Washtenaw Community College has expanded electric vehicle charging on campus with the addition of 12 new charging ports installed over the past 18 months in several high-traffic locations.
The new ports are available to the public and are located in Parking Lots 1, 6 and 7 (see campus map), as well as near the WCC Health and Fitness Center.
WCC now offers 31 chargers to the public across its campus and has its own separate set of 15 chargers designated solely for the college’s campus electric vehicle fleet.
The expansion builds on more than a decade of EV charging at WCC. The college first used grant funding to install charging stations as part of the construction of its parking structure in January 2012.
Since then, the system has been updated several times as electric vehicle use has increased.
The new stations are available to students and employees, the community, and can be located on ChargePoint, a national EV charging network.
Location selection was based on power availability and usage patterns.
“Access to reliable charging is one of the biggest roadblocks for people considering an electric vehicle,” said WCC Director of Energy, Sustainability & Facilities Planning Bill Ghrist.
Ghrist said the charging stations also support the college’s sustainability goals, particularly its efforts to reduce so-called “Scope 3” greenhouse gas emissions, which include emissions generated by commuting.
“Encouraging people to consider an EV and giving them a place to charge while they’re on-campus is one way we can reduce emissions we don’t directly control,” he said.
WCC plans to use ChargePoint’s reporting capabilities to track usage and estimated greenhouse gas reductions by fiscal year.
By 2030, the college aims to source 100% of its electricity from renewable energy, including solar and wind, making EV charging on campus carbon-free.
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