Acredale Community Park – Pepco EVsmart Charging Station – Plug-In Sites

Pepco manages an EV charging station at Acredale Community Park in College Park, Maryland, with four Level 2 chargers. As of October 10, 2024, all four have been offline for nearly six months. EV drivers have been unable to use this site—which opened two years ago—due to what Pepco describes in their semi-annual report to the Public Service Commission as “communication issues.” Filed on August 1, 2024, the report notes that the “location requires troubleshooting.” This prolonged outage, which appears to have an easy fix, has left EV drivers frustrated and ratepayers—who funded these stations—feeling deprived.

Here are the details of this Featured PlugInSite.

Construction Cost

$91,954 Total site construction cost per the Maryland PSC PC44 EV Pilot Program

Category	Amount
Labor	$54,091
Materials	$24,349
Network	$5,830
Utility	$7,684
Total	$91,954

Revenue vs Electricity Cost

-$438.87 Deficit (Since Inception)

Metric	Amount
Energy Used	3,449 kWh
Revenue	$564.82
Electricity Cost	$1,003.69
Deficit	-$438.87

Note: This calculation only reflects the difference between electricity costs and revenue as of June 30, 2024. Other operating expenses, such as maintenance and repair costs, are not included.

Electricity Throughput Trend

Acredale Community Park EV charging station electricity throughput usage graph June 2024 — Acredale Community Park EV charging monthly usage trend in kWh

Site Information

Location
Address: 4300 Metzerott Road, College Park, MD 20740
County: Prince George’s
Facility Type: Park
Coordinates: 38.9995404, -76.9357454
Directions: At SE corner of parking lot.
Map Link: OpenStreetMap

Technical
Connector Type: J1772
Level 2: 7 kW x4
Uptime Avg. Jul-Dec 2023: 99.3%
Uptime Avg. Jan-Jun 2024: 30.7% (Communication issues.)

Detailed Uptime Data

Station ID	2023 H2	2024 H1
162922	99.6%	30.9%
162857	98.7%	30.7%
162951	99.3%	30.7%
162891	99.6%	30.3%
Avg.	99.3%	30.7%

Access
Network: Shell Recharge
Availability: Public
Hours: 24 hours daily
Pricing: $0.17/kWh +6% MD sales tax

Amenities
Restroom: At park (limited hours)
Food: None
WiFi: None

Signage
Signs: RESERVED FOR EV CHARGING
Marking: White “EV” and plug symbol pavement marking
Enforceable: No, signage does not conform to Maryland law.

History
Open Date: 06-30-2022
Public Funding: $91,954 plus operating costs from Pepco ratepayers
Notes: Park facilities have limited hours.