Zero Emission Vehicles & Infrastructure

In September 2022, Executive Order 22: Leading by Example: Directing State Agencies to Adopt a Sustainability and Decarbonization Program, established that the light-duty and medium- and heavy-duty State fleet vehicles will be comprised of entirely zero emission vehicles (ZEVs) by 2035 and 2040, respectively. The OGS Resiliency and Sustainability (R&S) team is mandated with carrying out this fleet transition. To support this transition, the R&S team is leading an interagency ZEV conversion working group, creating a handbook, exploring interagency partnerships to further EV infrastructure buildout, and meeting one-on-one with agencies to guide their planning. R&S will work with agencies, OGS Design & Construction, NYSERDA, and NYPA to identify the EV infrastructure needed to support their fleets and install chargers at priority facilities.

BEAM EV ARC Chargers are solar powered chargers available for use under a pilot program at the Duryea State Office Building and the Harriman Campus. These are off-grid EV chargers that use solar powered battery storage to allow for 24/7 use regardless of weather conditions, power outages, or grid failures. 

The BEAM chargers are available to employees for use under the same policies as any other OGS-owned charger in this program. To charge, simply park in a spot, plug in your EV, and activate the charger using your key fob or EV Connect mobile app. BEAM chargers operate at close to a level 2 charger with 20-25 miles of range per hour equally distributed among all vehicles plugged in at once (up to 2 vehicles).

More information on these units can be found at the Beam website.