Duquesne Light unveils new EV charging station

Duquesne Light Company unveiled its new electric vehicle (EV) workplace charging installation at its Woods Run Campus in the North Shore of Pittsburgh.

The installation includes 20 charging station plugs and is one of the largest in the region.

“Through this program, along with a number of other initiatives, including an EV purchase incentive, the launch of an online EV Guide and partnering to install EV charging stations in the City of Pittsburgh, we are helping to pave the way to make it easier not only for our customers, but also our employees, to drive electric,” Steve Malnight, president & CEO of Duquesne Light, said.

Duquesne Light has added nine plug-in hybrid electric vehicles to its fleet, along with four electric forklifts and six bucket trucks with electric lift. Going forward, the company has committed a minimum of 20 percent of its future annual fleet budget to electric vehicles. Next year the company be adding four Ford F-150 XL plug-in hybrids to its fleet.

Malnight was joined by Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald along with other local dignitaries at the unveiling.

“Employees consistently report that EV charging is a valuable employee incentive and engagement tool,” Malnight said. “In fact, employees who have access to workplace charging are six times more likely to drive electric than those who don’t.”

Duquesne Light is offering rebates to commercial customers who install public charging stations at their own facilities. Further, the company is offering residential customers a rebate of up to $2,500 off the purchase or lease of an EV at a Cochran dealership through the end of the year.