DALTON, Mass. — Electric vehicle users will soon have another charging option at the Community Recreation Association. 

 

The hardware for the level 2 station was installed earlier this month but has not yet been connected. 

 

Eversource will be inspecting the station this week, and once that is complete, the chargers should be energized within three to four weeks, Eversource spokesperson Priscilla Ress said. 

 

The Green Committee has been working to install two level-two charging stations but ran into delays due to paperwork requirements for the state Department of Environmental Protection, Committee member Antonio Pagliarulo said in a previous meeting. 

 

This delay turned out to be a blessing in disguise, however, because the system was upgraded at no additional cost to a 19.6-kilowatt system rather than the previously anticipated 7.2-kW system. 

 

This upgrade more than doubles the speed of charging, but charging times vary based on vehicle type and weather conditions, he said previously.