SB2059

Mississippi SB2059 regulates rates and charges for electric vehicle charging stations, prohibiting cost recovery from ratepayers and ensuring fair.

Mississippi SB2059 amends the state code to define "direct-current fast-charging station" and "electric vehicle." It prohibits public utilities from recovering costs for electric vehicle charging stations from ratepayers and mandates fair, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory rates for all providers. The bill ensures that public utilities do not offer an unreasonable competitive advantage for their charging stations. Exceptions are made for charging stations constructed before July 1, 2026, and those not publicly facing and located on the premises of a public corporation or other legal entity.