Purpose of Data Sharing
Increase California EV driver knowledge of the availability and accessibility of publicly or ratepayer funded EV charging ports to improve the EV driver experience.
Networked Direct Current Fast Chargers and Level 2 Chargers installed after January 1, 2024 that received state, ratepayer, or federal funding passed through a state agency must comply with the Availability Data Sharing Standard, with some exceptions. These chargers must comply with the Standards for six years from the date of installation.
These Standards exclude:
- Chargers located at single-family homes and multifamily dwellings with 4 or fewer units charger.
- Temporary chargers, off-grid chargers and research chargers.
- Nonnetworked chargers.
The charging network provider shall make available the following data fields, free of charge, to third party software developers using an application programming interface:
- Unique charging station identifier.
- Address of charging station location.
- Geographic coordinates of charging station location.
- Station status (operational, under construction, planned, or decommissioned).
- Charging station operator name.
- Charging network provider name.
- Charging station access type (public or limited to commercial vehicles).
- Charging station hours of operation Charging port information.
- Number of charging ports.
- Unique port identifier for each port.
- Connector types available by port.
- Charging level by port (DCFC, AC Level 2, etc.).
- Maximum power delivery rating in kilowatts by charging port.
- Maximum output voltage by charging port.
- Accessibility by vehicle with trailer (pull-through stall) by port (yes/no).
- Real-time status by port.
- Pricing including parking fees, plug-in fees, and roaming fees.
- Real-time price to charge within 1-minute of change in pricing.
- Payment methods accepted.