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Bill urges regulators to exclude charging stations from definition of public utility

BY: WESLEY MULLER - MAY 23, 2022

Louisiana looks to avoid monopoly on electric vehicle charging stations

Louisiana Senate Bill 460 seeks to exclude vehicle charging stations from the definition of a public utility and establishing a rate structure for charging electric vehicles. The bill would stop short of actually doing either of those. Instead it would urge the Louisiana Public Service Commission to take those actions.

One of the primary decisions facing state lawmakers is whether or not to consider charging stations a public utility. Currently, only public utilities are allowed to sell electricity to consumers in Louisiana. That is why most charging stations across the state currently provide the electricity for free. 

Louisiana has about 141 public charging stations, according to a 2020 count by the U.S. Department of Energy. They can often be found near government buildings, car dealerships or in the parking lots of retailers such as Target and Whole Foods.

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