2023Completion Year
$103,485.77Project Cost
$103,485.77MCCAC Funding
Overview
As part of the MCCAC’s Electric Vehicle Charging Program (EVCP), the Town of Taber installed electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at the following facilities for public and private use. These are the first EV charging stations to be installed in the Town.
Public Use
- One Flo Core Plus -Single Pedestal 7.2 kW level 2 station with one plug at Administration Building
- One Flo Core Plus -Single Pedestal 7.2 kW level 2 station with one plug at Arena
- One Flo Core Plus -Dual Pedestal 7.2 kW level 2 station with two plugs at Emergency Service Building
Private Use
- Two Flo Core Plus -Dual Wall Mount 7.2 kW level 2 stations with one plug each at Arena
- One Flo Core Plus -Dual Pedestal 7.2 kW level 2 station with two plugs at Wastewater Treatment Plant
- One Flo Core Plus -Dual Pedestal 7.2 kW level 2 station with two plugs at Police Service Building
- Two Flo Core Plus -Dual Wall Mount 7.2 kW level 2 stations with one plug each at Police Service Building
- Two Flo Core Plus -Dual Pedestal 7.2 kW level 2 stations with one plug each at Public Works Building
- One Flo Core Plus -Dual Wall Mount 7.2 kW level 2 stations with two plugs at Public Works Building
- One Flo Core Plus -Single Pedestal 7.2 kW level 2 station with one plug at Water Treatment Plant
The project was completed in May 2023.
Approach
Acting proactively in response to the Government of Canada’s zero-emission vehicle sales mandate, the Town of Taber started the transition from internal combustion engine and provided the community with public and private charging station locations. Further, the Town planned to fully build out the EV charging infrastructure for the future municipal fleet transition to electric vehicles. The EV charger project will reinforce the community’s commitment to renewables and greenhouse gas reductions.
Taber is a town in southern Alberta and is approximately 51 km (32 mi) east of the City of Lethbridge at the intersection of Highway 3 and Highway 36. The Town is also famous as the Corn Capital of Canada.
We commend the Town of Taber’s forward thinking on this project. The addition of 13 charging stations helps accelerate the growth of Alberta’s electric highway, and opening the road for current and future EV owners.
Trina Innes, Executive Director, Municipal Climate Change Action Centre
The opportunity to bring more electric charging stations to our community is something the Town of Taber is grateful for. As our municipal fleet begins to include more electric vehicles, we are glad we can be proactive in upgrading our infrastructure to include EV Charging Stations to accommodate them. And now visitors to our community have even more options to charge their vehicles which makes Taber a great place to stop on their travels across beautiful Southern Alberta. As the Town of Taber works on becoming a more sustainable community that embraces newer, efficient technologies, we appreciate the support of the Municipal Climate Change Action Centre to allow projects just like our new EV Chargers to become a reality.
Blake Hranac, Facilities and Energy Manager
