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"Victorian power distributors say they want to be among the first in the world
to own and operate kerbside electric vehicle chargers that would be installed
on their network of power poles.
The idea of kerbside charging is not new, with Ausgrid running a program in New
South Wales to help boost public charging infrastructure, and some long dwell
public charges have been installed by private companies.
But the proposal by Victorian energy distributors CitiPower, Powercor and
United Energy will be the first where the networks own the pole-mounted
chargers directly.
Under the trial, the distributors would install, own and maintain the physical
charging infrastructure at 100 locations across Victoria during the period of
the trial to begin next year.
Of these, 80 sites have already been chosen across Melbourne’s inner and
south-eastern suburbs, the Mornington Peninsula and Western Victoria to service
areas where there are high numbers of registered EV drivers. Another 20 will be
installed at locations as directed by local councils and other authorities.
Each site will also be chosen in areas where there is good lighting and
visibility to help ensure the safety of customers, with the 22kw, single and
dual-port chargers installed one metre above the ground on a power pole.
A third-party charging company will be contracted to lease the infrastructure
and handle interactions with customers."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
