Category: Featured Plug In Site

Potomac Edison Deep Creek Lake Visitors Center – McHenry, MD

This Potomac Edison EV charging station has two 62 kW ChargePoint DC fast chargers and one single port Level 2. It is located in the parking lot of the Deep Creek Lake Visitors Center in McHenry, MD. This popular vacation area is about 3 hours from the Baltimore, MD and Washington, DC area in western Maryland. The closest amenity besides the Visitors Center is a Greene Turtle restaurant via a 2 minute walk to the east. There is a Canoe On the Run coffee shop to the west about four minutes walk.

01/01/2021 – Opened
2 Vacation Way, McHenry, MD map

DCFC – 62 kW (Qty: 2)
Level 2 – 7 kW single-port (Qty: 1)

Reported Uptime (2022 Jul to Dec):
100% DC1 DCFC (EVSE ID 5580311)
100% DC2 DCFC (EVSE ID 5580321)
100% L2 (EVSE ID 5571081)

$184,656.61 Construction Costs
$1,400.00 Yearly Networking Fees

Date Range	kWh/day	Revenue	Electric Bill	Profit/Loss
2022 Jul to Dec	94.6	$4,593.53	$13,614.83	-$9,021.30
2022 Jan to Jun	47.9	$2,037.31	$6,795.34	-$4,758.03
2021 Jul to Dec	52.4	$2,372.17	$6,019.19	-$3,647.02

See also:
BGE Carroll County Commissioners – Featured Plug In Site
Potomac Edison Charging Station in Middletown, MD

Westminster, MD

The BGE Carroll County Commissioners EV charging station consists of one 50 kW DC fast charger and one dual port Level 2. It is located in the parking lot of the Carroll County Government building that houses the offices of the Carroll County Commissioners. Downtown Westminster Main Street is a .3 mile walk south on Center Street. Restaurants including Jersey Mike’s, Blaze Pizza and Tropical Smoothie Cafe is about a 5 minute walk (0.2 miles) north on Center Street.

12/10/2019 – Opened
225 North Center Street, Westminster, MD map

DCFC – 50 kW (Qty: 1)
Level 2 – 7 kW dual-port (Qty: 2)

Reported Uptime (2022 Jul to Dec):
69.0% DCFC (EVSE ID 43336)
93.8% L2 (EVSE ID 52155A)

$93,382.53 Construction Costs
$1,180.00 Yearly Networking Fees

Date Range	kWh	kWh/day	Revenue	Electric Bill	Profit/Loss
Jul to Dec 2022	3,961	21.5	$1,234.28	$859.11	$375.17
Jan to Jun 2022	3,660	20.2	$1,148.02	$709.18	$438.84
Jul to Dec 2021	2,278	12.4	$666.35	$469.13	$197.22

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Access to reliable and affordable charging where people live is essential to the widespread adoption of electric vehicles.

Robert Borkowski is fortunate to have a garage at his home at Clarksburg Condominium II in order to charge his Tesla. But many of his neighbors in Montgomery County, Maryland do not have a private garage or parking space to install a personal EV charging station. As President of his condo association, Robert decided to look into installing shared charging stations for residents of his condo community who do not have a garage or dedicated parking.

Clarksburg Condominium II Community Buy-in

Getting approval for the project required a “yes” vote from two-thirds of the condo residents. The association sent out a survey to gauge interest among residents for EV charging. Supporters of the project held several community meetings to answer questions and address concerns. They set up a Frequently Asked Questions page on the association’s website about the proposed EV charging stations.

Maryland EVSE Incentives

Taking advantage of available EV charger incentives helped the association manage out of pocket expenses. Keeping the cost down helped persuade some residents who initially opposed the project because of budget concerns. The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) offers a 40% rebate for qualifying EVSE installations. The condo association also applied for incentives from their utility company. Potomac Edison offers up to $20,000 through their EV Driven Multifamily program. In total, the project cost around $60,000. Incentives from the state of Maryland and Potomac Edison amounted to around $44,000. The net cost to the association was around $16,000 after incentives.

The association had to pay the entire costs for the construction up front before receiving the rebates. The Montgomery County Green Bank worked with City First Enterprise’s Small Business Energy Savings Support Program on a $60,000 loan to help facilitate the electric vehicle charging project.

The condo association selected six JuiceBox PRO commercial grade EVSEs from EnelX for the project. These units are connected to a network with accompanying monthly service fees. This allows residents and visitors to pay for their kWh usage via a mobile app. The initial cost for residents is $0.20 per kWh. Visitors can charge for $0.30 per kWh.

The six 40A JuiceBox PRO commercial EVSE (Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment) are on a new dedicated 400A 3-Phase commercial service. The infrastructure includes capacity to install 11 additional EVSEs in the future.

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

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Cove and Watermark Place Condominiums in Columbia Maryland

Two properties in Columbia, Maryland are getting Level 2 EV charging for condo residents.

The Cove and Watermark Place are adjacent to one another in the Wilde Lake area of Columbia. They both seem to have coordinated with the BGE EVsmart Multifamily Property program. The installation work for both places was done at the same time.

