North Carolina Passes Bill to Boost Private Investment in Electric Vehicle Chargers

North Carolina lawmakers approved a measure on July 8 allowing charging stations to resell kilowatt-hours purchased from an electric utility to the public, in a bid to encourage private investment in charging infrastructure. The bill determines that operators of these stations are not public utilities.

Under the legislation, charging stations must be immobile and entities operating them should procure power from an electric supplier that is authorized to engage in retail sales in its service territory. The resales would be exclusively for charging plug-in electric vehicles.

The proliferation of EVs across the nation has prompted states to address uncertainties on how charging stations should be regulated under state law.