Electrify America (EA) Announces EV Charging Network Backed by 100% Renewable Energy

Hi Bill:

New EA V4s, what a beautiful sight!

I looked up all of the EA DCFC'ers I used during the Porsche crossing almost 4 years ago - some listed in the list above, and more than half are now new V4s too. Thankfully this should make cross country DCFCing even less stressful.

Wayne

 

Hi All:

The Electrify America Releases its Q1 2025 Report to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) is out. This is not a nationwide specific writeup given who the report was issued to but there were a few details in here that ticks me off. I think you will see the same when you read the highlighted sentences within the report as posted below.

Permit Costs and Utility Timing

Station permitting and new utility service were again Electrify America’s primary cause for delay and undue station “soft costs” in California.

It costs 41% more, on average, to design and construct an Electrify America station in California than it costs to build a station with the same number of chargers in another state. This higher cost per station results in California receiving fewer stations per dollar invested by Electrify America, and these higher costs are primarily driven by permitting delays and utility site energization delays. The average time to complete the permitting process for DC fast charging station sites in California averaged 118 business days in Q1, 12% longer than the national average.

By the end of Q1 2025, the utility design duration process for utility interconnection of Electrify America stations averaged 48 weeks in California. Critically, California’s utilities do not complete construction and energization of the new utility service until, on average, 55 weeks after Electrify America completed construction of its charging
stations.

That last sentence must stop immediately. If California wants the "California Miracle" and BEV adoption to continue, they had better get off their @$$es and move these permits and interconnects into warp speed yesterday. The sky-high electricity prices have stopped any AI Data Centers from moving into the state and if new gas turbines, SMR Nukes, and or a $**tload more solar with storage - Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) is not approved and brought online, major companies are going to look elsewhere as they have over the past decade.

Wayne

 

Hi All:

September 15, 2025 -- An Electrify America September system update with many new V4s heading our way!

Station Updates

From time to time, a station may be offline for maintenance or repairs—including hardware upgrades, vandalism, or cable theft—but we’re working quietly in the background to keep disruptions short and your journey moving.

Arizona

New V4s for Target (Station 100046) at 1450 South Yuma Palms Parkway, Yuma, Arizona 85365

California

Temporarily unavailable while renovations are occurring near the station at Bank of America (Station 210010) at 3400 West Magnolia Boulevard, Burbank, California and Bank of America (Station 210452) at 6490 Camden Avenue, San Jose, California

Maintenance: Temporarily offline for servicing at the following:

• Rossmoor Shopping Center (Station 210043) at 1908 Tice Valley Boulevard, Walnut Creek, California
• Target (Station 200147) at 3150 Business Park Drive, Vista, California
• Walmart (Station 100030) at 3400 Floral Avenue, Selma, California

New V4s for Simon Napa Premium Outlet (Station 110003) at 629 Factory Stores Drive, Napa, California

Until further notice, the following station is unavailable due to vandalism: Bank of America (Station 200196) at 155 Bernal Road, San Jose, California

Connecticut

New V4s for Stratford Square (Station 100284) at 411 Barnum Avenue Cutoff, Stratford, Connecticut

Delaware

New V4s for Wawa (Station 100276) at 4000 North DuPont Highway, New Castle, Delaware

Florida

New V4s for Target (Station 100240) at 3970 Southwest Archer Road, Gainesville, Florida and Walk at Highwoods Preserve (Station 100244) at 18001 Highwoods Preserve Parkway, Tampa, Florida

Temporarily offline for servicing at the Walmart (Station 100246) at 9885 Collier Boulevard, Naples, Florida

Illinois

New V4s for Meijer Algonquin (Station 240141) at 400 South Randall Road, Algonquin, Illinois

Maryland

New V4s for Westfield Wheaton (Station 210248) at 11160 Veirs Mill Road, Silver Spring, Maryland

Massachusetts

New V4s for Bank of America (Station 210119) at 478 Main Street, Medfield, Massachusetts

Michigan

New V4s for Meijer Bay City (Station 110070) at 2980 Wilder Road, Bay City, Michigan

Nevada

New V4s for Target (Station 100071) at 1550 East Lincoln Way, Sparks, Nevada

New Jersey

New V4s for Target (Station 110112) at 487 Cross Keys Road, Sicklerville, New Jersey

New York

New V4s for Lerner NYC Station Plaza (Station 210175) at 5145 Nesconset Highway, Port Jefferson Station, New York

North Carolina

New V4s for Bank of America (Station 240010) at 301 South King Drive, Charlotte, North Carolina and Sheetz (Station 100510) at 1990 NC 86 South, Hillsborough, North Carolina

Ohio

Currently Unavailable: Temporarily unavailable while renovations are occurring near the Sheetz (Station 100254) at 7777 Reynolds Road, Mentor, Ohio.

Texas

New V4s for Round Rock Premium Outlets (Station 100165) at 4401 N. I-35, Round Rock, Texas

Virginia

New V4s for Sheetz (Station 100257) at 1340 North Fourth Street, Wytheville, Virginia

Washington

Until further notice, the following stations are unavailable due to vandalism:

• Bank of America (Station 210223) at 100 West Mercer Street, Seattle, Washington
• Madison Pike WA3-141 (Station 210219) at 1300 East Madison Street, Seattle, Washington

Wayne