City installs more electric vehicle charging stations

The city of Santa Clarita’s pool of electric vehicle charging stations has grown after announcing Wednesday the addition of eight new stations across seven city-owned facilities.

Eight new level II electric vehiclecharging stations are available to the public at the cost of 25 cents per kWh, the city said in a news release.

The locations are:

▪ Santa Clarita City Hall, 23920 Valencia Blvd.

▪ The Centre, 20880 Centre Pointe

Parkway.

▪ Old Town Newhall Parking Structure, 22551 9th St.

▪ Central Park, 27150 Bouquet Canyon Road (available soon).

▪ Valencia Heritage Park, 24155 Newhall Ranch Road.

▪ Valencia Glen Park, 23750 Via Gavola.

▪ Canyon Country Park, 17615 Soledad Canyon Road.

The additions, which join other stations at nearly 10 other locations, stem from a project proposed in 2017 that included a comprehensive analysis of the EV marketplace, identification of funding opportunities and input from the community via survey, which generated more than 400 responses, the city said.

In May 2018 the City Council approved the project and authorized the pursuit of a grant opportunity with the Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee’s local government partnership program to bid for the design and installation of the charging stations.

For more information about EV Charging stations throughout Santa Clarita, contact Laura Jardine at ljardine@santa-clarita.com or call 661-255-4376. Additional information regarding environmentally friendly transportation options can be found at GreenSantaClarita.com.