Goleta to make electric car charger installation easier

GOLETA, Calif. - The City of Goleta voted on Tuesday to make it easier for electric car chargers to be installed, just before Earth Day.

To make this possible, the city will amend the building code to streamline the process of obtaining permits for electric car charging stations for homes, apartments, places of business and government buildings.

“It was great to see Goleta take this action at their new virtual city council meetings, particularly during earth day week,” said Katie Davis, Chair of the Sierra Club Santa Barbara Group. “An impressive percentage of Goleta residents already drive electric vehicles, but these changes will help accelerate the shift away from oil to electric cars powered by renewable energy.” 

The new ordinance makes the city eligible for funding that could allow the city and others to receive state government subsidies for chargers installed within the city.

Tuesday’s vote supporting Electric Vehicles also means the city has met the requirements needed to meet its climate goals which were set in 2015.