BCC Gets EV Chargers Through State Grant
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — With a state grant, Berkshire Community College has installed eight chargers for electric maintenance vehicles.
On Tuesday, the college highlighted this "step towards technological modernization" that was made possible by a $133,000 grant from the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources.
The EV charging stations were installed at the Stanley and Susan B. Anthony Annexes in August of 2025, and are meant to power BCC maintenance and state-owned vehicles. Installation was funded by a $133,161 Fleet EV Charging Deployment Grant Program award provided by the Mass DOER's Leading By Example grant program.
Director of Facilities Jason Dion reported that the EV stations are restricted to maintenance vehicles because there is no purchasing option for the electrical use. The project essentially created a grid of charging stations across the Commonwealth for any state-owned vehicle to charge while traveling outside its respective county, he explained.
"The grant covered costs associated with fleet electric vehicle charging deployment at BCC, including procurement, installation and maintenance of eight single-port charging stations and preparatory work to enable future installation of two additional charging ports," a press release from BCC reads.
"In October 2024, Guardian Energy was awarded the contract to install the EV charging stations at the Stanley and Susan B."
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