The new workplace EV charging program offers US$7,500 rebates to businesses that install two or more EV chargers for employees. Consumers Energy started offering the incentives in response to demand from businesses and surveys that show as many as three-quarters of EV drivers want the option to charge at work.
Businesses can earn larger rebates if they make chargers available to the public, building on Consumers Energy's community charging program that promotes charging in public parking locations.
Consumers Energy is making EV ownership more affordable and convenient wherever people drive their vehicles in Michigan. Members of the company's EV team recently took part in National Drive Electric Week events and are sponsoring an opportunity to test-drive EVs on Saturday in Kalamazoo.
The company projects it will power more than 1,500 public fast charging locations by the end of 2030. Electric vehicles will be powered by an electric grid that is moving fast to become carbon neutral. Consumers Energy's Clean Energy Plan calls for eliminating coal in 2025, reducing energy waste and adding renewable energy sources.
Consumers Energy is Michigan's largest energy provider, providing natural gas and/or electricity to 6.8 million of the state's 10 million residents in all 68 Lower Peninsula counties. The company’s Clean Energy Plan calls for eliminating coal as an energy source by 2025, achieving net-zero carbon emissions and meeting 90% of customers' energy needs through clean sources, including wind and solar.
