06/29/2023
By Jon Victorine

The electric vehicle charging rates at UMass Lowell ChargePoint stations will change from $1 per hour to $0.180473 per kilowatt hour (kWh) on July 3, 2023. For most vehicles receiving full output, this rate will amount to $1.19 per hour.

This per kWh rate is determined by the annual assessment of the university's utility costs, and all revenue collected from the stations is used to reimburse UMass Lowell utility accounts for electricity use. Changing from a per hour to per kWh ensures that users are only charged for energy dispensed to their vehicle versus how long they are at the charger.