Consumers Energy to expand electric vehicle charging network to workplaces

On Monday, Jackson, Mich.-based Consumers Energy announced it was launching an initiative to Electric Vehicle (EV) chargers installed at workplaces across Michigan.

Consumers Energy said the initiative is part of its efforts to expand EV charging throughout the state, and that it expects at more than 500 workplaces will have EV charging by 2030.

“Consumers Energy is offering new approaches that will drive the growth of EVs. We’re breaking down barriers that will help get EVs into driveways at home, to fast public chargers and now, places where we work,” Lauren Snyder, Consumers Energy’s vice president of customer experience, said. “Employers who are looking to attract and keep good workers now have another tool that will allow them to charge at work.”

The company said it would offer $7,500 rebates to businesses that install two or more EV chargers for employees. Consumers Energy said it began offering the incentives in response to demand from businesses. Surveys show that as much as three-quarters of EV drivers want the option to charge while they are working. The company said it can earn larger rebates if they make chargers available to the public, building on the Consumer Energy’s community charging program that promotes EV charging stations in public parking locations.

“Consumers Energy has seen the number of EVs in our communities triple in the last four years,” Snyder said. “We know people are looking more and more at clean vehicles, so we will continue to look for ways to power that interest with easy-to-use programs.”

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