City of Santa Clara Celebrates 49 EV Charging Stations in Parking Garage Near 49ers’ Levi’s Stadium, Convention Center, Great America Theme Park April 20, 2016
[image http://mms.businesswire.com/media/20160420006367/en/520470/5/EV_2_pana_2350_jpeg.jpg?download=1 ] Center, the largest public EV charging facility in California. The 49 multi-standard EV chargers are located in the Tasman Parking Garage, located near Levi's Stadium, the Santa Clara Convention Center and the Great America theme park. (Photo: Business Wire) SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The largest public multi-standard electric vehicle charging facility in California officially opened today in Santa Clara, as city and electric vehicle (EV) industry officials celebrated the Santa Clara Electric Vehicle Charging Center located at the city’s Tasman Parking Garage. The parking structure, situated near the Santa Clara Convention Center, Levi’s Stadium and the California Great America theme park, features 48 Level 2 chargers and one DC Fast Charger. “This garage also features a rooftop solar array and state-of-the-art power storage capability.” Santa Clara’s municipal electric utility Silicon Valley Power (SVP) collaborated with the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), Joint Venture Silicon Valley, ChargePoint and MJR Electric to obtain a grant of $393,000 from the California Energy Commission to pay for the equipment and construction of the charging center. Santa Clara staff provided labor, and operational expenses of the facility are expected to be covered by usage fees from EV drivers. “This is a milestone in our city’s commitment to fighting climate change, and it sets a standard for local action in California,” said Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor. “This garage also features a rooftop solar array and state-of-the-art power storage capability.” The 6-story parking structure has a 370-kilowatt photovoltaic installation, and uses battery technology from Green Charge Networks to help offset peak power demand with stored power to lower costs. While the solar power does not go directly to the charging stations, it does flow into the local SVP grid, which in turn provides the facility’s electricity. The grand opening ceremony featured a showcase of the latest models from local EV dealers. Industry analysts say that California accounts for 40 percent of the 116,000 EVs reported sold in the U.S. in 2015. About Silicon Valley Power Silicon Valley Power is the trademark adopted for use by the not-for-profit electric municipal utility of Santa Clara, CA serving residents and businesses for over 100 years. SVP provides power to more than 53,000 customers, including Applied Materials, Intel, Owens Corning, Agilent Technologies and NVIDIA, at rates 16 to 43 percent below neighboring communities. Contacts Silicon Valley Power Larry Owens, 408-615-6644 lowens (at) siliconvalleypower.com or City of Santa Clara Jennifer Yamaguma, 408-615-2212 or Agency Contact: Tom Mertens, 408-234-6881 Tom (at) dystrick.com [© businesswire.com] ... http://www.elp.com/articles/2016/04/silicon-valley-power-partners-install-electric-vehicle-charging-center-in-california.html Silicon Valley Power, partners install electric vehicle charging center in California 04/20/2016 For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Santa-Clara-CA-Celebrates-49-Public-EVSE-in-1-Parking-Garage-tp4681704.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
