Northern Beaches Council has announced they will be taking part in a project whereby local streetside power poles will be turned into charging stations for electric vehicles. (as shown above)
Smart metering and data intelligence provider Intellihub will lead the project, which is being delivered by several energy and EV businesses in partnership with local councils.
Schneider Electric is providing EV chargers for the project and Origin Energy is providing 100% GreenPower, meaning all the energy used by the EV charges will be matched with the equivalent amount of certified renewable energy added to the grid.
The charging station sites will be nominated by up to nine local councils taking part in the project. Nominations will be based on feedback from residents, expected demand, traffic access, and parking availability.
Around 5 EV chargers are expected to be installed on the Northern Beaches. If the trial is successful more poles will be rolled out across the country to encourage the uptake of electric vehicles.
At this stage no date has been announced for the implementation of the project.