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<section article="gpu" article_name="Public Utilities" number="7-901" title_number="7" title_name="Gas, Electric, and Water Companies" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>“EV charging network” means the total number of EV charging stations an electric company installs or maintains for public use.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>“EV charging station” means a connected point in an electrical wiring installation:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>at which current is taken to charge a battery or any other energy storage device in an electric vehicle; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>capable of providing Level 2 charging.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>“EV Pilot Program” means the EV Pilot Program established by Public Service Commission Order No. 88997 and administered by the Commission.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>“Level 2 charging” means the ability to charge a battery or other energy storage device in an electric vehicle in a manner that:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>is capable of using an alternating current electrical service with a minimum of 208 volts; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>meets applicable industry safety standards.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>“Underserved community” means any census tract in which, according to the most recent U.S. Census Bureau Survey:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>at least 25% of the residents qualify as low–income;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>at least 50% of the residents identify as nonwhite; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>at least 15% of the residents have limited English proficiency.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>“Uptime” means the availability and consistency of an EV charging station in an EV charging network to successfully dispense electricity as designed, measured as a percentage of both hours and days of a calendar year.</text>
  </level>
</section>
