Issue - meetings

As detailed in the recommendation.

                         Councillor Thomas introduced the Initial Roll-Out of Electric Vehicle Charging Points in Flintshire report which sought approval to fund eight Electric Charging Points (ECPs) priority sites which had been identified as a result of a recent feasibility study.

                        Following the award of successful grant funding in 2018, the study was undertaken to identify:

• The most suitable locations for ECP installations;
• The associated costs and options for on-going delivery at each location; and
• The management and demand for ECPs in rural areas.

As a result of the assessment process, the 8 sites detailed in the report were identified as immediate priorities.  The type of charging point at each location would take into consideration the individual nature of the likely usage.

The Council would bid for funding via the ‘Office for Low Emission Vehicles’ (OLEV) which allowed local authorities to receive funding towards the costs of installing on-street residential charge points for plug-in electric vehicles. The grant scheme would cover up to 75% of capital cost of procuring and installing the charge-point with the remaining 25% being funded via individual councils.

            RESOLVED:

            That a bid for Welsh Government capital funding to install Electric Charging Points at 8 priority locations, which have been identified as a result of the County-wide feasibility study, be approved.