A ruling by the California Public Utilities Commission regarding electric vehicle charging stations could be codified into law if officials approve legislation that was announced Thursday in San Francisco by state Assemblywoman Fiona Ma.
Ma, D-San Francisco, announced Assembly Bill 631, which would place into law a decision by the CPUC to not regulate the charging stations as utilities.
The legislation would encourage the expanded use of electric cars throughout the state by clarifying the regulatory status of charging stations, Ma spokesman Nick Hardeman said.
Without the bill, businesses that installed the stations could be classified as utilities, which would make CPUC officials responsible for regulating how much it cost a person to charge their electric vehicle, Hardeman said.
The uncertainty over charging station regulations has been “one of the big obstacles of getting charging stations placed,” he said.
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