ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY EQUIPMENT WORKGROUP
Benjamin Baker, Chair (chosen by Chair, Public Service Commission)
Appointed by Senate President: Shelly L. Hettleman; Ronald L. Watson, Ph.D.
Appointed by House Speaker: Nick Allen; David Fraser-Hidalgo
Appointed by Comptroller of Maryland: Kim Pezza
Appointed by Secretary of Agriculture: Alison L. Wilkinson
Appointed by Secretary of Transportation: Amanda Hinh
Appointed by Director, Maryland Energy Administration: Natalie Buscemi
Appointed by Executive Director, Public Service Commission: Matthew Chen; Joshua J. Cohen; Paul Verchinski; Scott R. Wilson.
![[photo, William Donald Schaefer Tower, 6 St. Paul St., Baltimore, Maryland]](/msa/mdmanual/25ind/images/1198-1-1784b.jpg)
Staff:
c/o Public Service Commission
William Donald Schaefer Tower, 6 St. Paul St., Baltimore, MD 21202 - 6806
(410) 767-2645
e-mail: benjamin.baker@maryland.gov
William Donald Schaefer Tower, 6 St. Paul St., Baltimore, Maryland, April 2007. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
Report to Senate Education, Energy & the Environment Committee & House Economic Matters Committee due Nov. 1, 2024 (Chapter 452, Acts of 2024).
Effective July 1, 2024, the General Assembly authorized the Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Workgroup (Chapter 452, Acts of 2024).
The Workgroup is to develop a framework for reliability and reporting standards for electric vehicle (EV)
charging stations; study and make recommendations regarding which government entities have responsibility for ensuring accountability regarding charging stations; and make recommendations on adopting and implementing regulations that may:
(i) establish different payment options for the retail use of EV supply equipment;
(ii) prohibit an EV service provider from requiring a subscription or membership to initiate a charging session;
(iii) authorize an EV service provider to offer services on a subscription or membership basis;
(iv) set requirements for transparent information regarding EV charging stations, including charging rates, location, accessibility, and real–time availability;
(v) enable users who have a subscription or membership with an EV service provider to use an EV charging station that is not part of the subscription membership;
(vi) establish employee training or certification requirements for individuals who install or perform maintenance on EV supply equipment;
(vii) establish minimum power output limits for EV supply equipment and EV charging stations;
(viii) establish registration and certification requirements;
(ix) mandate reports on EV supply equipment to Comptroller of Maryland; Public Service Commission; and Alternative Fuels Data Center, U.S. Department of Energy;
(x) establish labeling requirements, including labeling requirements for EV charging station charging rates, capacity, and voltage;
(xi) require an uptime of 97%;
(xii) specify how uptime will be measured;
(xiii) establish exemptions from the uptime requirement of 97%;
(xiv) establish customer support requirements;
(xv) set minimum hours of operation for EV charging stations;
(xvi) require proactive monitoring of EV supply equipment and EV charging stations;
(xvii) establish standards and procedures for accurate field standards in accordance with most recent edition of National Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook;
(xviii) establish standards for the use of combined charging systems, under which a standard EV
charging connector allows a direct current fast charger to connect to, communicate with, and charge an electric vehicle; or North American charging systems, under which a Tesla standard EV charging connector allows a direct current fast charge to connect to, communicate with, and charge an electric vehicle; and
(xix) establish civil penalties for noncompliance with the regulations.
Workgroup recommendations are to
(1) give deference to Federal Highway Administration’s National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program, but may permit deviation for good cause;
(2) provide a delayed applicability date for EV supply equipment installed before date regulations are initially adopted; and
(3) exclude regulations that apply to EV supply equipment used for noncommercial purposes; and EV supply equipment that supplies wholesale electricity.
Thirteen members constitute the Workgroup.
Authorization for the Workgroup ends June 30, 2026.
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