2025 Session
Last amended: 2025 session
§ 216B.422 — Electricity Sales for Charging Electric Vehicles
Plain-Language Summary
Selling electricity to charge electric vehicles does not violate exclusive service area rules if the power comes from the local utility.
216B.422 ELECTRICITY SALES FOR CHARGING ELECTRIC VEHICLES.
A retail seller of electricity used to recharge a battery that powers an electric vehicle, as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 26a, and that is not otherwise a public utility under this chapter, is not in violation of section 216B.40 if the electricity the retailer sells was provided by the utility serving the location of the charging station.
History:
History: History:
1Sp2025 c 4 art 7 s 15
Practical Notes
EV charging station operators can resell electricity without being considered a public utility.