UMass Chan installed 32 electric vehicle chargers
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Electric vehicle charging ports at UMass Chan Medical School
National Grid energized 32 new electric vehicle charging ports on the UMass Chan Medical School campus in Worcester on Thursday, a $320,000 investment from the utility and the school.
Through the program, 16 dual-port charging stations were installed in the school's west parking garage, where they will be accessible to both medical school employees and UMass Memorial Medical Center staff.
The installation comes as part of a wider National Grid Electric Vehicle Charging Station Program initiative to expand electric vehicle adoption and to lower the cost of EV chargers. National Grid is headquartered in the United Kingdom, with its U.S. headquarters in Waltham.
“[National Grid] recently launched one of the largest EV programs in the country outside of California, with a target to install 30,000 EV charging station ports in New England and New York by 2025,” said John Isberg, vice president of customer solutions at National Grid, in a written statement. “The EV Charging Station Program helps businesses and facilities enable the transition to electrified transportation and helps places like UMass Chan Medical School cover the costs of new charging stations.”
Installation costs were funded in part by a National Grid rebate of more than $230,000.
“Increasing the use of electric vehicles, both in our own fleet and by members of our community who drive to campus, is a specific goal of our sustainability plan. Having charging stations available on campus can be a powerful incentive for people to consider transitioning to an electric vehicle,” said Suzanne Wood, associate director of facilities management for sustainability and campus services at UMass Chan Medical School, in a written statement.
UMass Chan adopted a formalized energy efficiency program in 2004.
Motor vehicles are the foremost cause of greenhouse gas emissions in Massachusetts, according to the state Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs.
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