Paired Power Installs Free Solar Mobile Electric Vehicle Charger for the City of Davis – the First of Its Kind in the Region
2024年7月2日 - 11:30PM
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The City of Davis announced today that it is making EV charging
easier for the public with the installation of a PairTree™
microgrid solar-powered electric vehicle (EV) charging station from
Paired Power. The new station with two EV charge ports is located
in the Boy Scout Parking Lot (at 616 First Street). The
installation is one of the components in the City’s EV Charging
Infrastructure Phase 1 project.
PairTree™ is the flagship product of Paired Power, a Bay
Area-based, solar-powered EV charger manufacturer. This is the
first time this specific technology has been installed in the
Sacramento region. The PairTree™ charger is compatible with all
major EV and PHEV models. It has a Level 2 charging rate with up to
7.7kW for one EV or 4 kW per vehicle for two EVs.
“The City chose PairTree because of its quick-to-install
solution that greatly lessens construction time and costs compared
to a traditional fixed charger installation,” said Mayor Josh
Chapman. “This location is ideal because it is right off Interstate
80 and in the heart of downtown. We encourage anyone using the
chargers to explore our downtown and all it has to offer.”
“It’s an honor to be selected to provide the first public solar
microgrid charger for the City of Davis delivering renewable energy
for EV charging,” said Paired Power CEO, Tom McCalmont. “Our
engineers designed PairTree to provide resilient charging that is
fully solar powered and delivers EV charging regardless of grid
availability. Our stations deliver reliable solar power to serve
communities that are focused on a cleaner, safer environment.”
The City has opted for these EV chargers to be open to all users
at no cost initially. This makes the charging process incredibly
simple – just plug in an EV and charging will start automatically.
Unplug to stop the charging process. The City collects no personal
information from the charge sessions, but will be able to collect
aggregated data about sessions and usage for its sustainability
reports.
Note that the Boy Scout parking lot does have a two-hour time
limit that will be enforced and this includes those parking in EV
and/or accessible parking spaces. Removing the charging cable and
re-plugging in after the two-hour time limit will prohibit
additional charging.
Currently, the City has fixed EV chargers located in the City
Hall parking lot. The City has plans to install another PairTree™
EV charger at Playfields Park (2500 Research Park Drive) in fall
2024. Since the stations are transportable, they can be moved to
other locations depending on future needs.
All project costs for the installation are fully funded by the
City of Davis’ share of the Electrify Yolo grant funding. Electrify
Yolo is a regional project with City of Davis acting as the lead
agency, and it includes Yolo County, Valley Clean Energy Alliance
(VCE) on behalf of City of Winters, and the City of Woodland.
Davis has Memoranda of Understanding with each partner. The
project is funded under a 2018 SACOG Green Region grant. The City
of Davis’ Electrify Yolo share is approximately $2 million of the
total grant. Phase 1 of the project will include planning efforts
for EV charging infrastructure, installation of Level 2 and Level 3
(DC Fast) Chargers, purchase of an electric vehicle and these
mobile chargers. Progress on Electrify Yolo can be found on the
City’s website:
https://www.cityofdavis.org/city-hall/improvement-projects/electric-vehicles-and-ev-charging.
About Paired Power
Trusted by cities, governments and leading corporations, Paired
Power manufactures solar-powered microgrid electric vehicle charger
facilities (EVCF) that enable rapid deployment of new EV
infrastructure without requiring expansions of existing grid
capacity. Paired Power’s flagship product is PairTree™, a microgrid
solar powered EV charger that pairs a 4.6kW solar array with a 42.4
kWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) to provide Level 2 EV
charging day or night. www.pairedpower.com
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