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15 <br /> <br /> Commissioner Richards asked how much it costs to install one charging station. <br /> Travis Myren said the $50,000 was meant to serve as a match. <br /> Amy Eckberg, Sustainability Manager, said it varies based on the existing electrical <br />infrastructure at the site and can vary from $5,000 to $25,000.She said that the $50,000 is <br />intended to be utilized as a grant match. She said she has applied for a fueling and infrastructure <br />grant and she will be applying for another round of grant funding for charging stations at 10 <br />locations. <br /> Commissioner Hamilton asked what the total $225,000 gets the county. <br /> Amy Eckberg said the average comes out to about $12,500 per station. <br /> Alan Dorman reiterated that it is really variable how much it costs to install a station. He <br />said the difference is the amount of conduit that needs to be run. <br /> Commissioner Hamilton said she is concerned the infrastructure will be built before the <br />electric vehicles are in place. <br /> Travis Myren said all of the locations listed on the slide above will receive electric vehicles <br />and will need charging stations. <br /> Commissioner Hamilton said she wants to caution them about investing and then finding <br />out it does not work. She said she would like to not go faster than the evidence coming in to show <br />it is working for them. <br /> Travis Myren said staff works to ensure the vehicles will work programmatically in every <br />aspect and by the time they make it in the plan, they know it will work. <br /> Commissioner Portie-Ascott asked about the charging station match. <br /> Amy Eckberg said it could be for both state and federal grants. She said there is usually <br />a match that local governments are required to put in and they want to be ready to do that. <br /> <br />Slide #25 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />