A car park in Rotherham could combine solar generation from a canopy with electric vehicle charging.
Rotherham Borough Council has been awarded a grant from the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) Pilot fund to develop a solar PV canopy and connection infrastructure at the 240-space Drummond Street car park, situated near Rotherham’s central markets complex.
The council is seeking proposals for a minimum inventory of EV charging infrastructure consisting of:
• 20 Bays Fast 7kW plus a further 20 bays pre-provisioned with ducting for expansion
• 4 bays Rapid 50kW DC
• 4 bays Ultra-rapid 200kW DC.
The project may also include battery storage (subject to design and consumption studies).
Supply and installation work for the project is estimated at £1 million.