Watermark Place is a high-rise luxury apartment condo on Windstream Drive across from the Mall. There are eight EV charging ports in the north west side of the parking lot. The Cove is a townhome style community on the lake. They have EVSEs to charge four vehicles simultaneously. They are located in the south east of the parking area in the 10080 block of Windstream Drive.

All the charging stations are made by ChargePoint and are labeled with BGE EVsmart branding.

EV Charging for Condo / Multi-Family Properties

These charging stations are probably part of BGE’s owned and operated EV chargers that are being placed at certain multi-family properties. The Maryland Public Service Commission approved BGE to install and operate 40 Level 2 EV charging stations on multi-family properties. The fee to use these utility owned and operated stations will be the same as the price to use their public charging stations. As of June, 2022, that price is $0.18 per kWh including tax.

BGE is also approved to offer rebates to multi-family properties that wish to install and own the charging equipment themselves. That offering includes a rebate for 50% of the cost of the EV charging equipment and installation up to $5,000 per Level 2 charging port. The rebate program has experienced a slow uptake, likely because the effort and upfront expense must be undertaken by the property managers which can be daunting.

Multi-Family EV Charging Case Studies

The Maryland EV website has several multi-family EV charging case studies.

An Electric Vehicle Charging Station Webinar was recorded by the Chesapeake Region Chapter of CAI.

Rivian Adventure Network

Rivian has begun construction of six DC fast chargers at a shopping center near Interstate 95 in Harford County, MD.

The electric truck and SUV maker is installing six charging stalls in the north west part of the parking lot at 1321 Riverside Parkway in Belcamp. According to documents submitted to Harford County officials, an additional three spots will be prepared for future expansion for an eventual total of nine DCFC spots.

The Riverside Shopping Center where Rivian is building the chargers has a ShopRite grocery store (open 6:00 AM – 10:00 PM), McDonald’s and Waffle House (both open 24 hours), plus a Walgreens, Subway, Riverside Pizzeria and Crab Du Jour restaurant.

Exclusively for Rivian Vehicles

Rivian plans to build more than 3,500 CCS fast chargers at over 600 sites in the U.S. and Canada by the end of 2023. These DC fast chargers will be part of the Rivian Adventure Network.

The company has said that their fast chargers “are currently proposed to be exclusively for the use of Rivian vehicles only.” However, the text of a lease agreement between Rivian and the town of Salida, CO suggests that Rivian reserves the option to open some or all of the fast charger spaces to other electric vehicles.

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New Level 2 charging stations are coming soon to the Roger Carter Community Center in Howard County Maryland.

These will be dual-port units like the ones at Meadowood Regional Park Charging Stations in Baltimore County.

According to the Howard County Department of Recreation and Parks, Roger Carter Community Center provides a variety of recreational facilities including:

• swimming pool
• splash pad
• gymnasium
• dance room
• meeting rooms
• fitness rooms
• rock climbing wall
• walking track

The fee to use the Level 2 charging stations is $0.18 per kWh including 6% Maryland sales tax. The fees are subject to change with the approval of the Maryland Public Service Commission which regulates the utilities. Payment is via a Shell Recharge account.

Roger Carter Community Center is located at 3000 Milltowne Drive, Ellicott City, MD 21043
Hours are:
Monday-Friday: 6am-10pm 
Saturday: 7am-10pm
Sunday: 7am-9p

See also: BGE Fast Chargers at Glenwood Library in Howard County

Downtown Columbia, Maryland now has a dozen more Level 2 EV charging connectors. The ChargePoint EVSEs are located in the garage at Broken Land Parkway and Divided Sky Lane in the Merriweather District in downtown Columbia. Map link

The parking garage serves the offices, restaurants and retail establishments in the buildings called One and Two Merriweather. Cured Table & Tap and 18th & 21st are two of the restaurants in those buildings.

These charging stations add to the existing 40 charging ports at Merriweather District that opened in early 2020. The Mall in Columbia has 14 Volta charging stations that are free for up to two hours of use.

Near the Merriweather District, BGE operates six charging stations at the Central Branch of the Howard County Library. These utility-owned public charging stations are part of a five-year ratepayer-funded pilot program approved by the Public Service Commission in 2019. The Level 2 stations at the library cost $0.18/kWh to use.

The garage at One and Two Merriweather has two charging stations on the ground floor. Each of those two stations can charge two cars simultaneously. There are additional stations on levels 2, 3, 4 and 5. The EV charging stations are currently free however they require a ChargePoint account to activate a session.

A new dual-port Level 2 charging station is now open at Dorsey’s Search Meeting Room and Pool in Columbia, Maryland.

The EVSE was recently installed by the Columbia Association.

This is the eighth site to have EV charging stations installed by the Columbia Association. The other locations are at Owen Brown Community Center, Columbia Gym, Supreme Sports Club, Athletic Club (2), Long Reach Tennis Club (2), The Other Barn in Oakland Mills and The Hawthorn Center in Hickory Ridge.

Dorsey’s Search

The charging station operates on the ChargePoint network. You can use a ChargePoint RFID card or their app to activate a charging session. The usage fee is $0.20 per kWh, the same as at the other Columbia Association EV charging locations.

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