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Renewable Tuesday: Right-to-Charge Laws [1]
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Date: 2025-07-14
The Conversation: Right-to-charge laws bring the promise of EVs to apartments, condos and rentals
More than 3.6 million electric cars are driving around the U.S., but if you live in an apartment, finding an available charger isn’t always easy. Grocery stores and shopping centers might have a few, but charging takes time and the spaces may be taken or inconvenient.
Meijer in Champaign IL has lots of chargers. Maybe the Meijer in Urbana will get some. How is it where you live?
Several states and cities, aiming to expand EV use, are now trying to lift that barrier to ownership with “right to charge” laws. Illinois’ governor signed the latest right-to-charge law in June 2023, requiring that all parking spots at new homes and multiunit dwellings be wired so they’re ready for EV chargers to be installed. Colorado, Florida, New York and other states have passed similar laws in recent years. But having wiring in place for charging is only the first step to expanding EV use. Apartment building managers, condo associations and residents are now trying to figure out how to make charging efficient, affordable and available to everyone who needs it when they need it.
OK, but what about existing apartments and so on? I’ll have to take this up with the Urbana Sustainability Council. There are companies all over the country ready and willing to do the planning, permitting, and installation work. My wife and I moved into an apartment complex with no chargers last year, so we want to convince the owners to get ready for competition from new complexes that are springing up all over our area. Right now, they are willing to assign us a parking space and let us pay to install an EV charger. It might be worth it financially with the savings on fuel and maintenance, but I expect that we will get a better deal soon enough. This is going to become another point of competition among housing managements.
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