Frankfort Board Approves Purchase Of EV Chargers

FRANKFORT, IL — At its Tuesday meeting, the Frankfort Village Board approved a proposal to buy and install electric vehicle chargers in the new Smith and White streets parking lots. The Board also approved replacing the existing charger at the Breidert Green parking lot.

During the meeting, Trustee Michael Leddin said the initiative uses a grant from ComEd, which provides $53,000 in funding. This would reduce the Village's cost from $72,734 to $19,404.

"The project would be completed by Veterans Energy Team, a ComED EV service provider, in partnership with Excel Electric for installation," Leddin said.

According to Board documents, the cost breakdown for the proposal includes the purchase of five EV chargers, which will cost $19,520. Labor cost is $21,400 and EV materials like the pipe, wire and concrete will cost $31,814.