Young has also taken notice of the overall increase in charging stations, including in retail parking lots. He adds that all of the stations, including the county’s charging stations, are part of a locator page on the U.S. Energy Department’s website.
“So when folks are traveling about and they’re trying to figure out where to charge their cars, our charging stations will pop up on these sites as well, so that folks know that the charging station is there,” he adds.
The county commissioners board is planning to expand the EV charging network, hoping to secure funding from the Inflation Reduction Act. Young adds the county is also going electric when it comes to its vehicles.
“We’re changing our fleet over to electric vehicles where we can change them, where it makes sense as we’re buying new vehicles,” he said.
