Californian bank chain setting up electric car charge stations

A bank chain in California will be setting up electric car charge stations that will be equipped with solar-photovoltaic panels. Solar installer SolarCity and Rabobank has unveiled the first charge point near a bank branch in Santa Maria. The bank plans to build a network of four charging stations from Los Angeles to San Francisco and is considering putting solar panels on the buildings. The company owns the solar panels at the Santa Maria location and sells the electricity they generate to the bank. The bank does not plan to charge customers to access the charge points. The station at Santa Maria can generate around 30,000 watts and also has a net meter that runs backward when the panels are producing more electricity than the bank is consuming. These charging stations have been funded by California Air Resource Board. These kind of charging stations are zero-emission in the true sense.

[Cnet]