LINCOLN- A provision from Sen. Eliot Bostar regulating electric vehicle charging stations, passed unanimously in a larger package of bills in April, may increase the number of such stations in the state, according to Charge Ahead Partnership, an electric vehicle lobbying group. Through the end of 2027, non-utility EV charging providers can prohibit public power companies from building their own charging stations within 15 miles of their location.

Under the new law, public power companies will also be prohibited from operating charging stations with different rates, terms, and conditions from their privately owned counterparts. Raina Shoemaker Fromm, owner of Shoemaker's Travel Center in Lincoln, said the new law opens the door for her to invest in EV charging stations at her business.

"Up until this point, we weren't allowed to charge for charging," she said, "And that kind of was a holdup for a lot of obvious reasons to put in chargers." With more charging stations, Fromm said EV buyers could have less anxiety surrounding the range of their vehicles. Beginning in 2028, an excise tax of three cents per kilowatt hour on energy used to charge EVs will be levied under the new law.

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