Dalton Select Board Approves Research into EV Charging Stations
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- Jul 25, 2024
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DALTON, Mass. — The Select Board expressed its support in continuing to research the prospect of installing level three electric vehicle fast charging stations in town.
During its meeting earlier this month, Green Committee member Tony Pagliarulo gave a presentation by Connecticut solar energy company Earthlight Technologies.
"We have no fast chargers in Berkshire County other than the Tesla banks down in South County. So fast chargers are really the future. I mean, you're going to charge up in 30 to 40 minutes, and then you're on your way," Pagliarulo said.
Due to the number of tax credits and incentives available for the town the insulation of these stations would make the town money, he said.
The total cost of installing the charging stations at Pinegrove would be about $167,000, but the town would receive a $145,000 utility incentive, so it would only have to pay $22,044.08.
This amount would be split into two payments of about $11,000, to be paid in the middle and the conclusion of the project.
However, at the end of the tax year, following the completion of the project, the town will be credited $50,188.89 because it is entitled to 30 percent of the total cost under the Inflation Reduction Act.
"The key to this is that the federal government has realized that municipalities don't get tax credits because we don't pay taxes, but they have provided an alternate means to give the municipalities the amount of money that a private individual would have as a tax credit if they did the same project," Town Manager Tom Hutcheson, said.
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