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ENERGY STAR® -certified EVSE are verified to meet performance claims by manufacturers and fully tested for safety and energy use. [43] EVSE are not required to be ENERGY STAR® certified; however, all installed EVSE must meet the ENERGY STAR® -connected functionality criteria, including capabilities of responding to time-of-use market signals.

Ensure the equipment has the capability to integrate with industry networks and connect to other devices. Devices may include wi-fi routers and electric utility energy management and price signals.

For projects integrating EVSE with demand response programs or load flexibility and management strategies, use guidance in EAc6: Grid Interactive .

Minimum number of spaces and accessible parking requirements Commercial projects must install EVSE for at least 5% of the total vehicle parking capacity and no fewer than two spaces. Parking capacity must include all existing and new off-street parking spaces that are leased or owned by the project, including parking that is outside the project boundary but is used by the project. On-street parking in public rights-of-way is excluded from these calculations.

Use Equation 1 to determine the number of spaces required to meet the 5% threshold. If the equation does not result in a whole number, round up to the next whole number.

Projects must install EVSE for the minimum number of parking spaces, per Table 1. Percentage thresholds only apply if the minimum number of installed spaces meets or exceeds those listed in Table 1.

Equation 1. Commercial minimum EVSE parking

𝑀𝑖𝑛. # 𝑜𝑓 𝐸𝑉𝑆𝐸 p𝑎𝑟𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 (𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑙) = 𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 # 𝑜𝑓 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑠𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑠 × 0.05 ≥2 𝑠𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑠

Residential projects must install EVSE for at least 10% and no fewer than five spaces. Determine the minimum number of spaces using Equation 2.

Equation 2. Residential minimum EVSE parking

𝑀𝑖𝑛. # 𝑜𝑓 𝐸𝑉𝑆𝐸 p𝑎𝑟𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 (r𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑙) = 𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 # 𝑜𝑓 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑠𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑠 × 0.10 ≥5 𝑠𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑠

43 ENERGY STAR®, (n.d.), EV chargers, Retrieved from energystar.gov/products/ev_chargers.

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