Okla. Admin. Code § 165:14-5-3

Current through Vol. 41, No. 24, September 3, 2024

Section 165:14-5-3 - Charging station equipment and applicable standards

(a) Public charging stations must be maintained in all respects, including the functioning of the equipment.

(b) The charging station must be legibly and permanently marked to show the name, phone number, and electronic mail address of the person to contact for emergencies, malfunctioning equipment, customer service, and for other concerns.

(c) No meter shall be installed which is known to be defective, or to have incorrect constants or which has not been tested and adjusted, if necessary, in accordance with the manufacturer's requirements or industry standards.

(d) At the time of installation, all electrical equipment must meet the requirements of the most recent version of the National Fire Protection Association's NFPA 70, the National Electrical Code, and any updates thereto as it applies to wet, damp and hazardous conditions. All electrical wiring and equipment must be suitable for the locations in which it is installed; and, required emergency disconnecting means, as referenced in NFPA 70 Article 625, must be installed and appropriately placed.

(e) Public charging station facilities must be resistant to damage from the impact of a motor vehicle or be protected by suitable collision barriers.

(f) All required markings, instructions, graduations, indications, or recorded representations and their defining figures, words, and symbols must be easily readable and of such character that they will not easily become illegible.

(g) The Commission encourages all public charging stations to follow the standards in Section 3.40 of the NIST Handbook 44, and its future amendments, unless there exists a conflict with the statute or a provision of this Chapter.

(h) The Commission adopts, and all public charging stations are required to follow the Uniform Regulation for the Method of Sale of Commodities, as it pertains to retail sales of electricity sold as vehicle fuel in NIST Handbook 130, and its future amendments, unless there exists a conflict with the statute or a provision of this Chapter.

(i) The requirements of this Section will be enforced as follows:

(1) Beginning on January 31, 2024, for all public charging stations that began operations on or after January 31, 2024.

(2) Beginning on November 1, 2041, for all public charging stations that began operations prior to November 1, 2021.

(3) Beginning on January 31, 2028, for all public charging stations that began operations on or after November 1, 2021, and prior to January 31, 2024.

Okla. Admin. Code § 165:14-5-3

Adopted by Oklahoma Register, Volume 39, Issue 24, September 1, 2022, eff. 10/1/2022

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 41, Issue 23, August 15, 2024, eff. 9/1/2024