The Justice and Equity Centre made a submission to the NSW Department of Climate Change, Environment, Energy and Water’s (DCCEEW) DNSP-led kerbside charging proposal.
We support more accessible EV charging infrastructure, especially for people without off-street parking, but are concerned that the current proposal could unfairly increase electricity bills for households that don’t own or use EVs.
We’ve called on the NSW Government to ensure that costs for installing and maintaining kerbside chargers are recovered from EV users—not from all energy consumers. We also urged the government to consider a wider range of delivery models, not just those led by electricity networks, to promote competition and efficient investment.
If implemented properly, kerbside charging can support cleaner transport and climate goals. But without safeguards, the plan could lead to cross-subsidies that place unnecessary costs and risks on households already facing high energy bills.
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