Get Charged Up at the Waterfront Park

Get plugged into what’s new at the Waterfront Park – electric vehicle charging stations are now open for business.  Supervisors Ron Roberts and Dave Roberts celebrated the grand opening of the charging stations during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the underground parking garage Monday.   

Members of the public and County employees can use the stations to charge their electric vehicles. Several stations are located along the southeast wall of the garage and an ADA station is located near the garage elevator. In a nod to the holidays, charging will be free through Dec. 26.

ChargePoint installed the stations and will operate them for five years. Drivers who use them will be charged per kilowatt hour rather than a flat hourly rate and they can pay with a major credit card or set up a free ChargePoint account. Once the vehicle is charged, ChargePoint will send a text massage to the driver.

Two types of charging stations are available. Level 2 chargers can be used on all electric vehicles. DC Fast is limited to electric vehicles equipped with the appropriate plug. 

Charging stations will also be installed at ten other County parking facilities by December 2015. Which one is next? Watch for them at the County Operations Center sometime in February or March.