Nashua operates public Level 2 EV charging stations at the Elm Street Parking Garage (14 Elm Street), located on the lower level next to the Transit Center. The Elm Street garage hosts three Level 2 charging spaces; the city offers free charging on weekends, with regular parking rates applying during weekdays. New Hampshire has NOT enacted a right-to-charge statute - the comprehensive right-to-charge laws are in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Oregon, and the District of Columbia only - so Nashua condominium associations and HOAs may still restrict or condition EV charger installations under their governing documents. Residential Level 2 (240V) installations require an electrical permit through the Nashua Building Safety Division and must be performed by a licensed electrician under the adopted state codes.
Nashua's EV charging framework is split between municipal infrastructure and state regulation. The City of Nashua operates publicly accessible Level 2 EV charging stations at the Elm Street Parking Garage at 14 Elm Street, located on the lower level next to the Transit Center. The Elm Street garage hosts three Level 2 (6 kW) charging spaces; per the City of Nashua Bids history, the units are credit-card-enabled following the 'Credit Card Enabled EV Charger for Elm St. Parking Garage' procurement (Bid #459). Nashua's first city-overseen electric car charging unit opened at the Elm Street Parking Garage in November 2014, per The Nashua Telegraph. Free charging is offered on weekends, with regular parking rates applying during weekdays. Residential Level 2 (240V) installations in single-family or two-family dwellings require an electrical permit through the Nashua Building Safety Division (NRO Chapter 86, Building Construction) and must be performed by a licensed electrician under the State of New Hampshire Electrical Code. New Hampshire has NOT enacted a comprehensive right-to-charge statute. According to Plug In America's right-to-charge tracker, only California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Oregon, and the District of Columbia extend statutory right-to-charge protections to HOA and condominium residents. That means a Nashua condominium association or HOA may apply its governing documents - including architectural review, common-element-modification approval requirements, electrical-capacity rules, and aesthetic standards - to deny, condition, or limit a unit owner's request to install an EV charger in or near an assigned parking space. Multi-family rental properties are subject to landlord discretion under the standard New Hampshire landlord-tenant framework at RSA 540, with no statutory tenant right to install or compel a charger. To request a new EV charging station location or report an outage at a municipal site, contact the Nashua Parking Department at 603-589-3331 or Parking@nashuanh.gov.
Installing a Level 2 (240V) EV charger in a single-family or two-family dwelling without an electrical permit from the Nashua Building Safety Division, or without a licensed electrician, violates NRO Chapter 86 (Building Construction) and the adopted State of New Hampshire Electrical Code. A Nashua HOA or condominium denial of an EV charger request is not currently overridable by New Hampshire state law because NH has not adopted a comprehensive right-to-charge statute (only CA, CO, CT, IL, OR, and DC have). Unauthorized use of an EV charging space by a non-EV vehicle, or failure to pay the underlying garage parking rate while charging on a weekday at the Elm Street Parking Garage, is enforceable under Chapter 320 of the Nashua Revised Ordinances.
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