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Ms. Rebecca Heisel, Great Plains Institute, made a presentation on electric charging <br />stations. <br />Chair Wozniak thanked Ms. Heisel for the presentation. He indicated there was so <br />much information in the presentation. <br />Member Misra indicated it was mentioned that a big part of the expense has to do <br />with the distance from the electrical source and she wondered what defined the <br />electrical source. <br />Ms. Heisel explained it is the transformer, where the electricity is coming from. <br />Chair Wozniak explained he was really interested in the EV Ready for <br />Communities pilot program and he looked forward to that being unveiled. He hoped <br />they can continue that conversation as the date gets closer. <br />Vice Chair Ficek indicated Ms. Heisel talked about the three different levels of <br />charging and then there are the different levels of fast charging, he wondered if the <br />cost difference that much between them. He asked why someone would go with a <br />level two versus a DC fast charger. <br />Ms. Heisel indicated the DC fast chargers are significantly more expensive to <br />install. Part of that is the upgrading of the electric infrastructure to be able to handle <br />pulling that much energy from the grid at one time. People do go with level two <br />chargers just because it is much less expensive than a fast charger. <br />Vice Chair Ficek asked how much does a level two cost versus a level three. <br />Ms. Heisel indicated it is hard to say, a level two charger can cost in the ballpark of <br />$400 but then there is the installation costs as well, which depending on where it <br />is, can increase or decrease that price. A DC fast charger can range from $1,500 to <br />upwards of $40,000 just because of the installation and the electrical grid upgraded <br />needed to be done. <br />Mr. Culver asked if the public chargers that have been installed by other cities, are <br />there subscriptions or pay by use for the users or does the city generally provide <br />electricity to those. <br />Ms. Heisel explained it is whatever the city prefers. Typically right now money is <br />not being made back on these and is why she prefers smart charging because if a <br />dumb charger is purchased it can never be charged for use of that charger. With a <br />smart charger there is that option. She thought this was a personal preference by <br />cities. <br />Page 5 of 9 <br />