Columbia, SC Parking Rules: EV Charging (2026)

The city's parking fee schedule, adopted under Sec. 12-150 and last amended by Ordinance No. 2024-039 on December 3, 2024, sets separate rates for Level 2 and DC Fast electric vehicle charging at Columbia's public decks and surface lots, including the Arsenal Hill, Freed Street, Lady Street, Lincoln Street, Park Street, PJ Cannon, Sabal Street, Sumter Street, Taylor Street, and Washington Street facilities. 3469 per kilowatt-hour. 00 per dwell session, to discourage drivers from occupying a charging spot after they no longer need power. These EV charging charges stack on top of, rather than replace, whatever posted parking fee already applies to that deck or lot, so a driver pays both the standard hourly or monthly parking rate and the per-kWh energy charge.

Separately, the zoning code's Green Building Point System at Sec. 00 point for a Level 3 station made available to building users, toward the minimum point score new development must earn, but that provision governs private site design, not the city's own charging infrastructure or its rates.