Two years ago, Southern California Edison launched Charge Ready, a pilot program to increase the availability of charging for passenger electric vehicles. After having recently installed Charge Ready's 1,000th EV charging station, SCE today filed its plan with the California Public Utilities Commission to expand the program to support the installation of 48,000 more charging ports. The proposed $760 million program would continue over four years. Charge Ready will increase the availability of EV charging stations where people park their cars for extended periods of time, like workplaces, campuses, recreational areas and multi-unit dwellings. SCE installs and maintains the supporting EV charging infrastructure and provides rebates to reduce charging station costs, while participants typically own, operate and maintain qualified charging stations. Demand for the pilot program has been high, with an expected 1,250 charging stations at more than 60 different locations at the pilot's conclusion this year.
