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House Bill 2206 and Senate Bill 40 require a new single-family
residence or a small multifamily residence to have at least one
electric vehicle charging station for each residential unit with
dedicated parking.
Dean Graven of the Home Builders Association of Illinois said
neither measure considers the added costs.
"This is a mandate with no funding behind it, a mandate that
every new house, single-family duplex, then it gets into the
multi-family, would have to have electric car charging
stations," Graven told WMAY. "For every $1,000 price increase on
a home, you knock out 6,000 buyers."
Graven said different electric vehicles require different setups
and that these stations are not universal in use or price. For
example, according to Energy.gov, the standard for charging is a
110-volt outlet, but other vehicles like Tesla use 220-volt
outlets.
"You're looking at a substantial cost increase between a 110
outlet and a 220 outlet," Graven said. "You are even asking for
more power to come into the house."
In 2021, Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the Reimagining Electric
Vehicles in Illinois Act into law, which incentivizes electric
vehicle production across the state. There are also state tax
incentives for the purchase of electric vehicles.
Graven said he has no problem with the state making a move
towards electric vehicles but did suggest a different approach
when it comes to home implementation.
"You could fish wires from the breaker box to whatever location
… you need," Graven said. "This is a lot less expensive and then
if a consumer says 'I do not have one, I am never going to buy
one, so I don’t have to spend any more money.’"
Similar proposals were offered in the previous General Assembly,
but didn’t advance. Lawmakers return for spring session Tuesday.
Andrew Hensel reports on issues in Chicago and Statewide. He has
been with The Center Square News since April of 2021 and was
previously with The Joliet Slammers.
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