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In the wake of a legislative call for more electric vehicle infrastructure in Connecticut, the state's electric utilities are installing charging stations and analyzing their impact on the power grid.
Connecticut has 11 existing and 18 proposed charging stations, but members of the legislature's Energy & Technology Committee in April called for a bigger electric vehicle infrastructure to alleviate consumers concerns about running out of power in their cars.
On Tuesday, Connecticut Light & Power announced it plans to install charging equipment in Stamford, Torrington, Westport and Mansfield, as part of a research project with parent company Northeast Utilities to assess a charging station's impact on the grid.
More than 20 municipalities and businesses are expected to join the study by installing charging equipment, with CL&P expecting West Hartford to join next. The company wants a total of 30 charging stations to adequately assess the impact on the electricity supply.
On Friday, United Illuminating will showcase its Union Station charging station at the Union Station Parking Garage in New Haven. This is United Illuminating's first charging station.
For every one electric car sold in the state, automakers want to have 1.4 charging stations. It is assumed every electric vehicle owner will have a charging station at home, but the other 0.4 must come from places where cars are parked for extended periods of time, such as parking garages, shopping malls and offices.
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