Philadelphia Selects Positivenergy to Lead EV Charging Expansion
The city taps the provider to build out charging infrastructure as its fleet electrification push advances.
Source: PR Newswire ↗
Philadelphia’s Office of Transportation and Infrastructure Systems has selected PositivEnergy to deploy approximately 435 DC fast charging and Level 2 charging ports across the city, expanding public charging access for residents, commuters and visitors.
“Philadelphia’s goal is to make EV charging more accessible, reliable, and equitable for residents in neighborhoods across the city,” said Anna Kelly, Senior Policy Advisor for EV and Parking in Philadelphia’s Office of Transportation and Infrastructure Systems. “We are grateful to our partners at PositivEnergy for sharing this vision, and for bringing their expertise to the implementation and deployment of our EV network.”
PositivEnergy delivers greater than 90% charger uptime across its network. The company operates PositivAssess, a proprietary platform that identifies high-performing charging locations before deployment to reduce the risk of underutilized infrastructure and improve long-term network performance. Its Charging-as-a-Service model allows municipalities and other entities to deploy charging infrastructure without taking on direct operational responsibility for the network.
PositivEnergy holds Sourcewell certification for EV charging infrastructure, fleet electrification solutions and Charging-as-a-Service, giving Sourcewell member entities a cooperative purchasing path to its offerings without running a separate solicitation.
The company has deployed more than 500 charging ports across municipalities, airports, universities, stadiums, utilities and enterprise locations. Named deployments include projects in Ventura, White Plains, Torrance and Chapel Hill, at Raleigh-Durham International Airport, Duke University, Arizona State University, Inter Miami CF Stadium and NextEra Energy.
“We are proud to support Philadelphia’s electrification and sustainability goals with charging infrastructure designed around the real needs of the community,” said Ed Wise, CEO of PositivEnergy. “Drivers should not have to wonder whether a charger will work when they arrive. Our focus is simple: build infrastructure that is reliable, accessible, and built to last.” Wise added that the company’s priority is reliability and long-term operational discipline over raw charger counts. “We believe the next phase of EV infrastructure is not about who installs the most chargers. It’s about who builds networks people can actually depend on,” he said.
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